AISC - American Institute of Steel Construction  
AISI - American Iron and Steel Institute  
ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials  
AWS - American Welding Society  
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers  
CABO - Council of American Building Officials  
ICBO - International Conference of Building Officials  
ICC - The International Code Council  
SBCCI - Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.  
SSPC - Structural Steel Painting Council  
UBC - Uniform Building Code  
BS - British Standard  
DIN - German Standard  
JIS - Japanese Standard  
BOCA - Building Officials and Code Administrators