Industry Standards

Health, Safety and Environment

 * ISO 9001, Quality Management Systems – Requirements
 * ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use
 * ISO 14004, Environmental Management Systems – General Guidelines on Principles, Systems and Support Techniques
 * ANSI/ASQC Z1.11, Quality Assurance Standards – Guidelines for the Application of ANSI/ASQC Q9001 or Q9002 to Education and Training Institutions
 * ANSI/AIHA Z10, American National Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
 * ANSI/IACET 1, Standards for Continuing Education and Training. ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001, Quality Management Systems Requirements. NIOSH 98-145, Assessing Occupational Safety and Health Training. NIOSH 99-142, A Model for Research on Training Effectiveness. OHSAS 18001, Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series
 * OSHA 2254, Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines
 * ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-2009 Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training

Document Control

 * ISO-15489 Information Documentation – Records Management
 * ISO/S 23081-1: 2006 – Information and Documentation – Metadata for records
 * ISO/TR 26122:2008 Information and documentation – Work process analysis for records
 * ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Standards (the international standard for quality systems in testing and calibration laboratories; used as the basis for accreditation of laboratories)


 * HIPAA (USA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
 * Title II of the HIPAA ("Administrative Simplification" (AS) provisions) requires the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.
 * Additional information:
 * Wikipedia entry
 * What is HIPAA Compliance? (Online Tech - a HIPAA compliant data center operator)