Technical Committees - Writing Standards & Reports

Writing Tools

Committee officers and members can use the tools listed below to assist with writing reports and standards.

• Guidelines for writing standards
• Guidelines for writing reports
• Publications manual* (741k PDF file)
• Publications Style Manual* (136k PDF file)
• Supplement to Publications Style Manual* (123k PDF file)
• Glossary of Corrosion-Related Terms* (127k PDF file)

Tools for Mapping Document Progress

The following links lead to pages that explain how standards and reports are processed and to pages that show the current status of documents in development.

• Outline of document development process
• Ballot process
• Chart of status of standards
• Chart of status of reports
• Chart of active and near-active documents
• Committee tracking spreadsheet (requires Excel)

Committee Manuals

The links below will enable you to download detailed instructions about committee operations and balloting procedures.

• Publications manual* (741k PDF file)
• Operating manual* (169k PDF file)
• Officer handbook* (1.8mb PDF file)

*These PDF files can be downloaded FREE using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, click here to download your free copy of Acrobat Reader software.