Lesson 5: Global Product Design

Engineering Standards

Many organizations help develop international standards that help facilitate the exchange of goods and services. While some are country wide, many encompass geographical or global regions to certify acceptable standards. Several of these organizations are listed below.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

British Standards Institution (BSI)

European Committee for Standardization (CEN)

German Institute for Standardization (DIN)

Others

Additional engineering standards may be found at the following websites:

• http://www.standardslearn.org/
• http://www.astm.org/studentmember/Learning_Modules.html