ANSI

ANSIAMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE

Group no. 00

•Saim Khalid

•Muhammad Waseem

•Asad Habib

•Awais Haider

Agenda

• About ANSI

• Mission Statement

• History

• Introduction

• Role of ANSI

• Members of the ANSI Federation

• ANSI-accredited SDOs and U.S. TAGs

• ANSI Panels

• ANSI Organizational Structure

• Guiding Principles of ANSI

• Basic Units used in ANSI

• ANS Development Cycle

• Standards Developer Accreditation

• Benefits / Advantages

• ANS Approval Process

• Certified Products and Systems

About ANSI

Logo of the American National Standards

Institute.

Abbreviation ANSI

Formation May 14, 1918 (96 years ago)

Purpose National Standards

Headquarters Washington, D.C., U.S.

Membership 125,000 companies and 3.5 million professionals

Official language English

Website www.ansi.org

About ANSI

• There are approximately 10,000 American National Standards

• Currently there are approximately 227 ANSI-accredited standards developers (ASD)

• In the U.S. alone, there are more than 95,000 recognized standards.

• The ANSI Federation represents more than 125,000 companies and organizations and 3.5 million professionals worldwide

Mission Statement 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.

History of ANSI

ANSI was originally formed in 1918, when five engineering

societies and three government agencies founded the American

Engineering Standards Committee (AESC). In 1928, the AESC

became the American Standards Association (ASA). In 1966,

the ASA was reorganized and became the United States of

America Standards Institute(USASI). The present name was

adopted in 1969.

History of ANSI

Prior to 1918, these five founding engineering societies that had

been members of the United Engineering Society (UES) are:

• American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE, now IEEE)

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

• American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME, now American

Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers)

• American Society for Testing and Materials (now ASTM

International)

Introduction to ANSI

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organization also coordinatesU.S. standards with international standards so that American products can be used worldwide. For example, standards ensure that people who own cameras can find the film they need for that camera anywhere around the globe.

ANSI also accredits organizations that carry out product or personnel certification in accordance with requirements defined in international standards.

What does ANSI do?

ANSI…

• Represents U.S. globally

• Ensures integrity of the standards and conformity assessment system

• Offers neutral forum

• Accredits standards developers and conformity assessment organizations

• Bridge between U.S. public and private sectors

• Coordinates the U.S. voluntary consensus standards system

• Serves as a watchdog for standards development and conformity assessment programs and processes

Industry

Trade

Associations

Professional

Societies

Government

Consumers and

Labor Interests

Standards

Developers

Other

Stakeholders

Academic

Institutions

Members of the ANSI Federation

U.S. Standardization Systemexamples of ANSI-accredited SDOs and U.S. TAGs

Code Council

Protection

Electronics Engineers

American

Society

of Civil

Engineers

American

Petroleum

Institute

And more than 200

additional organizations

Society of Automotive Engineers

Institute ofElectrical and Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

American

Dental

Association

National

Electrical

Manufacturers

Association

National Fire

Association

ASTM

International

American

Society of

Mechanical

Engineers

International

ANSI panels

The Institute administers nine standards panels:

• ANSI Homeland Defense and Security Standardization Collaborative (HDSSC)

• ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel (ANSI-NSP)

• ID Theft Prevention and ID Management Standards Panel (IDSP)

• ANSI Energy Efficiency Standardization Coordination Collaborative (EESCC)

• Nuclear Energy Standards Coordination Collaborative (NESCC)

• Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP)

• ANSI-NAM Network on Chemical Regulation

• ANSI Biofuels Standards Coordination Panel

• Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)

• Each of the panels works to identify, coordinate, and harmonize voluntary standards relevant to these areas.

ANSI

1994Information

Infrastructure

Standards Panel

Panels/Collaboratives and Workshops

2004Nanotechnology

Standards Panel

2005Healthcare

Information

Technology

Standards Panel

2006ID Theft Prevention

and ID Management

Standards Panel

2007Biofuels Standards

Coordination

Panel

2003Homeland Defense

and Security

Standardization

Collaborative

2012ANSI

Energy Efficiency

Standards Coordination

Collaborative

2007ANSI Network on

Chemical

Regulation

2009Workshop Toward

Product Standards

for Sustainability

2009ANSI-NIST Nuclear

Energy Standards

Coordination

Collaborative

2010The Financial

Management of

Cyber Risk

2011ANSI

Electric Vehicles

Standards Panel

ANSI Organizational Structure

Guiding Principles of ANSI

• Standards should meet societal and market needs and should not be developed to act as barriers to trade

• The U.S. endorses the globally accepted standardizationprinciples of the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement

• Transparency

• Openness

• Impartiality

• Effectiveness and relevance

• Consensus

• Performance-based

• Coherence

• Due process

• Technical Assistance

• Flexible

• Timely

• Balanced

Basic Units used in ANSI

Base Units

Quantity Name Symbol

length meter m

mass kilogram kg

time second s

electric current ampere A

thermodynamic temperature kelvin K

amount of substance mole mol

luminous intensity candela cd

Process

Though ANSI itself does not develop standards, the Institute oversees the development and use of standards by accrediting the procedures of standards developing organizations. ANSI accreditation signifies that the procedures used by standards developing organizations meet the Institute's requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process.

