AMERICAN NATIONAL

STANDARDS INSTITUTE
By Kim S. DePew
 WHAT WILL BE COVERED
• What is the American National
Standards Institute or ANSI?
• Mission of ANSI
• How your firm can benefit
from ANSI
• A closer look at ANSI
• Industries that work with ANSI
 WHAT WILL BE
COVERED
• Services provided by ANSI
• ANSI membership fee schedule
• Real World Examples
• Exercises
• Summary
• Reading, References, Info Lists
 WHAT IS ANSI?
• ANSI is U.S. member for the
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO)

• ANSI is the chief coordinating body of

U.S. Standards System

• ANSI uses voluntary consensus

standards, it does not write the
standards
 WHAT IS ANSI?
• ANSI is made up of 1,000 U.S.
associations

• It was established in 1918

• It represents a benchmark of
excellence in standardization and
conformity assessment systems
 MISSION OF ANSI
• To enhance both the
global
competitiveness of
U.S. business and the
U.S. quality of life by
promoting and
facilitating voluntary
consensus standards
and conformity
assessment systems,
and safeguarding
their integrity.
 HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION
CAN BENEFIT FROM ANSI

• ANSI has partnership with government

concerning relevant issues

• ANSI partners with U.S. Department of

State and Commerce and U.S. Trade
Representatives

• Creates and advances markets in new

technology
 HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION
CAN BENEFIT FROM ANSI
• Assess trends, events and processes
from other business sectors

• Shapes accreditation policy for U.S.

standards developers

• Member discounts on education and

training, research and special
publications
 HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION
CAN BENEFIT FROM ANSI

• Coordinates global business-to-

business policy

• Influences policy in international

standards organization

• Influences policy in non-U.S. national

and regional standards bodies
 A CLOSER LOOK AT
ANSI
• Helps make products and
systems safe, efficient and
globally competitive

• Fair and open process

• Improves safety of products for

consumers
 A CLOSER LOOK AT
ANSI
• Consensus decisions

• Open participation

• Maintained balance

• Due process
 A CLOSER LOOK AT
ANSI
• Process is timely

• Standards are relevant

• Standards are responsive

• Standards are performance-based

 INDUSTRIES WORKING
WITH ANSI
• Lumber & Timber • Bar coding &
• Construction automatic data
equipment capture
• Environmental
• Petroleum management
• Info Technology • Safety & health for
• Piping & fluid workers and
controls consumers
• Lasers • Steel production and
processing
• Safety Signage
• Textiles
• Steel
• Automotive
 SERVICES OF ANSI
• Education and Training Services on
how to be smarter, quicker, more
efficient, and more effective

• Recommended Boardroom Plus, a

comprehensive Insurance Program
combining three key liabilities.
 SERVICES OF ANSI

• Advertising with ANSI Reporter, the

quarterly magazine of the American
national Standards Institute

• Electronic banner advertising with ANSI

online

• On-line information services such as ESS

 ANSI MEMBERSHIP
FEES
Minimum Re ve nue Maximum Revenue Annual Fe es
$0 $59,999,999 $500
60,000,000 99,999,999 750
100,000,000 149,999,999 1,000
150,000,000 199,999,999 1,500
200,000,000 249,999,999 2,000
250,000,000 299,999,999 2,500
300,000,000 349,999,999 3,000
350,000,000 399,999,999 3,500
400,000,000 499,999,999 4,000
500,000,000 699,999,999 4,500
700,000,000 999,999,999 5,000
1,000,000,000 1,499,999,999 7,500
1,500,000,000 1,999,999,999 10,000
2,000,000,000 2,499,999,999 12,500
2,500,000,000 2,999,999,999 15,000
3,000,000,000 3,999,999,999 17,500
4,000,000,000 4,999,999,999 20,000
5,000,000,000 9,999,999,999 22,500
10,000,000,000 or greater 25,000
 ANSI IN THE REAL
WORLD
“As we move forward, the
United States must work to
preserve the improvements
standardization has already
introduced in public health,
safety and the environment.”
Dr. Mark W. Hurwitz, CAE, ANSI
President and CEO
 ANSI IN THE REAL
WORLD
Dishwashers and ovens that operate
remotely from a PDA, pager or cell
phone are no longer science fiction
fantasies. An important step in
realizing a true networked or “smart”
home, was achieved recently by the
completion of a Connected Home
Appliance Standard, pending approval
as an American National Standard –
New York News Release, March 22,
2002
 EXCERCISE
Q1: What is ANSI?

Q2: How would your organization

benefit from joining the
American Standards Institute?

Q3: What services are available

as a member of ANSI?
 EXCERCISE
Q4: What is ANSI’s mission?

Q5: How is ANSI related to ISO

(International Organization for
Standardization)?

Q6: What are a couple of websites

where information regarding ANSI is
available?
 SUMMARY
• ANSI is the ISO representative for the
U.S.

• ANSI is a coordinator of consensus

standards

• ANSI offers many benefits to a firm

• ANSI aims for safety

 SUMMARY
• ANSI encourages open participation

• ANSI has a timely and due process

• ANSI’s standards are relevant,

responsive and performance based

• ANSI strives to maintain balance

 SUMMARY
• ANSI works with a variety of
industries to include steel,
information technology, safety and
health for workers and consumers

• ANSI offers many services to its

members to include education and
training, advertising and on-line
support.
 READING LIST &
REFERENCES
• www. ansi.org
American National Standards Institute

• www.nssn.org
National Resource for Global Standards

• Operations Management, Prentice Hall,

Roberta Russell and Bernard Taylor,
2000.
 FOR MORE
INFORMATION
• ANSI Reporter (quarterly magazine)

• ANSI Insider (monthly publication)

• Standards Action (bi-weekly publication)

• Webstore.ansi.org
(ANSI’s electronic standards store)