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A) code b) lower c) voluntary d) relies

E) safety criteria f) individuals g) advances

H) mandatory i) vehicle j) standard

1. A ____ can be defined as a set of technical definitions and guidelines, “how to” instructions for designers, manufacturers, and users.

2. Standards promote safety, reliability, productivity, and efficiency in almost every industry that ____ on engineering components or equipment.

3. Standards are considered ____ because they serve as guidelines, but do not of themselves have the force of law.

4. Standards become ____ when they have been incorporated into a business contract or incorporated into regulations.

5. A ____ is a standard that has been adopted by one or more governmental bodies and has the force of law.

6. Standards are a ____ of communication for producers and users.

7. They serve as a common language, defining quality and establishing ____.

8. Costs are ____ if procedures are standardized; training is also simplified.

9. A request for a code or standard may come from ____, committees, professional organizations, government agencies, industry groups, public interest groups.

10. Codes and standards are living documents that are constantly revised to reflect new developments and technical ____ (e.g., new materials, new designs and new applications).

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ABOUT ISO ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world’s largest a) ____and publisher of International Standards. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of159 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. ISO is a b) ____organization that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors. On the one hand, many of its member institutes are part of the governmental structure of their countries, or are mandated by their government. On the other hand, other members have their roots c) ____ in the private sector, having been set up by national partnerships of industry associations. Therefore, ISO enables aconsensus to be d) ____ on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society. The official languages of ISO are English, French and Russian. ISO International Standards and standards-type documents published by the Central Secretariat are usually in separate (monolingual) English (en) and French (fr) editions and, e) ____ frequently, in Russian (ru). Some standards, especially those f) ____ terminology, are published as abilingual(any two of the official languages), ortrilingual(English/French/Russian) edition. The ISO Central Secretariat also publishes certain official translations in non-official languages. To date, these include standards in g) ____ (es) and Arabic (ar).

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