The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage

TICCIH's Nizhny Tagil Charter (archived), signed in 2003, is the international guidance document for the industrial heritage.

Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of industrial archaeology, it draws in enthusiasts and professionals from many fields.

TICCIH was founded after the First International Conference for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage in Ironbridge, England, in 1973.

It has both individual members and national societies such as the North American Society for Industrial Archeology (SIA), the French Comité d'information et de liaison pour l'archéologie, l'étude et la mise en valeur du patrimoine industriel (CILAC) or the British Association for Industrial Archaeology (AIA).

It has published a series of guideline documents including canals, railways, bridges and coal mines, which can be downloaded from the TICCIH or ICOMOS websites.