Standards Australia
Presentation
Adam Stingemore
National Sector Manager
Building Construction Plumbing
Agenda
1. Introduction to Standards Australia
2. Organisational changes 2008 - today
3. A plumbing perspective
4. Challenges and opportunities
5. Engaging with Standards Australia
An Introduction to Standards Australia
Standards Australia –
Is not part of government
Does not conduct certification, surveillance or
auditing
Develops Standards through a consensus process
Does not publish or sell the documents which we
produce
Our Core
Business
Standards
Development
National and
International
Standards
Co-ordination
Accreditation of
SDO Organisations
Design
Assessment
& Promotion
One of the world’s leading
standards organisations
Standards Development – developing
internationally harmonised Australian Standards
and other normative technical documents through
expert Technical Committees.
National and International Standards
Information and Co-ordination – coordinating
representation of Australian input into international
standards development and adoption, promoting
information exchange and knowledge
management.
A leading
standards
body in the
Asia Pacific
region
International
standards
development
Accrediting Standards Development
Organisations (SDOs) – through the Accreditation
Board for Standards Development Organisations
(ABSDO).
Design Assessment and Promotion – Principal
Sponsor of the Australian International Design
Awards. More than 50 years experience of
benchmarking excellence in fostering design and
innovation.
Recognised as
a major
contributor to
ISO / IEC &
regional
bodies
What is a
Standard?
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A document
Established by consensus
Approved by a recognised body
For common and repeated use
Aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of
order
ISO/IEC Guide 2, Standardization and related
activities – General vocabulary
Why do Standards matter
We don’t like desks failing
ISO 21015-2007 Office furniture – durability and
strength
We don’t like our houses to fall down…
AS 1684-2010 Residential timber framed
construction to name one…
We don’t like contaminated land… but we like
protective gear if we need to manage it..
ISO 11269-2 Soil quality – Determination of the
effects of pollutants
AS/NZS 1716 – Respiratory protective devices
We like our traffic lights to work
ISO CIE 16508 Road traffic lights
ISO 23600 Acoustic and tactile signals for traffic
lights
We need good standards for food
ISO 22000 series – Food safety management
systems
Organisational transformation
2008 - today
The Starting point
– A number of government reviews
– Engaged across all sectors of the economy to differing degrees
– Top down, bottom up agendas – worked well, sometimes
– Work programmes set by Committees
– Recognition that we could work ‘smarter’
– Significant goodwill
Standards Australia today
– Operating model settled
– Standards Australia Resourced pathway
 Intakes twice per year
 Decisions made subject to net benefit
– Externally funded pathway sits alongside SA Resourced
 Funding of process, not outcome
 Accelerated development through certain stages
– Investing significantly in:
 People
 Technology
 Process improvements
The Principles underpinning our model
Standards Australia Standards Development Model
Openness
Transparency
Consensus
Our focus
Where is our focus
Engagement
Outcomes
Information
A plumbing perspective
Standards development – a plumbing perspective
– AS/NZS 3500 review and development
 Ongoing
 Policy and technical matters being addressed
 Work in progress
– Divestment of role managing the Watermark Certification Scheme
– But It’s not only about AS/NZS 3500 and Watermark…
 WELS Standards development
 Product and materials Standards development
 Disability access matters
 Standards Australia Catalogue review
– Withdraw
– Reconfirm
– Revise
Standards development – a plumbing perspective
– It has never been more important to get it right
– We have never had so much opportunity to get it right
– The challenge is in the opportunity
3 key points:
1. Engagement
2. Capacity
3. Delivery
Engaging with Standards Australia
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Public Comment
As a Technical Committee member
Through nominating organisations
Join our linkedin group “Standards Australia – Building and
Construction”
• Project Proposal Process (Form)
– What do you want to do? (Scope)
– Why do you want to do it (Net Benefit)
– What do other people think? (Consultation)
Thank you
Adam Stingemore
National Sector Manager
Building | Construction | Plumbing
adam.stingemore@standards.org.au