What does the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 69 do?
Each country that has membership in ISO or IEC is represented by a national organization called a "member body." Each member-body has a mechanism for identifying issues, developing national consensus regarding the work items of the ISO Technical Committee (TC), and actively involving itself in the creation of international standards. In the Unites States, we call this mechanism the ANSI-Accredited U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO/TC 69 (hereafter TAG 69). TAGs follow ANSI procedures, including the Model Operating Procedures for U.S. Technical Advisory Groups to ANSI for ISO Activities.
In the United States, work on the ISO/TC 69 on statistical applications is handled by the ANSI-Accredited U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO/TC 69 (hereafter referred to as TAG 69). TAGs follow all ANSI procedures.
TAG 69 develops the U.S. positions on international standardization activities of ISO/TC 69 on Applications of Statistical Methods. Subcommittees under TC 69 work on standards in: Terminology and Symbols; Application of Statistical methods in Standardization; Statistical Process Control; Acceptance Sampling, Measurement methods and results. The newest subcommittee will devote its time to developing statistical techniques for the Six Sigma community.
Delegates selected by the TAG actively participate in the international activities of ISO/TC 69. Participation in TAG 69 provides an opportunity for representatives of all affected U.S. constituencies (industry, commerce, non-governmental organization (NGO), education, government, etc.) to influence the development of international environmental standards that have become a foundation of international trade.
If you’re interested in participating, or have additional questions, please e-mail the ASQ Standards Team at standards@asq.org.
