ABSTRACT

Standardsaregeneratedbyorganizationsinvariousways: 1.Byrequirementoflaw-mandatory; 2.Byconsensus-voluntary; 3.Byagreementwithinanorganization-voluntary;and 4.Byeithernumber2or3,butwiththeintentorlikelihoodthatthe

standardwillthereafterbeadoptedorreferencedintocodes,laws,or regulations.