ENGR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Csa Group, Astm International, Bsi Group
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More consistent output resulting in better quality control. Confidence in operating equipment, yielding higher output. Documents describing rules or methods that serve as models of professional. Following a standard in design is evidence that work has been conducted to a practice professional level of competence. Parts of (or given authority by) statutes, by-laws, by which a national or local government requires specific practices to be followed, including adherence to particular standards. Performance-based or objective-based codes start by specifying code objectives. Associate a specified characteristic with a performance requirement (i. e. reduction of risk with reduced power) Prescriptive codes specify physical characteristics to be satisfied i. e. maximum dimensions or minimum strength. Prescriptive requirement is specified when performance requirements cannot be established or is inappropriate. Example: fire escapes by enabling them to reach a place of safety. Objective-based code might set objective as the need to protect people from fire. Associated performance requirements may specify a minimum time to reach a.
