Standards writing and standardization remain important and underappreciated endeavors in reducing injuries

My first book was on voluntary standards (Hemenway, Industrywide Voluntary Product Standards, 1975) and their important in the US and world economies.  The effects of standards on markets and the economy as a whole remains understudied, as do the effects of standards on safety.  For a brief recent interview with William S. Lerner, a member of the International Standards Organization (ISO) which promotes safety on a global scale, see http://www.waterstofmagazine.nl/achtergronden/15-achtergronden/186-waterstofspecialist-william-s-lerner-over-het-belang-van-iso-voor-waterstof.