IIW 2018 Thomas Lecture

S t a n d a r d i s a t i o n – A v a l u a b l e t o o l t o ( r e a l l y ) c l a r i f y g l o b a l e c o n o m i c e x c h a n g e s ( ? )

Introduction - The need for standardization

▪ Worlwide standardisation gets established during the whole 20 st century

ISO IIW

Vienna Agreement

ISA

2000

1950

1900

1946-1948: - ISA becomes ISO; - TC 44 is founded; - IIW is created;

1961: Creation of the European Committee for Standardisation.

1901: The Engineering Standards Committee is founded in the UK (became BSI in 1931).

1917-1926: Other national standardisation bodies are created. ISA, the International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations is founded.

1984-2000: - IIW recognized by ISO. - European « New Approach » to technical harmonization and standards - The Vienna Agreement between ISO and CEN is signed in 1991 (but really applied only from 2000).

Mr. André Leroy plays a major role internationally!

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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WELDING – IIW 2018 THOMAS LECTURE Jérôme DIETSCH, Standardisation officer, Institut de Soudure, France