technical standard
Let an agent handle technical standards by issuer, number, scope, status, edition and conformity.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle technical standards by issuer, number, scope, status, edition and conformity.
An established norm or requirement for a repeatable technical task, product, process or interface, published by a standards body or consortium, such as ISO, IEC, IEEE, military standards or screw drive specifications.
What it is for: Ensuring compatibility, safety, quality and interoperability.
It can be identify the right standard and edition; check conformity; follow standards development; cite standards correctly.
Distinguishing features
Documented requirements
Published by recognised bodies
Versioned and reviewed
Voluntary unless referenced by law
What it looks like
Numbered documents with scope, terms, requirements and annexes.
How it is recognised
Codes such as ISO 9001 or MIL-STD-1750A
Edition year and status
De facto standards are not formally published
Related models
is a kind of - category
is published by - issuer
is checked by - process
is referenced by - law
In practice
Families and kinds
international standards (ISO, IEC, ITU)
regional standards (CEN, CENELEC)
national standards
industry and consortium standards
military standards
Identifiers
standard number issuer code plus number and year citation
Standards and regulation
ISO/IEC Directives
EU Regulation 1025/2012 on standardisation
WTO TBT Agreement
Failure modes and hazards
Using withdrawn editions
Claiming conformity without assessment
Copyright limits on standard texts
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Which standard.
Numbers identify standards.
Number
Code and year.
Number
Standard identity.
- What is the full designation, including edition? provenance
- Who published it? provenance
Status
Current or withdrawn.
Status
Status.
- Is it current, amended or withdrawn? provenance
- What replaced it? provenance
Scope What it covers.
Scope limits application.
Coverage
Subject.
Coverage
Scope.
- What does the standard cover and exclude? definition
- Which related standards apply? provenance
Requirements
Key clauses.
Requirements
Requirements.
- What are the key requirements? definition
- Are they normative or informative? definition
Conformity Compliance.
Conformity must be shown.
Assessment
Testing and certification.
Assessment
Conformity assessment.
- How is conformity assessed? definition
- By which accredited body? provenance
Law
Legal status.
Law
Legal status.
- Is the standard referenced in law or harmonised? provenance
- Does compliance give presumption of conformity? boundary
Access Getting the text.
Standards are often paid.
Purchase
Where to get it.
Purchase
Access.
- Where can the official text be obtained? action
- Is it free to read anywhere? provenance
Copyright
Quotation.
Copyright
Copyright.
- How much of the text may be quoted? boundary
- Who holds copyright? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should standards be instances with numbers?
- How should editions be tracked?
- Registry aliases list specific standards; how should they be linked?