Global Standards Information WHERE IN THE WORLD CAN I FIND PRODUCT HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND REGULATORY INFORMATION ??

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Global Standards Information WHERE IN THE WORLD CAN I FIND PRODUCT HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND REGULATORY INFORMATION ??

Today’s Discussion  The Information Problem  Solution 1 -- USA Standards Information Center  Solution 2 -- USA WTO TBT Inquiry Point  Solution 3 – GSI.NIST.GOV and Contact: 2

3 The Information Problem  There is too much of it!  There are too many sources!  It is too complex to understand!  It’s not the right information for me!  It’s too late to be of use!  It is too expensive!  It’s too hard to find!  It’s all too different!

4 One Specific Information Problem Try to determine the health and safety of this product: Electrical, tank-style hot water heaters for household use In four countries: Canada Saudi Arabia South Africa United States

5 In Canada National Plumbing Code National Electrical Code Canadian Standards Association (CSA) C 4.4 Canadian Standards Association (CSA) C 22.1 Canadian Standards Association (CSA) C Canadian Standards Association (CSA) C 191 Additional Provincial-level standards and regulations

6 In Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabian Standards Association (SASO)  Saudi Arabian Standards Association (SASO)  Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization Electricity Laboratory Testing (~ 3 weeks)

7 In South Africa  Standards South Africa (SABS) 151, 198, 514, , 1848  Standards South Africa (SABS) 0254, SM 1210, CKS 81 and SANS  International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)  International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

8 In the United States  Air Conditioning and Refrigerating Institute (ARI) 470  ASTM International (ASTM) C 1114, A 178, A 178M, A 210, A 210M, A 249, A 249M, A 213, A 213M  Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) 174  American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C 72.1  U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) : DOE, FTC, HUD, DHS

Global Standards Information Solution 1: USA Standards Information Center

We manage information National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI) U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration’s: Office of Standards Liaison U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs) Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) Standards Attachés Other Public and Private Sector Tools

11 Standards U.S. Private Sector, Industry, Federal, and Military Foreign Country, Regional, and International Standards Indexes, Catalogs, Directories, Handbooks, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias Newsletters and Periodicals Websites NIST Researchers We have answers

 Other U.S. Federal Agencies  U.S. Industry  U.S. Trade Associations  U.S. and Overseas Standards-Developing Organizations  Overseas National Metrology and Standards Institutes We have partners

Global Standards Information Solution 2: USA WTO TBT Inquiry Point

We partner in multiple international arenas 18

We network with all national WTO TBT Inquiry Points 19 We partner and collaborate with other WTO Member countries  Meetings  Workshops  Visits

Global Standards Information Solution 3: GSI.NIST.GOV and Notify U.S.

GSI.NIST.GOV 21

U.S. Trade and Export Early Alerts

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Thank You Let NIST help you manage your information! / / Telephone: GSI.NIST.GOV 24