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- Why is it important to follow industry standards?
- What are industry standards for?
- How do you find industry standards?
- Who sets industry standards?
Why is it important to follow industry standards?
The main purpose for industry standards is to make different products compatible with each other and to ensure customers that they can safely mix and match products from different brands. They drive industry innovation, cost reductions and enable a variety of cost-effective, simple-to-use, holistic solutions.
What are industry standards for?
A set of criteria within an industry relating to the standard functioning and carrying out of operations in their respective fields of production. In other words, it is the generally accepted requirements followed by the members of an industry.
How do you find industry standards?
The American National Standard Institute (ANSI) maintains a listing of U.S. industry standards developing organizations on the ANSI Standards Portal . View and add to our list of standards organizations that offer free access to their standards.
Who sets industry standards?
A national standards body (NSB) generally refers to one standardization organization that is that country's member of the ISO. A standards developing organization (SDO) is one of the thousands of industry- or sector-based standards organizations that develop and publish industry specific standards.
