Standards Development
Covering the
technology and the marketplace — coordination among
industry and
international standards
NFPA administers fluid power standards
development at two levels:
Industry-NFPA maintains
industry standards. The NFPA Technical Board has
the responsibility of leading these activities.
International-ISO Technical
Committee 131 (ISO/TC 131) comprises participants from all
over the world who come together to develop International
(ISO) Standards. As of March 2007, 184 have been published
and approximately another 63 are in development (new standards
and revisions of current standards). The U.S. TAG to ISO/TC
131 is the national committee that develops the U.S.'s input
on International Standards and selects people to represent the
U.S. at international meetings.
The focus of NFPA's standards programs is on
developing International Standards for the global marketplace,
especially in the areas of design for interchangeability,
testing, rating methods, safety, communications and
calibration. NFPA adopted this focus in 1997 to accommodate
leading customers who want international standards; to
eliminate duplication of work from the creation and
maintenance of overlapping industry and
international standards; and to enhance NFPA's influence on
the development of international standards.
Standards
Committees
For more
information please contact:
Karen
Boehme (ISO and U.S. TAG) - phone: 414-778-3345, e-mail: kboehme@nfpa.com
Carrie Tatman Schwartz (NFPA) - phone:
414-778-3347, email: ctschwartz@nfpa.com
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