AMERICAN NATIONAL AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE STANDARDS INSTITUTE

By Kim S. DePewBy Kim S. DePew

WHAT WILL BE COVEREDWHAT WILL BE COVERED

• What is the American National What is the American National Standards Institute or ANSI?Standards Institute or ANSI?

• Mission of ANSIMission of ANSI• How your firm can benefit from How your firm can benefit from

ANSIANSI• A closer look at ANSIA closer look at ANSI• Industries that work with ANSIIndustries that work with ANSI

WHAT WILL BE COVEREDWHAT WILL BE COVERED

• Services provided by ANSIServices provided by ANSI• ANSI membership fee scheduleANSI membership fee schedule• Real World ExamplesReal World Examples• ExercisesExercises• SummarySummary• Reading, References, Info ListsReading, References, Info Lists

WHAT IS ANSI?WHAT IS ANSI?

• ANSI is U.S. member for the International ANSI is U.S. member for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• ANSI is the chief coordinating body of U.S. ANSI is the chief coordinating body of U.S. Standards SystemStandards System

• ANSI uses voluntary consensus ANSI uses voluntary consensus standards, it does not write the standardsstandards, it does not write the standards

WHAT IS ANSI?WHAT IS ANSI?

• ANSI is made up of 1,000 U.S. ANSI is made up of 1,000 U.S. associationsassociations

• It was established in 1918It was established in 1918

• It represents a benchmark of excellence It represents a benchmark of excellence in standardization and conformity in standardization and conformity assessment systemsassessment systems

MISSION OF ANSIMISSION OF ANSI

• To enhance both the To enhance both the global global competitiveness of competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life by U.S. quality of life by promoting and promoting and facilitating voluntary facilitating voluntary consensus standards consensus standards and conformity and conformity assessment systems, assessment systems, and safeguarding and safeguarding their integrity.their integrity.

HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN BENEFIT FROM ANSIBENEFIT FROM ANSI

• ANSI has partnership with government ANSI has partnership with government concerning relevant issuesconcerning relevant issues

• ANSI partners with U.S. Department of ANSI partners with U.S. Department of State and Commerce and U.S. Trade State and Commerce and U.S. Trade RepresentativesRepresentatives

• Creates and advances markets in new Creates and advances markets in new technologytechnology

HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN BENEFIT FROM ANSIBENEFIT FROM ANSI

• Assess trends, events and processes Assess trends, events and processes from other business sectorsfrom other business sectors

• Shapes accreditation policy for U.S. Shapes accreditation policy for U.S. standards developersstandards developers

• Member discounts on education and Member discounts on education and training, research and special training, research and special publicationspublications

HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN

BENEFIT FROM ANSIBENEFIT FROM ANSI

• Coordinates global business-to-business Coordinates global business-to-business policypolicy

• Influences policy in international Influences policy in international standards organizationstandards organization

• Influences policy in non-U.S. national Influences policy in non-U.S. national and regional standards bodiesand regional standards bodies

A CLOSER LOOK AT ANSIA CLOSER LOOK AT ANSI

• Helps make products and systems Helps make products and systems safe, efficient and globally safe, efficient and globally competitivecompetitive

• Fair and open processFair and open process

• Improves safety of products for Improves safety of products for consumersconsumers

A CLOSER LOOK AT ANSIA CLOSER LOOK AT ANSI

• Consensus decisionsConsensus decisions

• Open participationOpen participation

• Maintained balanceMaintained balance

• Due processDue process

A CLOSER LOOK AT ANSIA CLOSER LOOK AT ANSI

• Process is timelyProcess is timely

• Standards are relevantStandards are relevant

• Standards are responsiveStandards are responsive

• Standards are performance-basedStandards are performance-based

INDUSTRIES WORKING INDUSTRIES WORKING WITH ANSIWITH ANSI

• Lumber & TimberLumber & Timber• Construction Construction

equipmentequipment• PetroleumPetroleum• Info TechnologyInfo Technology• Piping & fluid Piping & fluid

controlscontrols• LasersLasers• Safety SignageSafety Signage• SteelSteel

• Bar coding & Bar coding & automatic data automatic data capturecapture

• Environmental Environmental managementmanagement

• Safety & health for Safety & health for workers and workers and consumersconsumers

• Steel production and Steel production and processingprocessing

• TextilesTextiles• AutomotiveAutomotive

SERVICES OF ANSISERVICES OF ANSI

• Education and Training Services on how Education and Training Services on how to be smarter, quicker, more efficient, to be smarter, quicker, more efficient, and more effectiveand more effective

• Recommended Boardroom Plus, a Recommended Boardroom Plus, a comprehensive Insurance Program comprehensive Insurance Program combining three key liabilities.combining three key liabilities.

