LibGuides: Human Resources: Standards

What are Standards?

"A standard is a document that provides rules,guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results. Most standards aim to achieve an optimum degree of order in a given context. Standards are guidelines that establish accepted practices, technical requirements, and terminologies for diverse field." Standards Council of Canada

Organizations that develop standards are called standards developing organizations (SDOs) or standards setting organizations (SSOs). This includes committees, companies, government, organizations, trade associations and other groups.

ISO Standards

Standards Databases

CSA OnDemand This link opens in a new window
(Canadian Standards Association) Access to all Canadian Standards Association standards and codes across a number of industries, including CSA-adopted ISO documents and ICS Codes.

- Click "My Library" to see the content to which we have access.
- In academic licences, printing of documents is not allowed, and PDF access is only available on-campus and only for some of the documents (i.e., major codes are excluded).
Self-registering for your own CSA account is optional, necessary only if you want to add notes or highlights within documents, choose a preferred language, copy-and-paste content, etc. However printing is still not available.
Details and Terms of Use

Request Online Access to Standards and Codes

Techstreet Enterprise This link opens in a new window
(Techstreet) A collection of engineering standards from well-known testing and regulatory bodies such as ASHRAE, CSA, and ICC.

- Downloads from this database require you to have separate FileOpen software on your computer. Otherwise, you must click their "View Online" option.
Details and Terms of Use

Contact James Buczynski to request a standard or code from Techstreet Enterprise.