- Author
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Chumas, S. J.
- Title
- Tabulation of Voluntary Standards and Certification Programs for Consumer Products. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS TN 762,
March 1973,
119 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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certification
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standards
|
test methods
- Abstract
- This tabulation is a revised and enlarged version of NBS Technical Note 705, "Tabulation of Voluntary National Standards, Industry Standards, International Recommendations and Certification programs for Consumer Products," issued December 1971. Technical Note 705 was a revision of the Draft Tabulation compiled by the American National Standards Institute and issued in April, 1970. The categories and products covered in the tabulation were originally based on those listed in the Consumer Product Safety Index (CPSI) of the National Commission on Product Safety, published in July 1970. The products and categories in the current revision are based on those developed for the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) of the Food and Drug Administration. The NEISS listings are an expansion and revision of the CPSI. NEISS product areas were slightly altered to conform to the scope of this tabulation. The tabulation lists over 700 product areas and over 1000 standards titles covering products found in and around the home. (The major consumer product areas not included are foods, beverages, and drugs.) The tabulation also indicates the applicable voluntary national, industrial, and international standards which deal primarily with either safety or performance or both aspects of the products listed. For some of the product areas, there are no applicable standards. Available information on certification programs and standards under development, and the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) numbers for the products are also provided.