Chapter 14 - Advanced Standards And Resources

Question 1

What is a voluntary standard?

Answer 1

Are standards established generally by private-sector bodies and that are available for use by any person or organization, private or government.

Question 2

What is a mandatory standard?

Answer 2

Is a standard that requires compliance because of a government statute or regulation, an organization internal policy, or contractual requirement.

Question 3

Explain the difference between the national standard body (NSB) and standards developing organization (SDO).

Answer 3

NSB is used to refer to the one-per-country standardization organization which is that country’s membership to international organization for standardization (ISO).

SDO refers to the thousands of industry or sector-based standards organizations that develop and publish industry specific standards.

Question 4

Name and define the three NACE standards classification.

Answer 4

Standard practice (SP)
Test method (TM)
Materials requirement (MR)

Question 5

The standards engineering society(SES) describes a standard as a?

Answer 5

Document that applies collectively to codes, specifications, recommended practices, classifications, test methods, and guides, which have been prepared by a standards developing organization or group, and published in accordance with established procedures.