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CODES AND STANDARDS

CODES AND STANDARDS 1.7

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

The NIH, a division of the Public Health Service, is a government agency responsible for
biomedical research and science. It is one of eight agencies, comprising 24 separate insti-
tutes, centers, and divisions, each devoted to a separate disease or disease group. Its mission
is to discover new knowledge, conduct and fund research, and train research personnel.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)

Established as part of the Department of Commerce, NOAA monitors and predicts the state
of the solid earth, the oceans and their living resources, the atmosphere, and the space envi-
ronment of the earth and assesses the socioeconomic impact of natural and technological
changes on the environment.
NOAA publishes various types of scientific and technical information. Of primary
importance to facilities are technical memoranda, which report on research and technology
results, and the atlas, which presents analyzed data generally in the form of maps showing
distribution of rainfall.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)

Created in 1975, the NRC is the government agency responsible for protecting the public
health and safety relating to the use and disposal of nuclear material. The NRC regulates all
industrial, commercial, and institutional uses of nuclear material, including power plants.
Services include the establishment of standards and regulations for the use and disposal of
nuclear material, licenses for the use of nuclear material, and inspection of users to ensure
compliance with the applicable rules and regulations and the terms of individual license
agreements. The NRC also provides services to states when a request is made and regulatory
criteria and regulations are in place.

NATIONAL SANITATION FOUNDATION,
INTERNATIONAL (NSF)

The NSF International is an independent, not-for-profit organization of scientists, engi-
neers, and educators. It is a neutral agency serving government, industry, and consumers
in achieving solutions to problems relating to public health and the environment. Services
include development of consensus standards, voluntary product testing, and certification of
products in conformance with NSF standards.
In general, compliance with NSF standards is required for any material or component that is
intended to process or prepare food, clean food-processing equipment, or carry potable water.

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (UL)

Underwriters Laboratories is an independent, public service corporation, originally founded
in 1968 by the life insurance industry.

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