Standards, Regulations and Codes: Industry Standards

How to identify and obtain technical standards, specifications, regulations, and codes.

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Industry Standards

An industry standard is a voluntary, industry-developed agreement that establishes requirements for products, practices, or operations in a given field of activity. In this guide industry standards are United States standards unless otherwise noted.

Cross-Industry Standards

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
This organization that has served as administrator and coordinator of the U. S. private sector standardization system for 80+ years. ANSI does not develop standards; it examines and approves standards developed by others. Search using NSSN.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Raynor Reference TA401 .A64
ASTM provides for the development and publication of voluntary standards for materials, products, systems and services. The library owns the print version of the 2019 edition. Standards can be copied or scanned at nearby Printwise stations.
IEEE Standards
Browse by number or search by title keyword for approved, unapproved and draft standards published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Full text of standards is included.
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
NISO is a non-profit association accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) that identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage information; for content publishers, libraries, and software developers, etc.
Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA)
Searchable site of U.S. gov't workplace safety standards and regulations. Link to full text.

Industry-Specific Standards/Codes

AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
Several editions of AASHTO Load Resistance Factor Design standards
ACI Manual of Concrete Practice
Raynor Reference TA439 .A25x
This multi-volume set contains the standards, guides, and reports most widely used by designers, concrete suppliers, and contractors for nearly every phase of concrete and masonry design and concrete construction.
W3C
Define an Open Web Platform for application development enabling developers to create interactive experiences available on any device