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Korean Industrial Standards
Overview
Korean Industrial Standards (KS) is the national standards in Korea based on the Industrial Standardization Act.
Development of KS to be notified by Administrator of KATS after getting approval from Korea Industrial Standards Commission.
Development of KS to be notified by Administrator of KATS after getting approval from Korea Industrial Standards Commission.
"Product Standard" that specifies improvement, measurement and quality of product
"Procedure Standard" that stipulates testing/analysis/inspection/measurement method and process standard, etc.
"Horizontal Standard" that specifies terminology, technical characteristics, unit and numerical progression, etc.
Classification of KS
** Classification of KS is designed to help users better recognize the sectors of KS. For example,
in case of developing KS in the sector of basic standards (A), title of KS named to KS A.
in case of developing KS in the sector of basic standards (A), title of KS named to KS A.
| Major | Sub-major | |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Standards | (A) | General/Radiation · radioactivity management/Guide/Dependability management/Culture/Social system/Etc. |
| Mechanical Engineering | (B) | General/Machine elements/Tools/Machine tools/Measuring instrument · physical appratus/General machinery/Industrial machinery Agricultural machinery/Thermal apparatus · gas apparatus/Metrology · measurement/Industrial automation/Etc. |
| Electrical & electronic engineering | (C) | General/Measurement & testing apparatus/Electrical & electronic materials/cable and conduit/Electrical machines/Electrical appliances Electrical · electronic · communication component/Lamp · lighting devices/Wiring · electrical accessories/Semiconductor · display/Others |
| Metals | (D) | General/Raw Materials/Steels/Cast Steel and Cast Iron/Copper Products/Castings/Wrought Products/Secondary Products/ Methods of processing/Analysis/Etc. |
| Mine | (E) | General/Mining/Security/Mineral/Transportation/Etc. |
| Construction | (F) | General/Testing · inspection · measurement/Materials · elements of civil and building construction/ Construction work/Etc. |
| Necessities | (G) | General/Furniture · interior item/Stationery · office supplies/Household goods/ Leisure · sports equipment/Musical instruments/Etc. |
| Foodstuffs | (H) | General/Processed agricultural foods/Processed marine foods/Etc. |
| Environment | (I) | General/Environmental assessment/Atmosphere/Water quality/Soil quality/Waste/Noisy and vibration/Malodor/Marine environment/ Etc. |
| Organism | (J) | General/Biological process/Bio-chemical · biofuel/Industrial microorganism/Bioassay · bioinformation/Etc. |
| Fiber | (K) | General/Clothing/Yarns · Knitted fabrics · Textile fabrics/Textile · Knitting machine/Industrial textile products/Etc. |
| Ceramics | (L) | General/Glass/Refractories/Potteries · clay producs/Cement/Abrasives/Machine structure ceramics/ Electric · electronic ceramics/Ceramic materials/Etc. |
| Chemistry | (M) | General/Industrial chemicals/Rubber · leather/Fats and oils · mineral oil/Plastics · photographic material/Dyestuff · explosives /Pigment · paint · ink/Paper · pulps/Reagents/Cosmetics/Etc. |
| Medical | (P) | General /General medical devices/Equipment used in medical practice/Materials for medical devices /Medical supplies · hygeinic products/Technical aids for disables · elederly-considered products/Electronic equipment in medical practice/Etc. |
| Quality management | (Q) | General /Factory management/Sensory analysis/System certification/Conformity assessment/Applied statistical method /Etc. |
| Transportation machine | (R) | General /Testing and Inspect method/Common parts/Bicycle/Engine and parts/Car bodies · safety/Electric & electronic system · instrument/Repair Tools/Railway /Motorcycle /Etc. |
| Service | (S) | General /Industrial service/Consumer service/Etc. |
| Logistics | (T) | General /Packaging/Storage · loading/Transport/Logistics information /Etc. |
| Shipbuilding | (V) | Generall/Hull/Engine & parts/Electric equipment/Navigational instrument/Etc. |
| Aerospace | (W) | General/Standard parts/Airframe · materials/Aviation screw propeller/Aviation electronic equipment/Ground support supplies /Etc. |
| Information | (X) | General /Information technology application/Character set · coding · automatic identification/Software · computer graphics /Networking · IT interconnection/IT equipment · data storage media/Electronic documents · electronic commerce/Etc. |
Procedure of KS Development
** Classification of KS is designed to help users better recognize the sectors of KS. For example, in case of developing KS in the sector of basic standards (A), title of KS named to KS A.
