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Annex 5 - Compendium of relevant standards

T/AST/033 - Issue 2

Relevant Standards

  • ISO 15489-1:2001 Information and documentation - records management. Part 1: General.
  • ISO/TR 15489-2:2001. Information and documentation - records management. Part 2: Guidelines.
  • PD 0025-1. Effective records management. A management guide to the value of BS ISO 15489.
  • PD 0025-2. Effective records management. Part 2: A guide to the practical implementation of BS ISO 15489.
  • BS 6498 (1991) Guide to preparation of microfilm and other microform that may be required as evidence.
  • BS 7799 (1995) Code of practice for information security management.
  • BS 5454 (2000) Recommendations for storage and exhibition of archival documents.
  • BS 7768 (1994) Recommendations for management of optical worm systems for recording of documents that may be required as evidence.
  • ISO 27001 (2005) Information Security Management Systems: Requirements.
  • BS 4783: Part 7: 1993: Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage.
  • BS 4783: Part 6: 1993: Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage.
  • BS 4783: Part 5: 1991: Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage.
  • BS 4783: Part 2: 1988: Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage.
  • BS 4783: Part 4: 1988: Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage.
  • BS 1153: 1992: Processing and storage of silver-gelatin-type microfilm.
  • BS 4783: Part 3: 1988: Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage.
  • BS 4783: Part 1: 1988: Storage, transportation and maintenance of media for use in data processing and information storage.
  • Requirements for the Approval of Dosimetry Services Under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985. Part 3 - Co-ordination and Record Keeping (Revised 1994).
  • IAEA Safety Requirements No GS-R-3 The Management System for Facilities and Activities.
  • IAEA Safety Guide No. GS-G-3.1 Application of the Management System for Facilities and Activities.
  • USNRC Generic Letter 88-18.
  • Electronic Documents and E - commerce Transactions as Legally Admissible.
  • Evidence. Section 1 - BSI Code of Practice for Legal Admissibility and Evidential Weight of Information Stored Electronically. DISC PD 0008: 1999.
  • BIP 0008:2005 - Code of Practice for legal admissibility and evidential weight of information stored electronically .
  • BIP 0009:2005 - Compliance workbook for use with BIP 0008:2005 (above)
  • PD 0010: 1997 - Principles for good practice for information management. (PD stands for Published Document.)
  • PD 5000: 1999 – Code of practice for electronic documents and e-commerce transactions as legally admissible evidence.

The National Archives PRO Guidelines

  • RMS 1 Creation.
  • RMS 2 Use.
  • RMS 3 Storage.
  • RMS 5 Disposal.

Other PRO guidelines exist on:

  • Disposal schedules.
  • Human resources.
  • Records and information surveys.
  • Electronic records - see Gateway for full list.


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