Introduction
Role of governments in standards
Voluntary consensus standards and codes
Limited consensus standards
Jurisdictional standards
Standards development process
Types of standards
Conformity assessment
Standards interpretation and relief
Characteristics of a good standard
Getting involved in standards development
Appendix A. Deciding not to use a standard
Appendix B. Some SDOs developing voluntary consensus standards
Appendix C. Some industrial organizations that publish limited consensus standards
Appendix D. Some US Government jurisdictional agencies.