Safety Standards Organizations and Information Sources

Automotive Industry
Action Group (AIAG)
26200 Lahser Road
Suite 200
Southfield, MI 48034
Tel: 248-358-3570
Fax: 248-358-3253
www.aiag.org

AIAG is a globally recognized organization founded in 1982 by a group of visionary managers from DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors. The purpose: to provide an open forum where members cooperate in developing and promoting solutions that enhance the prosperity of the automotive industry. AIAG's focus is to continuously improve business processes and practices involving trading partners throughout the supply chain. Under the auspices of AIAG, volunteers from approximately 1,500 member companies have worked together to resolve issues critical to the automotive supply chain. AIAG members play a unique role in the development of new technologies and the standards that govern their usage.

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
1819 L Street NW
Washington DC 20036
Tel: 202-293-8020
Fax: 202-293-9287
www.ansi.org

ANSI is a private, non-profit organization (501(c)3) that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. The Institutes mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
3 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016-5990
Tel: 212-591-7722
Fax: 212-591-7674
www.asme.org

Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, today ASME International is a nonprofit educational and technical organization serving a worldwide membership of 125,000. The work of the Society is performed by its member-elected Board of Governors and through its five Councils, 44 Boards and hundreds of Committees in13 regions throughout the world. There are a combined 400 sections and student sections serving ASME's worldwide membership. The ASME vision is to be the premier organization for promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical engineering throughout the world. Our mission is to promote and enhance the technical competency and professional well-being of our members, and through quality programs and activities in mechanical engineering, better enable its practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind.

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Customer Service
1800 E. Oakton Street
Des Plaines, Il 60018
Tel: 847-699-2929
Fax: 847-768-3434
www.asse.org

Founded in 1911, ASSE is the oldest and largest professional safety organization. More than 30,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health, and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education. ASSE is guided by a 16-member Board of Directors, which consists of 8 regional vice presidents; three council vice presidents; Society president, president-elect, senior vice president, vice president of finance and executive director. ASSE has 12 practice specialties, 150 chapters, 56 sections and 64 student sections.

American Welding Society (AWS)
550 N.W. LeJeune Road
Miami, FL 33135
Tel: 305-443-9353
Fax: 305-443-7559
www.aws.org

AWS was founded in 1919 as a multifaceted, nonprofit organization with a goal to advance the science, technology and application of welding and related joining disciplines. From factory floor to high-rise construction, from military weaponry to home products, AWS continues to lead the way in sup-porting welding education and technology development to ensure a strong, competitive and exciting way of life for all Americans. AWS serves 50,000 members worldwide. Membership consists of engineers, scientists, educators, researchers, welders, inspectors, welding foremen, company executives and officers, and sales associates. Interests include automatic, semi-automatic and manual welding, as well as brazing, soldering, ceramics, lamination, robotics, and welding safety and health.

Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
250 Main Street East
Hamilton, ON L8N 1H6 Canada
Tel: 800-668-4284
Fax: 905-527-2206
www.ccohs.ca

CCOHS offers many innovative OH&S products and services. These include print and electronic publications, databases, person-to-person inquires and certified education and training courses.

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
5060 Spectrum Way
Suite 100
Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6 Canada
Tel: 416-747-4000
Fax: 416-747-2473
www.csa.ca

Making Standards Work for People and Business, the CSA is a not-for-profit membership-based association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace. As a solutions-oriented organization, we work in Canada and around the world to develop standards that address real needs, such as enhancing public safety and health. Advancing the quality of life. Helping to preserve the environment. Facilitating trade. We help people understand standards through education and information products and services. Each year, thousands of people benefit from the training materials, workshops and seminars offered by the CSA.

Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA)
6724 Lone Oak Boulevard
Naples, FL 34109
Tel: 941-514-3441
www.cemanet.org

From 1933 to 2001, CEMA was the voice of the Manufacturers (MA) of conveyors and conveying components in the United States. In 2001 it expanded its membership to include Canadian and Mexican manufacturers in conjunction with the development of the NAFTA. In 2001 it also expanded to include a new class of membership called Technical Member- Fax: 941-514-3470ship (TE) for conveyor engineering and system design companies who do not manufacture conveyors. CEMA's purpose is to promote, among its members and the industry, standardization of design, manufacture, and application on a voluntary basis and in such manner as will not impede development of conveying machinery and component parts or lessen competition.

CENELEC
35, Rue de Stassart
1050 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 519 68 71
Fax: +32 2 519 69 19
www.cenelec.org

CENELEC is the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization. It was set up in 1973 as a non-profit-making organization under Belgian Law. It has been officially recognized as the European Standards Organization in its field by the European Commission in Directive 83/189/EEC. Its members have been working together in the interests of European harmonization since the late fifties, developing alongside the European Economic Community. CENELEC works with 35,000 technical experts from 19 European countries to publish standards for the European market.

European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
36, Rue de Stassart
B-1050 Brussels
Fax: +32 2 550 08 19
Tel: +32 2 550 08 11
www.cenorm.be

CEN's mission is to promote voluntary technical harmonization in Europe in conjunction with worldwide bodies and its partners in Europe. Harmonization diminishes trade barriers, promotes safety, allows interoperability of products, systems and services, and promotes common technical understanding. In Europe, CEN works in partnership with CENELEC - the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (www.cenelec.org) and ETSI - the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.

Document Center, Inc. (DCI)
111 Industrial Road, Suite 9
Belmont, CA 94002
Tel: 650-591-7600
Fax: 650-591-7617
www.document-center.com

Founded in 1982 and online since 1993, DCI manages and offers for sale a comprehensive collection of industry and government standards from around the world, providing you with a complete out-sourced solution to specification and standards needs.

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European Community Standards (European Norm) are available from CEN, CENELEC, ANSI and from Global.

European Organization for Conformity Assessment (EOTC)
36, Rue de Stassart
B-1050 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 502 41 41
Fax: +32 2 502 42 39
www.eotc.be

The EOTC, an independent and non-profit making European body, was established in April 1990 by the European Commission, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the European Standards Bodies. Articles of Association were signed by 22 founder members on 3 December 1992 and the EOTC attained a legal status under Belgian Law in April 1993. The EOTC is run by a General Assembly (GA), with Board of Administrators (BoA), elected from the GA, responsible for developing policy and strategic planning, meeting four times per year.

EuroPort
29 Waterman Road
Gloucester MA 01930
Tel: 978-282-8895
Fax: 978-282-9788
www.europort.com

EuroPort is an official British Standards Institution (BSI) distributor of international standards and publications. If exporting equipment to the global marketplace is key to your business, EuroPort will help you succeed with our standards/norms, publications and UL-approved CE and safety labels.

Global Engineering Documents
A Division of Information
Handling Services
15 Inverness Way East
Englewood, CO 80112
Tel: 800-624-3974
Fax: 303-792-2192
www.global.ihs.com

Global Engineering Documents is a division of the information company, IHS Engineering, founded in 1959. Global Engineering Documents offers a broad base of engineering data from research and design to manufacturing and repair. The product offering provides customers with timesaving tools that not only help to increase productivity, but help to stay on the cutting-edge of technology and ahead of the competition. Global is the worlds most comprehensive source of hardcopy technical industry standards and government and military standards. Additionally, Global publishes a variety of highly acclaimed reference books, manuals, and comprehensive guides.

International Electrotechnical Commission
3, Rue de Varembe
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
Tel: 41 22 919-01-11
Fax: 41 22 919-03-00
www.iec.ch

IEC is the leading global organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. These serve as a basis for national standardization and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts. Through its members, the IEC promotes international cooperation on all questions of electrotechnical standardization and related matters, such as the assessment of conformity to standards, in the fields of electricity, electronics and related technologies.

