Organizations Providing Standards, Specifications, and Codes

Listed below are organizations that provide standards, specifications, and codes at the commercial, U.S. and state government, and international levels.

Commercial/Industrial Standards, Specifications, and Codes

• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• American Nuclear Society (ANS)
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
• American Society for Testing Material (ASTM)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Water Works Association (AWWA)
• American Welding Society (AWS)
• Association of American Railroads (AAR)
• Electronic Industries Association (EIA)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
• National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Federal and State Standards, Specifications, and Codes

• American National Standards Institute
• Department of Defense Single Stock Point for Military Specifications and Standards
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• National Standards Systems Network(NSSN)
• Note: The Documents Library (Room 200 Main Library) now has the following Federal Standards:
  • Federal Specifications (DOC.GS2.8:)
  • Federal Standards (DOC.GS2.8/3:)
  • Military Standards - pre 1980's (355.8un352ms): Military Standards can also be ordered through the U.S. Military Standards page.

Foreign and International Standards, Specifications, and Codes

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• Australia - Standards Australia
• Canada - Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
• Denmark - Dansk Standard(DS)
• Finland - Finnish Standards Association(SFS)
• France - Association Francaise de Normalisation(AFNOR)
• Germany - Deutsches Institut fur Normung(DIN)
• Greece - Hellenic Organization for Standardization(ELOT)
• Iceland - Staolarao Islands(STRI)
• Ireland - National Standards Authority of Ireland(NSAI)
• Italy - Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione(UNI)
• Japan - Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS)
• Malaysia - Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM)
• Netherlands - Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut (NNI)
• New Zealand - Standards New Zealand
• Norway - Norges Standardiseringsforbund (NSF)
• Portugal - Instituto Português da Qualidade (IPQ)
• Saudia Arabia - Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO)
• Slovenia - Standards and Metrology Institute (SMIS)
• Sweden - Standardiseringen i Sverige (SIS)
• United Kingdom - British Standards Institution (BSI)