Standards-developing organizations SDOs

Because the purpose of this paper is to be both informative and persuasive, it presents methods of initiating contact with Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and an appendix with some web site addresses. 

Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) with specific focus on LIB hazards and safeguards are the SAE, the NFPA, and the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) [63]. 

Establish by a consensus of the national codes and standards development organizations such as the CDO or SDO that will have the lead in the development of codes and standards for establishing safety requirements for specific components, subsystems, and systems (as shown in the templates) and the organizations that will work collaboratively with (or in support of) the lead organization. 

The first issue concerns better synchronization of codes and standards development by the SDOs and model code organizations with the RD D needed to establish a sound technical and scientific basis for requirements incorporated in codes and standards. 

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) serves as the administrator and coordinator of the US private-sector voluntary standardization system. ANSI oversees the creation, promulgation, and use of product specifications, standards, and guidelines that cover a wide variety of American manufactured products. ANSI facilitates the development of American National Standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of standards-devel-oping organizations (SDOs). These groups work cooperatively to develop voluntary national consensus standards. Accreditation by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by the standards body in connection with the development of American National Standards meet ANSI s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process. 

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