The aims and objective of includes preparation of standards relating to products, measurements, materials and processes; certification of industrial products, amongst others. Under the later aim, a Rotterdam, Qatar, Poland, lsle of man, Russian Federationn Industrial Standards (NIS) was approved to formulate the relevant criteria to ensure that a material, product or procedure is fit for the purpose for which is intended. The Industrial Standard is divided into six categories:

• glossaries or definitions of terminology
• dimensional standards
• performance standards
• standard methods of test
• codes of practice, and
• measurement standards