This British Standard implements the ISO system for technical product documentation and specification.
The ISO system is defined in a large number of interlinked and related international standards which are referenced from within BS 8888.
The purpose of this British Standard is to facilitate the use of the ISO system by providing:
an index to the international standards which comprise the ISO system,referencing them according to their area of application;
key elements of the ISO standards to facilitate their application;
references to additional British and European Standards where they provide information or guidance over and above that provided by ISO standards;and
commentary and recommendations on the application of the standards where this is deemed useful.
The requirements refer to International and European Standards which have been implemented as British Standards either in the BS EN,BS EN ISO,BS ISO series or as International Standards re-numbered as British Standards.