National Standards Authority 20 years laying down law
The year was 1997, and the National Standards Authority of Ireland had just begun setting standards. Since then it has published more than 23,000 standards covering healthcare, construction, food, technology and the environment.
It has also inspected and verified more than 240,000 trade-measuring instruments, including supermarket scales, petrol pumps, and taximeters to ensure that consumers get what they pay for.
