Biblioguías: Guide to Forestry: Standards

About standards

A standard is a voluntary document containing technical specifications based on experience and technological developments, hence its importance for engineering.

Standards result from consensus among interested parties who are involved in the activity that is the subject of the standard. Standards must also be approved by a recognized standardization body.

Standards are an important source of information for professionals in all areas of economic activity. They guarantee levels of quality and safety and improve company market positions

Where to look for standards?

Standards are an important source of information and require constant updating.

They can be downloaded for a fee from standardization organization websites (ISO, AENOR ...).

Users can search in specialized search engines.

The reference code is the most effective way to search for information.

E-standards collections at BUVa

AENORmas The AENORmas database is updated weekly and provides access to the full text of all current UNE standards drafted and adopted by AENOR: UNE, UNE-EN, UNE-ENV, UNE-HD, UNE-CR, UNEEN-ISO, UNE-EN-ISO/IEC, UNE-ETS, UNE-TBR, UNE-ECISS-IC.ISO standards. It also includes cancelled and superseded standards.
How to search for standards in the AENORmas database

Institutions and standard-setting entities

AENOR A commercial entity that works in the fields of compliance assessment and certifi-cation. Started in 1986 as the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certi-fication, it then split into UNE and AENOR in 2017
ANSI: American National Standards Institute (USA) Official website of the body that oversees the development of standards for products, services and procedures in the United States.
CEN (European Committee for Standardization) CEN draws up European Standards (EN) and Harmonization Documents (HD) for Member States, by consensus.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization Website of the International Organization for Standardization, where users can search for standards certified by this institution. UNE is the Spanish affiliate of this organization and many ISO and UNE standards are equivalent. Use the AENOR search engine to search for UNE equivalents.
UNE (Spanish Association for Standardization) Non-profit organization legally responsible for the development and publication of technical standards in Spain. Started in 1986 as the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification, it then split into UNE and AENOR in 2017. UNE is the Spanish standardization body in the European Committee for Standardization, (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) the Pan-American Commission for Technical Standards (COPANT), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC).