Safety Standards - Safety Standards

...An agreement that specifies terms, symbols, definitions, types, grades, shapes, dimensions, ingredients, compositions, structures, equipment, properties (including reliability and safety), performance, operation, methods, procedures, methods, states, conditions, and other technical matters regarding substances, energy, actions, services, phenomena, and abstract concepts. Depending on the content and purpose of the regulations, they can be classified as follows: (1) basic standards - those that prescribe basic and general matters, (2) product standards - those that prescribe requirements for the characteristics, performance, etc. of products (some standards are partial, such as dimensional standards and performance standards), (3) service standards - those that prescribe requirements for services provided by the so-called service industry, (4) terminology standards - those that prescribe technical terms and their definitions, (5) product standards - those that aim to reduce variety, i.e., simplification, (6) compatibility standards - those that aim to ensure the compatibility of parts, etc., (7) compatibility standards - those that aim to ensure the compatibility of systems, equipment, etc., (8) safety standards - those that aim to ensure safety, (9) test and inspection standards - those that aim to assure quality, and (10) manufacturing standards - those that aim to ensure quality, reduce manufacturing costs, and improve efficiency. Standards can also be classified according to the body that sets them: (1) international standards - established by international agreements or treaties, by governmental or non-governmental international organizations (whose membership is open to the public); (2) national standards - established by national standards organizations that are nationally recognized; (3) association standards - established by nationally recognized academic societies, associations, or industry groups; and (4) in-house standards - established by companies.

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…物質，エネルギー，行為，サービス，現象，抽象概念について，用語，記号，定義，種類，等級，形状，寸法，成分，組成，構造，装備，性質(信頼性，安全性を含む)，性能，動作，方法，手順，手続き，方式，状態，条件その他の技術的事項を定める取決めをいう。規定する内容，目的によって，(1)基本規格――基礎的，総括的な事項について定めるもの，(2)製品規格――品物の性質，性能などの要求事項について定めるもの(寸法規格，性能規格などのように部分的に定めるものもある)，(3)サービス規格――いわゆるサービス業が提供するサービスに対する要求事項について定めるもの，(4)用語規格――専門用語とその定義を定めるもの，(5)品種規格――種類の減少，すなわち単純化を目的とするもの，(6)互換性規格――部品などの互換性の確保を目的とするもの，(7)両立性規格――システム，設備などの両立性の確保を目的とするもの，(8)安全規格――安全の確保を目的とするもの，(9)試験規格および検査規格――品質保証を目的とするもの，(10)製造規格――品質の確保，製造コストの低減，能率の向上を目的とするもの，などに区分できる。　また規格は，それを定める機関によって，(1)国際規格――国際的な協定，条約に基づいて設けられた，政府または非政府の国際機関が定めるもの(この機関の会員資格は世界的に公開)，(2)国家規格――国家的に認められた国家規格機関が定めるもの，(3)団体規格――国家的に認められた学会，協会，業界団体が定めるもの，(4)社内規格――企業が定めるもの，に区分できる。…

※「安全規格」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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