American National Standards Institute
Also known as United States of America Standards Institute, USASI, American Standards Association, ASA, American Engineering Standards Committee, AESC
American standards development organization
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is an organization that develops and oversees standards for products, services, and systems used across American industries. These standards help ensure that different manufacturers and service providers meet consistent quality and safety requirements, which protects consumers and makes it easier for businesses to work together.
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Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 90
- Official website
- www.ansi.org
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- inception
- 1918-10-19
- Commons category
- American National Standards Institute
- ACM Classification Code (2012)
- 10011262
- budget
- 36000000
- social media followers
- 16411
- short name
- ANSI
- phone number
- +1-212-642-4900
- email address
- mailto:privacy@ansi.org
- privacy policy URL
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private nonprofit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organization also coordinates U.S. standards with international standards so that American products can be used worldwide.
ANSI accredits standards that are developed by representatives of other standards organizations, government agencies, consumer groups, companies, and others. These standards ensure that the characteristics and performance of products are consistent, that people use the same definitions and terms, and that products are tested the same way. ANSI also accredits standards developing organizations (SDOs) and provides a searchable directory of accredited standards developers (ASDs). ANSI similarly accredits organizations that carry out product or personnel certification in accordance with requirements defined in international standards.