Administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system for more than 80 years. Search by publication number or keyword.
NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration. Links to standards, standards background information, and sources for purchasing standards.
"The Codex Alimentarius, or "Food Code" is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The Commission, also known as CAC, is the central part of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme and was established by FAO and WHO to protect consumer health and promote fair practices in food trade." These standards are available for free.
Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. Search IEC subject codes, or browse by subject name. Search by keyword, committee, date. Most of these standards are available for free.
Certain ISO standards related to information technology are freely available.
Federal Government Standards
These and other federal standards are listed on the How to Find Standards page of the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. The standards below are available for free.
"The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government."
"The Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) is a database system for DOD-wide standardization document information management."
"... promotes the use of voluntary consensus standards, manages and facilitates efforts to develop and maintain necessary technical standards, and communicates information on TSP activities. "
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Englewood, CO: Information Handling Services, 1998. Ref TA368 .I5 15TH ED. 1998 This print resource can be used to find out information about older standards.
