DIN, the German institute for standardisation, is a registered association, founded in 1917. With head office is in Berlin the organisation has been recognized by the German government since 1975 as the national standards body and represents German interests on International and European level.
DIN offers a forum in which representatives from the manufacturing industries, consumer organizations, commerce, the trades, service industries, science, technical inspectorates, government, in short anyone with an interest in standardisation, may meet in order to discuss and define their specific standardisation requirements and to record the results as German Standards.
Standardisation as undertaken by DIN is a service that aims to benefit the entire community.
DIN Standards promote rationalisation, quality assurance, safety, and environmental protection as well as improving communication between industry, technology, science, government and the public domain.
In DIN, standards work is carried out by some 26,000 external experts serving as voluntary delegates in more than 4,000 committees. Draft standards are published for public comment, and all comments are reviewed before final publication of the standard. Published standards are reviewed for continuing relevance at least every five years.
DIN 13157: Suitable for small companies (<20 workers or <50 office staff) and private households. Filings in accordance to DIN 13157 contain 72 items. Fillings can be stored for up to 20 years.
DIN 13169: Suitable for larger companies (>20 workers or >50 office staff). Filings in accordance to DIN 13169 contain 144 items. Fillings can be stored for up to 20 years.
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