1.7.6 Standards

ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004 (International Organisation for Standardisation) defines a standard as a document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context.

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 Use standards to:

• find a standard procedure;
• find a building regulation;
• find a legal requirement.

Examples:

• AS 3610 Formwork for concrete (Australian Standards - see Standards On-Line Premium database)
• Building Code of Australia
• International Organisation for Standardisation -ISO 9000