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Standards Australia Presentation
Adam Stingemore
National Sector Manager
Building Construction Plumbing
Agenda
1. Introduction to Standards Australia
2. Organisational changes 2008 - today
3. A plumbing perspective
4. Challenges and opportunities
5. Engaging with Standards Australia
An Introduction to Standards Australia
Standards Australia –
Is not part of government
Does not conduct certification, surveillance or auditing
Develops Standards through a consensus process
Does not publish or sell the documents which we produce
Our Core Business
Standards Development
Accreditation of SDO Organisations
Design Assessment & Promotion
National and International Standards Co-ordination
One of the world’s leading standards organisations
Standards Development – developing internationally harmonised Australian Standards and other normative technical documents through expert Technical Committees.
National and International Standards Information and Co-ordination – coordinating representation of Australian input into international standards development and adoption, promoting information exchange and knowledge management.
Accrediting Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) – through the Accreditation Board for Standards Development Organisations (ABSDO).
Design Assessment and Promotion – Principal Sponsor of the Australian International Design Awards. More than 50 years experience of benchmarking excellence in fostering design and innovation.
International standards development
Recognised as a major contributor to ISO / IEC & regional bodies
A leading standards body in the Asia Pacific region
What is a Standard?
– A document– Established by consensus– Approved by a recognised body– For common and repeated use– Aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of
order
ISO/IEC Guide 2, Standardization and related activities – General vocabulary
Why do Standards matter
We don’t like desks failing
ISO 21015-2007 Office furniture – durability and strength
We don’t like our houses to fall down…
AS 1684-2010 Residential timber framed construction to name one…
We don’t like contaminated land… but we like protective gear if we need to manage it..
ISO 11269-2 Soil quality – Determination of the effects of pollutantsAS/NZS 1716 – Respiratory protective devices
We like our traffic lights to work
ISO CIE 16508 Road traffic lightsISO 23600 Acoustic and tactile signals for traffic lights
We need good standards for food
ISO 22000 series – Food safety management systems
Organisational transformation
2008 - today
The Starting point
– A number of government reviews
– Engaged across all sectors of the economy to differing degrees
– Top down, bottom up agendas – worked well, sometimes
– Work programmes set by Committees
– Recognition that we could work ‘smarter’
– Significant goodwill
Standards Australia today
– Operating model settled
– Standards Australia Resourced pathway Intakes twice per year Decisions made subject to net benefit
– Externally funded pathway sits alongside SA Resourced Funding of process, not outcome Accelerated development through certain stages
– Investing significantly in: People Technology Process improvements
The Principles underpinning our model
Openness ConsensusTransparency
Standards Australia Standards Development Model
Our focus
Engagement InformationOutcomes
Where is our focus
A plumbing perspective
Standards development – a plumbing perspective
– AS/NZS 3500 review and development Ongoing Policy and technical matters being addressed Work in progress
– Divestment of role managing the Watermark Certification Scheme
– But It’s not only about AS/NZS 3500 and Watermark… WELS Standards development Product and materials Standards development Disability access matters Standards Australia Catalogue review
– Withdraw– Reconfirm– Revise
Standards development – a plumbing perspective
– It has never been more important to get it right
– We have never had so much opportunity to get it right
– The challenge is in the opportunity
3 key points:
1. Engagement
2. Capacity
3. Delivery
Engaging with Standards Australia
• Public Comment • As a Technical Committee member• Through nominating organisations • Join our linkedin group “Standards Australia – Building and
Construction”
• Project Proposal Process (Form)– What do you want to do? (Scope)– Why do you want to do it (Net Benefit)– What do other people think? (Consultation)
Thank you
Adam StingemoreNational Sector ManagerBuilding | Construction | Plumbing