ABSDO has developed a series of policies and documents to assist organisations decide whether or not becoming an accredited SDO is right for them.
The Requirements stipulate that an accredited Standards Development Organisation (SDO) must have appropriate recognition and standing within its industry and adequate resources to undertake the Standards development task.
Standards Development Processes and Administrative Procedures must be rigorous and the organisations must operate a Complaints Procedures to resolve any issues and concerns arising from their Standards development activities.
SDOs are audited by ABSDO to ensure adequacy against the Requirements and periodically reassessed to verify on-going compliance.
An outline of the process leading to accreditation is as follows:
