Industrial standards in professional ethics

1. INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS
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2. Industry Standard
Industry standard is the optimum criteria for any industry to function and
carry out operation in their respective fields of production. Industry
standard envisages the regulated, lawful, logical usage in the segment of the
economy dealing with industrialization. This may include services or goods.
Industry standard contributes to global as well as domestic competitiveness.
Industry standard plays an important role in the economy of any country
especially for those industries which actively participate in the export related
activities. For example, in the case of automobile industry, sizes of the tire
serve as a means of standardization. Standardization also serves as a quality
check for any industry. The global economy is also affected by industry
standard, for example majority of the European countries including Germany
accounting for around 84% make use of international as well as European
standards to operate at par with the foreign countries. Industry standard
forms the part and parcel of the industrial policies. Essential details pertaining
to technology and characteristics of the organization are furnished by
maintaining the standards of industry.
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3. Role of Industry Standards
• Administration and the legislative bodies are also benefited by the Industry
standard. They govern the practical as well as the technological standards as per
the legal requisites.
• Standardization facilitates a healthy competition and designing of new concepts.
• Industry standard ascertains the rank of an industry in the economic set up of a
country.
• Optimum standards facilitate the creation of political as well as business related
advantages. The reason being that the industry standard is worked out in
consonance with the expertise of the corporate houses and different segments
of the society.
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4. • In a nut shell, industry standard is a crucial tool in acquiring
industry goals related to managerial, technological as well as political.
Therefore, setting standards for the industry whether in the domestic
market or international market provides assurance of transparency.
The ultimate aim of setting industry standard is to provide a platform
for giving shape to new creations.
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5. Industrial Standards Law
• Industry standards are a set of criteria within an industry relating to the standard
functioning and carrying out of operations in their respective fields of
production. In other words it is the generally accepted requirements followed by
the members of an industry. It provides an orderly and systematic formulation,
adoption, or application of standards used in a particular industry or sector of
the economy. Industry standards vary from one industry to another.
• Industry standards facilitate global as well as domestic competitiveness. It is a
crucial tool for developing and meeting industry goals. For Example in the
automotive industry, tire sizes and durability must fall within a standardized
range.. Standardization serves as a quality check for any industry.
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6. Bureau of Indian Standards
• The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the national
Standards Body of India working under the aegis of Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution, Government of India. It is established by the
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 which came into effect
on 23 December 1986.[2] The Minister in charge of the
Ministry or Department having administrative control of the
BIS is the ex-officio President of the BIS.
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7. • FSSAI has set certain guidelines for food safety research. The Research
and Development division is responsible for research with the following
objectives:
• 1. Generate new knowledge that would help in continuously updating
and upgrading food safety standards which are compatible with
international organizations
• 2. Carry out evidence based studies for improving or building policies.
• The organisation was formerly the Indian Standards Institution (ISI),
set up under the Resolution of the Department of Industries and
Supplies No. 1 Std.(4)/45, dated 3 September 1946. The ISI was
registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
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8. • A new Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016 which was notified
on 22 March 2016, has been brought into force with effect from 12
October 2017. The Act establishes the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
as the National Standards Body of India.
• As a corporate body, it has 25 members drawn from Central or State
Governments, industry, scientific and research institutions, and
consumer organisations. Its headquarters are in New Delhi, with regional
offices in Eastern Region at Kolkata, southern Region at Chennai,
Western Region at Mumbai, Northern Region at Chandigarh and Central
Region at Delhi and 20 branch offices. It also works as WTO-TBT enquiry
point for India
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9. SAFETY STANDARDS IN INDUSTURY BY OSHA
Worker Protection is the Law of the Land
• They have the right to a safe workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970 (OSH Act) was passed to prevent workers from being killed or otherwise
harmed at work. The law requires employers to provide their employees with
working conditions that are free of known dangers. The OSH Act created the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which sets and enforces
protective workplace safety and health standards. OSHA also provides
information, training and assistance to employers and workers.
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10. Workers’ Rights under the OSH Act
• The OSH Act gives workers the right to safe and healthful working conditions. It is
the duty of employers to provide workplaces that are free of known dangers that
could harm their employees. This law also gives workers important rights to
participate in activities to ensure their protection from job hazards. This booklet
explains workers’ rights to:
• ■ File a confidential complaint with OSHA to have their workplace inspected.
• ■ Receive information and training about hazards, methods to prevent harm,
and the OSHA standards that apply to their workplace. The training must be
done in a language and vocabulary workers can understand.
• ■ Review records of work-related injuries and illnesses that occur in their
workplace.
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11. Employer Responsibilities
• Employers have the responsibility to provide a safe workplace. Employers MUST
provide their employees with a workplace that does not have serious hazards
and must follow all OSHA safety and health standards. Employers must find and
correct safety and health problems. OSHA further requires that employers must
try to eliminate or reduce hazards first by making feasible changes in working
conditions – switching to safer chemicals, enclosing processes to trap harmful
fumes, or using ventilation systems to clean the air are examples of effective
ways to get rid of or minimize risks – rather than just relying on personal
protective equipment such as masks, gloves, or earplugs. Employers MUST also:
• Prominently display the official OSHA poster that describes rights and
responsibilities under the OSH Act. This poster is free and can be downloaded
from www.osha.gov.
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12. • ■ Train workers in a language and vocabulary they can understand.
• ■ Keep accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses. ■ Perform tests in
the workplace, such as air sampling, required by some OSHA standards.
• ■ Provide hearing exams or other medical tests required by OSHA standards.
• ■ Post OSHA citations and injury and illness data where workers can see them.
• ■ Notify OSHA within 8 hours of a workplace fatality or within 24 hours of any
work-related inpatient hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye.
• ■ Not retaliate against workers for using their rights under the law, including
their right to report a workrelated injury or illness.
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