1. BS5750 is a product of the British Standards Institution and is published in various parts as follows. BS5750 Part 1: 1987—Quality Systems, specification for design/development, production, installation and servicing. BS5750 Part 2: Specification for production and installation. BS5750 Part 3: Specification for final inspection and test. BS5750 Part 4: 1990—Guide to BS5750.
2. ISO9000-1987: Quality Management and Quality Assurance Standards—Guidelines for Selection and Use. Issued by the International Organisation for Standards. Comprises ISO9001-ISO9004.
3. GLP—Good Laboratory Practice. Principles established by various national authorities (FDA, DOH), based on OECD document “Good Laboratory Practice in the Testing of Chemicals’, published 1982. Mutual acceptance agreements exist between UK and USA, UK and Japan.
4. NAMAS—National Measurement Accreditation Service is operated by the UK National Physical Laboratory. Main documents are M10 and M11. Provides laboratory accreditation, traceable to national and international standards.
5. D. R. Beckett, Plastics and Rubber: Materials and Applications, Sept. 1976.