1. Codes, Standards, and Regulations

2. History Channel Version Rose Polytechnic Institute founded in 1874 ASME founded in 1880 – Why?

3. How many people died in the worst boiler accident? About how many deaths per year were associated with boiler failures?

4. What good are Codes, Standards and Regulations? Fewer people get hurt or killed Your company gets some protection against lawsuits You have less work to do as an engineer Job creation (search http://www.monster.com/ for compliance engineer) http://www.monster.com/

5. What’s the Downside? Significant work to hunt down and comply with all codes, standards, and regulations C,S, & R may be confusing or conflicting

6. What’s the difference between … Standard – Voluntary guidelines that users adopt. (ex: ¼ - 20 UNC, ASME Y-14.5 drawing standards, esp. GD&T, ASTM E8 for tensile testing metals). Code – A standard enforceable by law, because it was adopted by a governmental body or because it was incorporated into a contract. Regulation – “A legal restriction promulgated by government administrative agencies through rulemaking supported by a threat of sanction or a fine. This administrative law or regulatory law is in contrast to statutory or case law.” (wikipedia)

7. How do I find out what C, S, & R apply? Your company may know which you need Go to the organization that regulates your industry. http://www.asme.org/Codes/About/Links/U S_Organizations_Government.cfm http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/standa rds-organizations-t_48.html http://www.asme.org/Codes/About/Links/U S_Organizations_Government.cfm http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/standa rds-organizations-t_48.html Search everywhere

8. Where do I go to learn more ASME Links http://www.asme.org/Codes/About/Links/Links_Codes_S tandards.cfm http://www.asme.org/Codes/About/Links/Links_Codes_S tandards.cfm Underwriters Laboratory http://www.ul.com/http://www.ul.com/ NFPA http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=124&U RL=Codes%20and%20Standards&cookie%5Ftest=1 http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=124&U RL=Codes%20and%20Standards&cookie%5Ftest=1 Medical Devices http://www.qrasupport.com/FDA_MED_DEVICE.html http://www.qrasupport.com/FDA_MED_DEVICE.html ASTM http://www.astm.org/cgi- bin/SoftCart.exe/NEWSITE_JAVASCRIPT/index.shtml?L +mystore+wwxz3760+1160033506http://www.astm.org/cgi- bin/SoftCart.exe/NEWSITE_JAVASCRIPT/index.shtml?L +mystore+wwxz3760+1160033506

9. Difficulties in searching standards Fracture Mechanics on ASTM site

10. Takeaways Regardless of your personal views, your designs will need to comply with a host of codes, standards, and regulations. Use compliance with C, S & R as a tool to your advantage if possible (reduce design, test development time, develop personal area of expertise, faster time to market for your product).