About the International Organization for Standardization - By: Joshua Green

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was established in 1974 with an association of 162 members, each represents their own country. ISO employs a system of Technical Committees, Working Groups, and Sub-committees to develop International Standards. Aside from the national Standards Bodies, ISO allows other international organizations that develop standards to participate in its work, by accepting them as Liaison members. ISO works in compliance with an agreed set of rules or procedure, the ISO/EIC Directives, which also include requirements on the presentation of standards.

@The ISO 9000 standards are a collection of formal International Standards, Technical Specifications, Technical Reports, Handbooks and web based documents on Quality Management. There are about 25 documents in the collection altogether, with new or revised documents being developed on an ongoing basis.

ISO’s formal review process requires continual review to keep standards up to date and must be initiated within three years of publication of a standard. User inputs are from a global user survey, market justification study, among others. ISO keeps up with recent developments in management system practices.

For example, the 9001 ISO is a set of requirements that covers all the key processes that identify how a business is monitored to ensure every product manufactured is of high standard. It sets down a systematic control of activities to ensure that the needs and expectations of customers are met. It is also designed and intended to apply to any product or service virtually made by any process anywhere in the world. Hence, implementing a Quality Management System motivates staff by defining their key roles and responsibilities.

On the other hand, ansi esd s 2020 is a standard for the Development of an Electrostatic Discharge Control program for protection of Electrical and Electronic parts, assemblies and equipment. It is a program certified by an independent party such as ISA and recognized by the Electrostatic Discharge Association.

Now, as9100 is a widely adopted and standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry. The Society of Automotive Engineers and the European Association of Aerospace Industries released it in October 1999. With, the ISO forms a bridge between the public and private sectors.

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