GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS GENESIS
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
GENESIS OF BIS • INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS(INDIA) ACTING AS THE INDIAN • • • COMMITTEE OF BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION SINCE 6 AUGUST 1919 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RESOLUTION ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1946 FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF INDIAN STANDARDS INSTITUTION (PREDECESSOR OF BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS)SET UP ON 6 JANUARY 1947 OBJECTIVES – PROMOTING STANDARDIZATION , QUALITY CONTROL AND SIMPLIFICATION IN INDUSTRY & COMMERCE • ISI CERTIFICATION MARK ACT, 1952 – PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SCHEME LAUNCHED IN 1955 -56 • BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS) – ESTABLISHED ON 1 APRIL 1987 UNDER BIS ACT, 1986 AS STATUTORY BODY
MAIN ACTIVITIES n n STANDARDS FORMULATION CERTIFICATION – PRODUCT – MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (QMS, EMS, HACCP, OSHAS) n n LABORATORY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OTHERS – – TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES WTO-TBT ENQUIRY POINT CONSUMER AFFAIRS NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FINANCE CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE LEGAL COMMITTEE STANDARDS COMMITTEE DIVISION COUNCIL COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE PANEL LABORATORY COMMITTEE 14 CONSUMER POLICY COMMITTEE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Overview of BIS Standardization Activity ADGT /DDGT ADGT/ CED ( 34) CHD (19) ETD (37) FAD (20) GPD (33) MED (24) MSD (7) MTD (22) PCD (10) TED (15) TXD (19) WRD (17) LITD (22) MEHPD (15) Fig. in ( ) is the no. of SCs under DC
AREAS OF OPERATION • ALL MANUFACTURES • EXCLUDE: DRUGS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, EMISSION STANDARDS, ROADS & BRIDGES.
BIS TECHNICAL DIVISION COUNCILS n n n n GENERAL & PRODUCTION ENGINEERING (33) CHEMICAL (19) CIVIL ENGINEERING (34) ELECTRONICS AND IT (22) ELECTRONICS & ELECTROTECHNICAL (37) FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (20) MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS (7) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (24) MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND HOSPITAL PLANNING (15) METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING (22) PETROCHEMICAL (10) TEXTILE (19) TRANSPORT ENGINEERING (15) WATER RESOURCES (17)
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION • PARTICIPATION IN ISO – FOUNDER MEMBER OF ISO – MEMBER OF ISO COUNCIL – PARTICIPATING MEMBER • DEVCO, COPOLCO, CASCO, INFCO • 53 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES – SECRETARIAT • 4 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES • 5 SUBCOMMITTEES • PARTICIPATION IN IEC • • • – PARTICIPATING SINCE 1949 – PARTICIPATING MEMBER – 46 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CODEX ALEMENTARIUS COMMISSION WTO-TBT AGREEMENT FOCUS – EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION IN ISO/IEC WORK – CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH • REGIONAL GROUPINGS e. g. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY • COUNTRIES HAVING EXCLUSIVE TRADE WITH INDIA
STANDARDS FORMULATION n OVERVIEW n STANDARDS IN FORCE n STANDARDS HARMONIZED WITH ISO/IEC STANDARDS – DUAL NUMBER STANDARDS – – n TECHNICAL EQUIVALENT STANDARDS HARMONIZED WITH EN STANDARDS, REGULATIONS AND DIRECTIVES DIVISIONAL COUNCILS TECHNICAL COMMITTEES TECHNICAL EXPERTS As on 30 June 2001 17641 3495 1233 1987 155 14 1162 26126 BASIC APPROACHES – COMMITTEE STRUCTURE – INTERESTS REPRESENTED » MANUFACTURERS » CONSUMERS » TECHNOLOGISTS – DOMINANT ROLE BY CONSUMERS ENSURING CONSUMER INTEREST – CONSENSUS PRINCIPLE
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