One way of looking at the differences between codes and standards is that a code tells you what you need to do, and a standards tells you how to do it. A code may say that a building must have a fire-alarm system. The standard will spell out what kind of system and how it must work.

What is difference between standards and codes?

Codes are generally accepted sets of rules that tell you what you need to do. Standards provide the “how to” of executing codes. Specifications, unlike codes or standards, outline the requirements of a specific company or product.

What are standards and codes in design?

Standards and Codes

It is usually a formal document that establishes uniform engineering or technical criteria, methods, processes and practices. The documents prepared by a professional group or committee which are believed to be good and proper engineering practices and which contain mandatory requirement.