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by Maan H. Jawad, Owen R. Greulich
Primer on Engineering Standards
Wiley-ASME Press Series List
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Procedures and Rules
1.3 Standards
1.4 Applicability of Standards
1.5 Summary
Chapter 2: Role of Governments in Standards
2.1 Overview
2.2 History
2.3 Aspects of Governmental Involvement with Standards
2.4 General Policies
2.5 National versus State, Provincial, or Local Standards Involvement
2.6 The US Government and Standards
2.7 US Government OMB Circular A119
2.8 National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
2.9 National Science and Technology Council
2.10 Other US Government Actions
2.11 How the Government Uses Standards
2.12 US Government as a Participant in VCS Activities
2.13 State and Local Standards Use
2.14 Other Countries
2.15 Summary
2.16 Case Studies
Chapter 3: Voluntary Consensus Standards and Codes
3.1 Purpose of Standards
3.2 Voluntary Consensus Standards
3.3 American National Standard Institute (ANSI)
3.4 Codes
3.5 Some ANSI Accredited Organizations
Chapter 4: Limited Consensus Standards
4.1 Types of Standards
4.2 Proprietary versus Nonproprietary Standards
4.3 Governmental and Jurisdictional Limited Consensus Standards
4.4 Case Studies
Chapter 5: Jurisdictional Standards
5.1 Regulations and Jurisdictional Requirements
5.2 Jurisdictional Standards Implementation
5.3 Incorporation by Reference
5.4 Sample Jurisdictional Standard: The OSHA Regulations
5.5 Summary
Chapter 6: Standards Development Process
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Voluntary Consensus Standards (VCS)
6.3 Government Nonjurisdictional Standards: DOD, NASA, etc
6.4 Governmental Jurisdictional Standards: DOT, FAA, FCC, OSHA, etc
6.5 Corporate Standards
6.6 Limited Consensus Standards
6.7 Standards Maintenance
6.8 Summary
6.9 Case Study
Chapter 7: Types of Standards
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Performance versus Prescriptive
7.3 Geographical, Political, or Economic Extent
7.4 Mandatory or Voluntary
7.5 Consensus versus Nonconsensus
7.6 Purpose
7.7 Subject
7.8 Surprise Consequences of a Successful Standard
7.9 Summary
7.10 Case Study
Chapter 8: Conformity Assessment
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Users of Conformity Assessment
8.3 Applicability of Conformity Assessment
8.4 Verification and Validation Process
8.5 Conformity Assessment Organizations
8.6 Summary
8.7 Case Studies
Chapter 9: Standards Interpretation and Relief
9.1 General Discussion
9.2 Standards Adoption
9.3 Effect of Noncompliance with Standards
9.4 Standards Interpretation
9.5 Tailoring
9.6 Waivers and Variances
9.7 Summary
9.8 Case Study
Chapter 10: Characteristics of a Good Standard
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Clarity and Understanding
10.3 Scope
10.4 Terminology
10.5 Structure and Organization
10.6 Consistency
10.7 References to Other Standards
10.8 Attention to Details
10.9 Supplementing a Standard
10.10 Timeliness
10.11 Sample Standard Structure
10.12 Summary
10.13 Case Studies
Chapter 11: Getting Involved in Standards Development
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Reasons to Get Involved
11.3 Opportunities for Involvement in Standards
11.4 Selecting a Committee
11.5 What Does It Require?
11.6 Summary
Acronyms
Appendix A: Deciding Not to Use a Standard
A.1. Introduction
A.2. Reasons Not to Use a Standard
A.3 Consequences of Not Using a Standard
A.4 Mitigations for Not Using a Standard
A.5 Summary
Appendix B: Some SDOs developing Voluntary Consensus Standards
Appendix C: Some Industrial Organizations That Publish Limited Consensus Standards
Appendix D: Some US Government Jurisdictional Agencies
Bibliography
Biography
Index
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