Standard Development

Korea Institute for Water Technology Certification.

Definition of COSD

Designated as an organization authorized to carry out industrial standardization tasks in order to efficiently promote the establishment and revision of KS standards by the President of the National Institute of Environmental Research, KWTC serves as the national standards development organization for the product environmental performance sector, specifically focusing on standards for water supply and wastewater piping systems.

Standard Development Procedure

KS Development Procedure and Allocation of Responsibilities
  • COSD
    • STEP 01

      Standard Proposal

      • Stakeholder (industry and individual) needs assessment, etc.
    • STEP 02

      Draft Standard Development

      • Identification of development items and preparation of the draft standard
      • Technical Review / Standardization Working Group
  • National Institute of Environmental Research / COSD
    • STEP 03

      Review of the Draft Standard

      • Identification of development items and preparation of the draft standard
      • Technical Review / Standardization Working Group
      • Expert Committee
  • National Institute of Environmental Research / COSD
    • STEP 04

      Public Notice

      • Collection of comments on the notice (Standardization Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
      • Revision of the draft standard (COSD)
      • Proofreading and editing (COSD)
  • National Institute of Environmental Research / COSD
    • STEP 05

      Post-Management

      • Review of standards reaching the 5-year validity period
  • National Institute of Environmental Research
    • STEP 06

      Final Notice

      • Environmental Measurement and Analysis Center, National Institute of Environmental Research
  • Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
    • STEP 07

      Final Deliberation

      • Deliberation by the Standards Committee (format and duplication review)
      • Support for editing the final draft standard
  • National Institute of Environmental Research
    • STEP 08

      Technical Review Committee

      • Sector-specific Technical Review Committee (Environmental Measurement and Analysis Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
      • Support for editing the final draft standard

Roles of COSD

Cooperating organization for standards development

  • Development and
    management
    of
    national standards
    • Development of national
      standard drafts (new establishment)
    • Management of standards reaching the 5-year review cycle (revision, confirmation, or withdrawal)
    • Harmonization with international standard drafts
  • Committee Composition
    and Operation
    • Operation of Technical Committees and Working Groups for designated sectors
    • Establishment and Operation of Mirror Committees for International Standardization Organizations
  • National Standardization Activities
    • Conducting standard needs assessments
      and selecting standardization targets
    • Establishing plans for standard
      development and review
    • Preparing a standardization roadmap
      for designated sectors
    • Holding public hearings
      and briefings
      to gather
      stakeholder input
  • International Standardization Activities
    • Hosting and supporting meetings of international standardization organizations (e.g., ISO, IEC)
    • Assuming leadership roles in
      international standardization bodies
    • Concluding international
      agreements and
      cooperation partnerships

Operating System

Standards Administered by KWTC