ANSI also designates specific standards as American National Standards, or ANS, when the Institute determines that the standards were developed in an environment that is equitable, accessible and responsive to the requirements of various stakeholders.

Voluntary consensus standards quicken the market acceptance of products while making clear how to improve the safety of those products for the protection of consumers. There are approximately 9,500 American National Standards that carry the ANSI designation.

Process

The American National Standards process involves:

• Consensus by a group that is open to representatives from all interested parties

• Broad-based public review and comment on draft standards

• Consideration of and response to comments

• Incorporation of submitted changes that meet the same consensus requirements into a draft standard

• Availability of an appeal by any participant alleging that these principles were not respected during the standards-development process.

American National Standards (ANS)

• Currently there are approximately 227 ANSI-accredited standards developers (ASD)

• Only ASDs may submit standards for approval as ANS

• Not all standards developed by these organizations are submitted

for consideration as ANS

• There are approximately 10,000 ANS

• All ASDs are subject to ANSI’s neutral third-party oversight including a routine audit of ANS and an annual compliance review of accredited procedures

SubmitAmerican

National Standards

for adoption as regional

or International

StandardsAdopt

International Standards

as

American National Standards

(where they meet the needs

of the user community)

Ensure that

U.S. positions (policy

and technical) are

accepted by international

and regional

standardsorganizations

The U.S. will …

ANS Development Cycle

Public Review Period

(30 or 45 or 60 day Announcement in Standards Action)

Consensus Ballot

(Formal Ballot of Consensus Group)

Approved by the

Board of Standards Review

Appeals Process

Completed

Consensus Obtained

Submitted to the Board of Standards Review

Vote and Comment Resolution

(Recirculation and 2nd Announcement, if necessary)

Development of a Draft

American National Standard

Project Initiation

IDEAS

COMMENTS

VOTE

Standards Developer Accreditation

• Only ANSI-Accredited Standards Developers may submit their standards through the American National Standard approval process

• ANSI-accreditation signifies that the standards developer is committed to an open, fair and time-tested consensus process that benefits stakeholders and the American public

• ANSI-Accredited Standards Developers are accredited to the requirements contained in the ANSI Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for American National Standards (2008)

Accreditation Process

Procedures

Review of Due Process

Requirements

Apply Public Review

Accreditation

APPROVED

ANSI Standards Developer Accreditation Requirements

A standards developer’s written procedures for the development and approval of proposed American National Standards must meet ANSI due process and consensus requirements

1. Openness

2. Balance

Discrete interest category definitions3. Lack of Dominance

4. Public comment opportunity

5. Consideration of Views and Objections

ANSI Standards Developer Accreditation Requirements

3. Comment Resolution and Response

4. Recirculation Opportunity

5. Consensus Body Vote

6. Numerical Requirements for Consensus

7. Standards Developer Appeals Process

8. Policy for Retention of Evidence of Compliance

9. Compliance with ANSI’s Patent Policy

10. Compliance with ANSI’s Commercial Terms and Conditions Provisions

11. Interpretations and Metrics Policies

Benefits/Advantages of Membership

Benefits to Companies

• Protection

• The strong voice, influence and networks necessary to help ensure that standards are not written that will exclude your products, processes or technologies

• Knowledge• Early awareness of new requirements • Close customer and supplier contact • Early assessment of new market directions

• Positioning

• Influence at the leading edges of technology

Benefits to Organizations

• Global relevance

• Self-regulation

• Shared costs

• Reduced liability

• Reduced redundancy

• Marketplace acceptanceof standards

Benefits to Consumers

• Greater selection

• Easier choices

• Better and consistent quality

• Lower costs

• Enhanced safety & health

Benefits to Government

• Lower costs for procurement and regulatory agencies

• Increased U.S. competitiveness, employment and economic growth

• Private sector cooperation

• World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance

• Legislative compliance

ANS Approval Process

• Stage 1: PINS form to ANSI

• Announcement of project initiation

• PINS deliberation if claim of conflict or duplication is raised

• Stage 2: Approval of draft

• Consensus body approves text of draft standard

• Must meet numerical requirements for consensus as described in developer’s accredited procedures (e.g. approval by a majority of consensus body and 2/3 of those voting, etc.)

• Stage 3: Public Review

• BSR-8 form initiates announcement in Standards Action. Developer may also announce in industry publications, etc. (multiple public reviews are possible)


• Stage 4: Comment resolution

• Public and consensus body member comments

• Stage 5: Recirculation (if applicable)

• Unresolved negative comments from consensus body members and public review commenters as well as any substantive changes to the text, must be recirculated to the entire consensus body to allow them to vote, reaffirm a vote or change a vote

• Stage 6: Appeals at developer level


• Stage 7: Submittal to ANSI for approval based on procedural compliance – not technical content

• Submittal of final standard for approval with evidence of consensus (BSR-9 form)

• Stage 8: Notification

• Notification of final approval/disapproval

• Stage 9: Appeal at ANSI

• Hearing is scheduled if appeal is filed

Certified Products and Systems

ANSI

Education

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