Standards Development Organizations

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SDO Acronym
Acoustical Society of America ASA*
American Chemical Society ACS
American Concrete Institute ACI*
American Institute of Chemical Engineers AICHe*
American Institute of Steel Construction AISC*
American National Standards Institute ANSI
American Nuclear Society ANS*
American Public Health Association APHA
American Petroleum Institute API*
American Nuclear Society ANS*
American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE*
American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME*
American Society of Non-Destructive Testing ASNDT*
American Society for Quality ASQ*
ASTM International (formerly, American Society for Testing and Materials) ASTM*
American Water Works Association AWWA*
American Welding Society AWS*
Crane Manufacturers Association of America CMAA
Diesel Engine Manufacturers Association DEMA
Health Physics Society HPS*
Heat Exchanger Institute, Inc. HEI
IEEE (formerly, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) IEEE*
Insulated Cable Engineers Association ICEA
International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements ICRU
InterNational Electrical Testing Association NETA*
International Electrotechnical Commission IEC
International Organizations for Standardization ISO
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management INMM*
International Society of Automation (formerly, Instrument Society for Measurement and Control, Instrument Society of America) ISA*
Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry MSS
National Association of Corrosion Engineers NACE*
National Concrete Masonry Association NCMA
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements NCRP
National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA*
National Fire Protection Association NFPA*
Underwriters Laboratories UL*

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