International Standards Organization (ISO)
1, Rue de Varembe
Case postale 56
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 749 01 11
Fax: +41 22 733 34 30
www.iso.ch

"The ISO is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies from more than 140 countries, one from each country. ISO is a non-governmental organization established in 1947. The mission of ISO is to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity. ISO's work results in international agreements which are published as International Standards."

Ministry of Labour Province of Ontario (MLPO)
400 University Avenue
11th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 1T7 Canada
Tel: 416-326-7950
Fax: 416-326-7985
www.gov.on.ca/LAB

Safe, fair and healthy workplaces characterized by productive relationships and high performance drive a vibrant, competitive economy and generate widespread benefits for all. The MLPO contributes to achieving this vision and to the prosperity of Ontario by advancing health, safety, fairness and productive relationships in the workplace and the broader community.

National Electrical Safety Foundation (NESF)
1300 N. 17th Street
Suite 1847
Rosslyn, VA 22209
Tel: 703-841-3229
www.nesf.org

The NESF is the only organization exclusively devoted to electrical safety education and awareness. As a not-for-profit foundation, the NESF promotes electrical safety in the home, school and workplace through education. In this site you will find electrical safety information to help prevent injuries and fires in the home, school and workplace. Additionally, our site provides extensive links to additional electrical safety resources.

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269-9101
Tel: 617-770-3000
Fax: 617-770-0700
www.nfpa.org

The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training and education.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3460
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3460
Tel: 301-975-6478
Fax: 301-975-8295
www.nist.gov

From automated teller machines and atomic clocks to mammograms and semiconductors, innumerable products and services rely in some way on technology, measurements, and standards provided by the NIST. Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Departments Technology Administration. NIST's mission is to develop and promote measurements, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. NIST carries out its mission in four cooperative programs.

National Safety Council (NSC)
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143-3201
Tel: 630-281-1121
Fax: 630-281-1315
www.nsc.org

The NSC, founded in 1913 and chartered by the United States Congress in 1953, is the nations leading advocate for safety and health. Our mission is "to educate and influence society to adopt safety, health and environmental policies, practices and procedures that prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable causes".

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
1300 N. 17th Street
Rosslyn, VA 22209
Tel: 703-841-3200
Fax: 703-841-5900
www.nema.org

NEMA, created in the fall of 1926 by the merger of the Electric Power Club and the Associated Manufacturers of Electrical Supplies, provides a forum for the standardization of electrical equipment, enabling consumers to select from a range of safe, effective and compatible electrical products. The organization has also made numerous contributions to the electrical industry by shaping public policy development and operating as a central confidential agency for gathering, compiling, and analyzing market statistics and economics data.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
Tel: 800-321-6742
www.osha.gov

The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to save lives, Prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers. To accomplish this, federal and state governments must work in partnership the more than 100 million working men and women and their six and a half million employers who are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

Robotic Industries Association (RIA)
900 Victors Way
P.O. Box 3724
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Tel: 734-994-6088
Fax: 734-994-3338
www.robotics.org

Robotics Online is sponsored by Robotic Industries Association, and provides information to help engineers, managers and executives apply and justify robotics and flexible automation. Founded in 1974, RIA is the only trade group in North America organized specifically to serve the robotics industry. Member companies include leading robot manufacturers, users, system integrators, component suppliers, research groups, and consulting firms.

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
400 Commonwealth Drive
Warrandale, PA 15096-0001
Tel: 724-776-4841
Fax: 724-776-5760
www.sae.org

Over 83,000 engineers, business executives, educators, and students from more than 97 countries form SAE's network of membership who share information and exchange ideas for advancing the engineering of mobility systems. More than 16,000 volunteer leaders serve on our Board of Directors and our many other boards, councils and committees. Our technical committees write more new aerospace and automotive engineering standards than any other standards-writing organization in the world. We publish thousands of technical papers and books each year, and leading-edge periodicals and Internet and CD-ROM products too. Our Cooperative Research Program helps facilitate projects that benefit the mobility industry as a whole. Numerous meetings and exhibitions provide worldwide opportunities to network and share information. We also offer a full complement of professional development activities such as seminars, technical symposia, and e-learning products. The meetings and activities of local sections provide an opportunity to network with colleagues near you.

Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
270 Alberta St., Suite 200
Ottawa, ON K1P6N7 Canada
Tel: 613-238-3222
Fax: 613-569-7808
www.scc.ca

The SCC is a federal Crown corporation with the mandate to promote efficient and effective standardization. Located in Ottawa, the Standards Council has a 15-member governing Council and a staff of approximately 70. The organization reports to Parliament through the Minister of Industry.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
P.O. Box 930
One SME Drive
Dearborn, MI 48121-0930
Tel: 313-271-1500
Fax: 313-271-2861
www.sme.org

The SME is the world's leading professional society supporting manufacturing education. Through its member programs, publications, expositions, and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies. SME influences more than half a million manufacturing engineers and executives annually. The Society has members in 70 countries and is supported by a network of hundreds of chapters worldwide.

Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI)
270 Alberta Street
Suite 200
Ottawa, ON
K1P6N7 Canada
Tel: 613-238-3222
Fax: 613-569-7808
www.plasticsindustry.org

Founded in 1937, the SPI is the trade association representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. SPI's 1,400 members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers, and raw material suppliers. The U.S. plastics industry employs more than 1.5 million workers and provides more than $330 billion in annual shipments. The mission of SPI is to be a world class trade association representing the entire plastics industry in a way that promotes the development of the plastics industry and enhances the publics understanding of its contributions while meeting the needs of society and providing value to its members.

TUV America, Inc. (TUV)
5 Cherry Hill Drive
Danvers, MA 01923
Tel: 800-TUV-0123
Fax: 987-777-8441
www.TUVamerica.com

"Our primary mission to industry and to the consumer is... Making Progress Safe". This, above all else, is why we exist - to protect the health and safety of consumers and the environment by helping industry produce safer, better products. Through our work, consumers improve their overall quality of life. Our industry customers work with us to achieve product differentiation and competitive advantage through better methods and technology in research, design, development, manufacturing and service. Our reports and certificates prove that the customer complies with applicable regulations or guidelines, and in many cases, goes well beyond minimally acceptable standards to achieve best-in-class status.

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL)
333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
Tel: 847-272-8800
Fax: 847-272-8129
www.ul.com

UL is an independent, not-for-profit product safety testing and certification organization. We have tested products for public safety for more than a century. Each year, more than 17 billion UL Marks are applied to products worldwide.

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)
16825 S. Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Tel: 301-447-1000
Fax: 301-447-1052
www.usfa.fema.gov

As an entity of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the mission of the USFA is to reduce life and economic losses due to fire and related emergencies, through leadership, advocacy, coordination and support. We serve the Nation independently, in coordination with other Federal agencies, and in partnership with fire protection and emergency service communities. With a commitment to excellence, we provide public education, training, technology and data initiatives.

Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA)
5024-R Campbell Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21236
Tel: 410-931-8100
Fax: 410-931-8111
www.wmia.org

For more than 30 years the WMIA has provided the North American wood products industry with the most technologically advanced woodworking systems available in the global market. Our more than 170 members are dedicated to providing their customers with the service and knowledge to compete worldwide. A wide range of special programs pro-vide industry awards, scholarships and a host of other methods to support industry initiatives and address industry issues. In the years to come WMIA will continue its commitment to providing a world of woodworking technology to its customers and provide leadership necessary to keep the North American wood products industry competitive.

Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA)
1900 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1498
Tel: 215-564-3484
Fax: 215-963-9785
www.wmma.org

For over 100 years, the WMMA has worked to increase the productivity and profitability of U.S. machinery and tooling manufacturers and the businesses that support them. Over that time, WMMA has dedicated itself to the advancement of the U.S. woodworking machinery and cutting tool industry while promoting awareness of American technology in the woodworking industry. Today, through an extensive variety of Association programs and services, designed by and for members, WMMA is the resource for all member companies to achieve their ultimate and common goal - that of Profit Through American Technology.