The American National Standards Institute - ANSI - facilitates and corrdinates the U.S. voluntary standards and conformity assessment system.

ANSI's mission is to enhance 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.

A joint initiative of ANSI and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Standards Alliance provides training and support for developing regions’ capacity- building efforts in standards and conformance.

ANSI’s diverse roles and activities help to ensure the continued strength and impact of innovative U.S. standards and conformity assessment work domestically, regionally, and globally.

An American National Standard (ANS) is a voluntary consensus standard that is developed in accordance with the ANSI Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for American National Standards and subject to ANSI’s neutral oversight and approval. These requirements are designed to ensure that development of American National Standards is ...

ANSI is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the U.S. voluntary standards and conformity assessment system and strengthening its impact both domestically and internationally. Want to know more about ANSI’s Role in the U.S. Standards System?

Dec 2, 2010 · The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standards and conformity assessment system.

ANSI's Resource Center organizes every document, form, publication, subscription, organizational policy, and other useful link and resource from ansi.org, providing a comprehensive library of materials for the ANSI community to browse and access.

The tabs below contain frequently asked questions on standards, conformance, and ANSI’s activities in the U.S. and international systems. Browse the collections of questions for quick answers, or click the links within to dig deeper into ANSI's work in …

The American National Standards section of ANSI's Resource Center provides easy access to every document, form, publication, policy, or other useful link or resource from the ANS section of the ANSI.org website.