The links provide information to the Major Quality
organisation
BSI Group is a leading business services provider to
organizations worldwide, offering a range of services for
management system certification, product testing and certification,
and standardization. We operate in a range of sectors as
diverse as building and construction, medical devices amd
nanotechnology.
ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM), is a globally recognized leader in
the development and delivery of international voluntary consensus
standards. Today, some 12,000 ASTM standards are used around the
world to improve product quality, enhance safety, facilitate market
access and trade, and build consumer confidence.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the
world's largest developer and publisher of International
Standards.
ISO is a network of the national standards
institutes of 163 countries, one member per country, with a Central
Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the
system.
ISO is a non-governmental organization that
forms a bridge between the public and private sectors. On the one
hand, many of its member institutes are part of the governmental
structure of their countries, or are mandated by their government.
On the other hand, other members have their roots uniquely in the
private sector, having been set up by national partnerships of
industry associations.