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About ISO
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 163 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. ISO is a non-governmental organization that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors. ISO has developed over 18,500 International Standards on a variety of subjects and some 1100 new ISO standards are published every year.
The three official languages of the ISO are English, French, and Russian. The organization's logos in two of its official languages English and French. The organization which today is known as ISO began in 1926 as the International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA) ISO is a voluntary organization whose members are recognized authorities on standards, each one representing one country. The bulk of the work of ISO is done by the 2700 technical committees, subcommittees, and working groups. Each committee and subcommittee is headed by a Secretariat from one of the member organizations.
STAGES OF ISO
International Standards are developed by ISO technical committees (TC) and subcommittees (SC) by a process with six steps: Stage 1: Proposal stage Stage 2: Preparatory stage Stage 3: Committee stage Stage 4: Enquiry stage Stage 5: Approval stage Stage 6: Publication stage
Stage 1: Proposal A proposal is submitted to ISO by industry members who feel that an International Standard is needed for their product or service. ISO forms technical committees (TC) and subcommittees (SC) to discuss the proposal. The committees vote on the proposal, and if the vote is accepted the standard moves to the second stage. Stage 2: Preparatory A group of experts is gathered by the TCs and SCs formed in the proposal stage and is put under the charge of a project chairman. The experts pen and revise a working draft of the standard that outlines the technical specifications that must be met by the standard. Once the experts are satisfied with the technical draft of the specification, the document is sent to the parent committee of the group for review. Stage 3: Committee The working draft created during the preparatory stage is registered by the Central Secretariat of ISO and circulated among the TC and SC groups formed for the standard. The committees reviewing the draft can vote to send the document to the next stage as a draft International Standard or revise the document . Stage 4: Enquiry The draft International Standard (DIS) is circulated among the member bodies of ISO for review, voting and comment. Member bodies have five months to respond to the DIS. If two-thirds of the TC and SC members approve of the DIS, and if three-quarters of the member bodies of ISO approve of the DIS, the draft is revised and moves into the Approval Stage. If the voting requirements are not met, the draft is returned to the Committee Stage for further revision. Stage 5: Approval The final version of the DIS is submitted for a second vote among the member bodies of ISO. Member bodies have two months to place their votes. The draft is approved if two-thirds of the TC and SC members and three-quarters of the member bodies of the ISO vote in favor of the DIS. Any technical comments received at this stage are saved for later review. Stage 6: Publication Minor editorial changes are made to the final International Standard, which is then published by ISO. Within three years, the new standard is reviewed by the TC/SC and member bodies of the organization and revised if necessary.
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Some examples ..
Surgical Gloves
ISO 10282: 2002 details packaging and storage requirements for surgical gloves. The goal of the standard is to prevent cross-contamination between patients.
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