A Publicly Available Specification or PAS is a standardization document that closely resembles a formal standard in structure and format but which has a different development model. The objective of a Publicly Available Specification is to speed up standardization. PASs are often produced in response to an urgent market need.

Background

BSI Group The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the national standards body of the United Kingdom. BSI produces technical standards on a wide range of products and services and also supplies certification and standards-related services to business ...

develops PASs in the UK, while the

International Electrotechnical Commission The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC; in French: ''Commission électrotechnique internationale'') is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and r ...

develops international PASs in the arena of electrical, electronic and related technologies, and the

International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Ar ...

develops international ISO PASs. BSI Group pioneered the PAS format. Under the BSI model, any organization, association or group who wish to document standardized best practice on a specific subject, can commission a PAS, subject to the BSI acceptance process. A

British Standard British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (NSB) for the UK. The BSI Group produces British Standards under the a ...

and a PAS must reach full consensus between all stakeholders on technical content. The timescale for the development of a PAS can be shorter, typically around 8 months, and is why it is sometimes referred to as a 'fast-track standard'. The development of a PAS cannot conflict with, or contradict, existing or draft work within the formal standards arena and must complement, not conflict with, any legislation in the subject area. It is also written in accordance with BS drafting rules, which means that the content must be technically robust and cannot be technically constrained (i.e. it cannot include patented or proprietary methods or products). It is written unambiguously and with objectively verifiable requirements or recommendations.

Origin of term "PAS"

According to a BSI documen
"Principles of PAS standardization"
''"The term PAS was originally an acronym derived from "publicly available specification". However, not all PAS documents are structured as specifications and the term is now sufficiently well established not to require any further amplification."'' However, early examples of PAS were actually titled "Product Approval Specification" as illustrated in the accompanying photograph showing part of PAS 003.

List of specifications

This list is not complete * PAS 13:2017: Code of practice for safety barriers used in traffic management within workplace environments with test methods for safety barrier impact resilience * PAS 24: Specification for resistance of front doors to destructive entry * PAS 55: Asset Management *

PAS 56 BS was BSI Group, BSI's standard in the field of Business continuity planning, Business Continuity Management (BCM). It was withdrawn in 2012 (part 2) and 2013 (part 1) following the publication of the international standards ISO 22301 - ″Societ ...

: Business Continuity Management System (2003) * PAS 68: Impact resistant bollards for defence against hostile vehicles. * PAS 72: Responsible Fishing - Specification of good practice for fishing vessels * PAS 77: IT Service continuity management code of practice *

PAS 78 PAS 78: Guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites is a Publicly Available Specification published on March 8, 2006 by the British Standards Institution in collaboration with the Disability Rights Commission. It provides guidance ...

: Guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites *

PAS 79 {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 PAS 79 (Fire risk assessment – Guidance and a recommended methodology) is a Publicly Available Specification published by the British Standards Institution. This PAS gives guidance and corresponding examples of do ...

: Fire risk assessment – Guidance and a recommended methodology * PAS 82: Shopfitting and interior contracting. Management system specification *

PAS 99 The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the Standards organization, national standards body of the United Kingdom. BSI produces technical standards on a wide range of products and services and also supplies certification and standards-relat ...

: Specification of common management system requirements as a framework for integration * PAS 100: Composting specification * PAS 101: Specification for recovered container glass * PAS 102: Specification for processed glass for selected secondary end markets * PAS 103: Collected waste plastics packaging * PAS 104: Wood recycling in the panelboard manufacturing industry * PAS 105: Recovered paper sourcing and quality. Code of practice * PAS 555:2013:

Cyber security Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, the ...

risk. Governance and management. Specification * PAS 754:2014: Software Trustworthiness – Governance and management – Specification * PAS 911: Fire strategies - guidance and framework for their formulation * PAS 777:2013: Specification for the qualification and labelling of used automotive engines and any related transmission units (2013) * PAS 1192: A series of specifications for

building information modelling Building information modeling (BIM) is a process supported by various tools, technologies and contracts involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of places. Building informatio ...

(BIM).PAS 1192-2:2013 Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects using building information modelling
accessed 11 April 2017 ** PAS 1192-2:2013: Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects using building information modelling * PAS 1296:2018: Online age checking. Provision and use of online age check services. Code of Practice *

PAS 2010 PAS 2010 is a Publicly Available Specification published by the British Standards Institution. It is particularly relevant to land use and spatial planning in terrestrial, coastal and freshwater environments, but its principles can also be applied ...

: Planning to halt the

loss of biodiversity Biodiversity loss includes the worldwide extinction of different species, as well as the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat, resulting in a loss of biological diversity. The latter phenomenon can be temporary or permanent, de ...

- Code of Practice * PAS 2035/2030 Retrofitting dwellings for improved energy efficiency. Specification and guidance * PAS 2060: Specification for the demonstration of

carbon neutrality Carbon neutrality is a state of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions. This can be achieved by balancing emissions of carbon dioxide with its removal (often through carbon offsetting) or by eliminating emissions from society (the transition to the "p ...

* PAS 3000:2015: Smart working - Code of Practice

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External links

Further information on the PAS process

UK Government PAS on digital communication infrastructures for new homes
Standards

Background

Origin of term "PAS"

List of specifications

See also

Notes and references

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