This page is dedicated to featuring national resources developed by ISO members to support the fight against COVID-19.
MEMBER RESOURCES
ANSI, UNITED STATES
To support the critical efforts of many groups engaged in the combat against COVID-19 - including manufacturers, government agencies, national laboratories, research institutions, and universities - ANSI has launched a portal providing free, read-only access to key ISO and IEC standards. A total of 37 critical standards are currently included, covering: medical equipment and devices; protective clothing used in health care settings; and business continuity management, security, and resilience.
For further information consult the ANSI COVID-19 Resources Page, which highlights the U.S. standardization community's wide-ranging activities supporting public health, safety, and infrastructure during the pandemic.
DIN, GERMANY
DIN is providing free access to a number of German, European and International Standards on medical devices and personal protective equipment. This is primarily intended to help companies who wish to quickly convert their production lines to make the medical equipment that is so urgently needed in the battle against COVID-19. DIN is offering free advisory services (such as webinars on the subject) to deal with queries relating to the application of these standards. And on the DIN.ONE dialogue platform, experts are ready to answer new users' questions. You can find out more about what DIN is doing to help in the current crisis at www.din.de/go/corona.
STAMEQ, VIET NAM
In order to support businesses and organizations to overcome the challenging periods by COVID-19 Pandemic, the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ), the national standardization body of Viet Nam, has created a web page providing free access to 15 national standards related to personal protective equipment, medical equipment, and business continuity. On the same web page, stakeholders can also find information about the list of standards provided free of charge by ISO, IEC and other NSBs.
IBNORCA, BOLIVIA
The Bolivian Institute for Standardization and Quality (IBNORCA) has made available to society, free of charge, technical standards supporting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 5 different collections of more than 50 free technical standards can be viewed on IBNORCA's virtual store both in English and Spanish. Visit www.ibnorca.org/tienda.php#promociones for more information.
BSI, UNITED KINGDOM
Following the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), BSI, as the UK's National Standards Body has assessed how we can best support Government, UK businesses and ultimately the UK population. At this time, it is important that business and Government is equipped with expert, consensus base best practice information to help them navigate the current and rapidly developing situation.
After careful consideration of their portfolio, BSI selected the most relevant standards to meet the immediate challenges faced by Government and UK business, and will be opening access to these standards during this time of emergency. As a result, a number of standards have been made accessible to help support manufactures produce medical equipment in short supply and to help UK organizations navigate the current period of instability.
IPQ, PORTUGAL
IPQ has created several informative documents (available on its website), and has collaborated with the national health entities to create a micro-site listing all regulations and standards that must be followed in the manufacture and distribution of Medical Devices and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
IPQ has edited and published the Portuguese versions of EN 14638 and EN 13795-1, Standards of utmost importance for the current situation.
In addition, IPQ has created a specific area on its website where, besides information targeted to the national manufacturers, it provides free access to relevant NP, EN and ISO Standards.
ICONTEC, COLOMBIA
In order to help people, governments and enterprises overcome this challenging period, ICONTEC is providing free access to more than 80 standards related to medical equipment, biosafety, business continuity, personal protective equipment and disinfection protocols and test methods. Visit https://www.icontec.org/nuestro-proposito-es-dejar-una-huella-de-confianza-en-cada-una-de-nuestras-acciones-2/ for more information.
UNE, SPAIN
The Spanish Association for Standardization, UNE, has published Specification 0065, which establishes requirements for the materials used for the design, manufacture, marking and use of protective masks for adults. This document will facilitate the manufacture of reusable masks for protection against the COVID-19 pandemic. UNE makes this document available free of charge.
SSC, SINGAPORE
To support businesses during this challenging period, the Singapore Standards Council (SSC), Enterprise Singapore, is providing free viewing access to some 40 ISO, IEC and national standards. These standards aim to help companies develop business continuity management systems, facilitate production of key medical equipment, promote hygiene in public places and support delivery of products (including medicine).
Visit www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/standards-covid19 for more information.
GOST R, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Russian manufacturers, state and local authorities, as well as other interested parties, can access a range of current national, interstate and international standards for medical devices and personal protective equipment. The documents will be provided in electronic format, protected from modification, replication and without the right to further commercial distribution.
Visit STANDARTINFORM's web site for more information.
SAC, CHINA
SAC has created a web page where stakeholders can get access to the standards information about epidemic prevention, including the Chinese national standards list of epidemic prevention products, comparison information of Chinese and foreign standards related to epidemic prevention, list of Chinese national standards in English version related to epidemic prevention, and so on. Visit www.sac.gov.cn/sacen/FAC for more information.
SCC, CANADA
Many Standards Development Organizations are providing access to essential standards to assist companies and manufacturers as they switch production lines or develop new products to respond to the global demand for medical equipment and to deal with the pressures of business continuity and crisis management related to the COVID-19 pandemic. SCC has compiled this information as a reference guide for government and industry.
UNI, ITALY
On 18 March 2020 UNI made 14 standards about protective and medical products freely available from his website (later updated with some more documents according to CEN and ISO inputs). The decision was taken to help Regione Lombardia and other local government in the most affected Bergamo area to improve their procurement calls, and to help industries (basically textile and garments) to change their production lines to manufacture face masks intended to limit the transmission of infective agents.
ABNT, BRAZIL
The Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT), has made available, free of charge to society, the technical standards related to the manufacture, import and acquisition of medical devices identified as priorities for use in health services, as well as the standards for pulmonary ventilators and some other products.
In total, 32 free technical standards can be viewed in full directly from the ABNT Virtual Store, at ABNTCatalogo.
NBN, BELGIUM
NBN has created a web page where Belgian stakeholders can request access to a collection of standards for face masks and personal protective equipment. Via our myNBN platform, organisations can quickly get access to this collection of important standards.
Visit www.nbn.be/nl/nieuwsberichten/gratis-normen-voor-mondmaskers to request your access.
AFNOR, FRANCE
AFNOR has taken the initiative of drawing on the collective wisdom of leading experts to produce a reference document proposing the requirements that should be satisfied when making new protective masks. Version 1.0 of the document, entitled AFNOR Spec - Barrier masks, can be downloaded free of charge.
(Source: ISO)
