About Austrian Standards
Austrian Standards is the Austrian organisation for standardisation and innovation. We provide the platform for the development of standards, bring expertise from all over the world to Austria through our network and strengthen organisations when it comes to the effective application of standards. We have been ensuring that the wheels of industry turn smoothly for over 100 years.
Our business areas
specialist publications in our range
annual training and education programmes
certificates issued annually
Our subject areas
Technology & Innovation
Sustainability & Environmental Awareness
Management
Construction & Real Estate
Healthcare
Mobility & Transport
Occupational Health & Safety
New Work
Globalisation & International Markets
Our organisation
Dr Valerie Höllinger, MBA, MBL became Managing Director of Austrian Standards in January 2022 and has been a member of the Management Board since 2021.
We are a not-for-profit association that has been facilitating a transparent and open process for the development of standards in Austria since 1920.
Since 2008, our innovative service provider has been bringing expertise from standards around the world to Austria. It makes this knowledge accessible through further training and education programmes, publications, online tools, certification models and much more.
Our technology unit was founded in 2018 and provides the infrastructure for the Group's operations, such as IT, equipment and premises.
Our network
Austrian Standards is part of a network of partner organisations active in the fields of standardisation and innovation from 170 countries. We are involved in the work of the European organisations CEN and ETSI as well as the international standardisation organisation ISO, allowing us to bring expertise from all over the world to Austria.
