Special Procedures
The preparation of an International Standard or other ISO publication frequently requires the consideration of aspects that are not necessarily directly linked to the more technical nature of the content. For example, how to take into consideration material that is associated with some form of intellectual property rights (IPR - patents, trade names, etc.), the need to describe safety considerations, the potential for associated quality management schemes, etc. Then there are the more specialized aspects of, for example, the selection of the correct symbols and units, or, in the case of methods of test, the expression of precision data. This section provides access to guidance and rules for a range of such subjects, via subsections that incorporate links to additional resources.
Subjects
This list of subjects is based on experience of typical needs for guidance. If your interest is missing please contact sdis@iso.org with your enquiry or proposal for a new or improved subject section. In addition, you may find the answers to specific issue in one of the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions lists).
Conformity assessment
Consumer aspects of standards development
Environmental aspects
Graphical symbols
Intellectual property rights
Quantities and units (including symbols)
Reference materials
Safety aspects
Standards
development partnerships
Statistical aspects
International vocabulary of basic and general terms in metrology (BIPM/IEC/IFCC/ISO/IUPAC/IUPAP/OIML)Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM)(BIPM/IEC/IFCC/ISO/IUPAC/IUPAP/OIML)
Consult also the ICS classification listing, 17.020 Metrology and measurement in general and 03.120.30 Application of statistical methods. As well as general documents, there are also documents focussed on a particular use of statistics (e.g. ISO 4259:1992 for petroleum products). To identify these it is recommended that the search facility of on-line version of the ISO catalogue, is used.
ISO/IEC Guide 50:2002 Safety aspects -- Guidelines for child safety
ISO/IEC Guide 51:1999 Safety aspects -- Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
ISO Guide 64:1997 Guide for the inclusion of environmental aspects in product standards
Standardization of graphical symbols (ICS 01.080 Graphical symbols)
The review and coordination role of ISO/TC 145 applies to all committees
that undertake the responsibility for creation and standardization of
graphical symbols within their own particular fields.
Any committee identifying the need for new or revised graphical symbols
shall as soon as possible submit their proposal to the secretariat of
the appropriate ISO/TC 145 subcommittee for review and — once approved
— allocation of a registration number.
Procedures for the standardization of graphical symbols
ISO/IEC Guide 14:2003 Purchase information on goods and services intended for consumers
ISO/IEC Guide 37:1995 Instructions for use of products of consumer interest
Reference materials
Reference materials (RM): are materials or substances one or more of whose
property values are sufficiently homogeneous and well established to be
used for the calibration of an apparatus, the assessment of a measurement
method, or for assigning values to materials. They can be an important
aspect of, for example, the development of a method of test. More guidance
and information can be obtained by visiting teh ISO REMCO (Committee on
Reference Materials) web site on www.iso.org/remco
Consult the ICS classification listing, 03.120.20 Product and company certification. Conformity assessment.
Article: Keeping in Line with the International System of Units [Source: ISO Bulletin, November 1995]Quantities and units (ISO Handbook)