Product Standards Resource Centre

About PSRC

PSRC maintains a repository of standards for public reference. These standards are published by the following bodies:

  • International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
  • British Standards Institution (BSI)
  • Standardization Administration of the P.R.C (SAC)
  • ASTM International (ASTM)
  • Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN)
  • Standards Australia (SA)
  • Japanese Standards Association (JSA)

All standard documents and related publications are copyright reference materials not available for on loan nor photocopying, they are for on premises reading only. Visitors can make notes for their own reference. A dedicated computer setup is available for accessing online resources for local and overseas technical regulations (TRs), standards, guides and code of practices (CoPs).

No prior appointment is needed for visiting the PSRC. To serve you better, please contact us first and let us check for the availability of the item(s) you are interested.

PSIB website serves as an extension of PSRC. We will exploit the resources of the Internet and present you with information about standards and technical regulations in the website. Please visit "Standards, Technical Regulation and Conformity Assessment" to learn more.

Technical Enquiry Service

PSIB offers free technical enquiry service on product standards and safety requirements. The service aims to assist public to be aware of product standards and safety requirements, and to assist them in identifying applicable standards and requirements for compliance, in particular toys and children's products and consumer goods, on best effort basis. Where the enquiries involve other areas or in-depth technical expertise, they would be referred to the relevant bodies for replies.

 

About Standards

What are Standards

Standards are consensus of doing things, specifications for products, test methods or materials. They can be as simple as sets of guidelines, code of practices (COPs) and ways of delivering services.

 

Why do We Need Standards

Standards

  • facilitate trade – removing trade barriers
  • assure product safety for health and environmental protection
  • promote interoperability of products and services to ensure exchange of information securely and productively

 

Where to look for Standards Updates

Wants to keep track of standards updates, you can make subscriptions to the newsletters subscription services offered by major standards bodies and publishers:

International

Regional

National

NSB List

Where can I find Standards for On-line Reading

There are various legitimate resources for reading standards on-line. Some standards are available for public access in support of standardisation, i.e. development of standards. Others are made available because of their inclusion in technical regulations. Please familiar yourself with the terms & conditions and copyrights for proper use of standards.

COVID-19

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, standard bodies and publishers have made available free access of standards to support the fight against the pandemic crisis:

World Standards Day – 14 October

World Standards Day is on 14 October each year. ISO, IEC and ITU members come together to celebrate with special meaning of paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of experts worldwide who help develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards. The event takes off under different theme every year. Click to learn more.

Learning about Standards

Standards benefits everyone. Here are some Information about teaching of standards:

 

Conformity Assessment

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