SERVICES OF ANSISERVICES OF ANSI

• Advertising with ANSI Reporter, the Advertising with ANSI Reporter, the quarterly magazine of the American quarterly magazine of the American national Standards Institute national Standards Institute

• Electronic banner advertising with ANSI Electronic banner advertising with ANSI onlineonline

• On-line information services such as ESSOn-line information services such as ESS

ANSI MEMBERSHIP FEESANSI MEMBERSHIP FEES

Minimum Revenue Maximum Revenue Annual Fees$0 $59,999,999 $500

60,000,000 99,999,999 750100,000,000 149,999,999 1,000150,000,000 199,999,999 1,500200,000,000 249,999,999 2,000250,000,000 299,999,999 2,500300,000,000 349,999,999 3,000350,000,000 399,999,999 3,500400,000,000 499,999,999 4,000500,000,000 699,999,999 4,500700,000,000 999,999,999 5,000

1,000,000,000 1,499,999,999 7,5001,500,000,000 1,999,999,999 10,0002,000,000,000 2,499,999,999 12,5002,500,000,000 2,999,999,999 15,0003,000,000,000 3,999,999,999 17,5004,000,000,000 4,999,999,999 20,0005,000,000,000 9,999,999,999 22,500

10,000,000,000 or greater 25,000

ANSI IN THE REAL WORLDANSI IN THE REAL WORLD

““As we move forward, the United As we move forward, the United States must work to preserve States must work to preserve the improvements the improvements standardization has already standardization has already introduced in public health, introduced in public health, safety and the environment.” safety and the environment.”

Dr. Mark W. Hurwitz, CAE, ANSI Dr. Mark W. Hurwitz, CAE, ANSI President and CEOPresident and CEO

ANSI IN THE REAL WORLDANSI IN THE REAL WORLD

Dishwashers and ovens that operate Dishwashers and ovens that operate remotely from a PDA, pager or cell remotely from a PDA, pager or cell phone are no longer science fiction phone are no longer science fiction fantasies. An important step in realizing fantasies. An important step in realizing a true networked or “smart” home, was a true networked or “smart” home, was achieved recently by the completion of a achieved recently by the completion of a Connected Home Appliance Standard, Connected Home Appliance Standard, pending approval as an American pending approval as an American National Standard – New York News National Standard – New York News Release, March 22, 2002Release, March 22, 2002

EXCERCISEEXCERCISE

Q1: What is ANSI?Q1: What is ANSI?

Q2: How would your organization Q2: How would your organization benefit from joining the American benefit from joining the American Standards Institute?Standards Institute?

Q3: What services are available as a Q3: What services are available as a member of ANSI?member of ANSI?

EXCERCISEEXCERCISE

Q4: What is ANSI’s mission?Q4: What is ANSI’s mission?

Q5: How is ANSI related to ISO Q5: How is ANSI related to ISO (International Organization for (International Organization for Standardization)?Standardization)?

Q6: What are a couple of websites where Q6: What are a couple of websites where information regarding ANSI is available?information regarding ANSI is available?

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• ANSI is the ISO representative for the ANSI is the ISO representative for the U.S.U.S.

• ANSI is a coordinator of consensus ANSI is a coordinator of consensus standardsstandards

• ANSI offers many benefits to a firmANSI offers many benefits to a firm

• ANSI aims for safetyANSI aims for safety

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• ANSI encourages open participationANSI encourages open participation

• ANSI has a timely and due processANSI has a timely and due process

• ANSI’s standards are relevant, ANSI’s standards are relevant, responsive and performance basedresponsive and performance based

• ANSI strives to maintain balance ANSI strives to maintain balance

SUMMARYSUMMARY

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

• ANSI offers many services to its ANSI offers many services to its members to include education and members to include education and training, advertising and on-line support.training, advertising and on-line support.

READING LIST & READING LIST & REFERENCESREFERENCES

• www. awww. ansi.orgnsi.org American National Standards InstituteAmerican National Standards Institute

• www.nssn.orgwww.nssn.org National Resource for Global StandardsNational Resource for Global Standards

• Operations Management, Prentice Hall, Operations Management, Prentice Hall, Roberta Russell and Bernard Taylor, Roberta Russell and Bernard Taylor, 2000.2000.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONFOR MORE INFORMATION

• ANSI Reporter (quarterly magazine)ANSI Reporter (quarterly magazine)

• ANSI Insider (monthly publication)ANSI Insider (monthly publication)

• Standards Action (bi-weekly publication)Standards Action (bi-weekly publication)

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