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U.S. Standards and Conformity Assessment System

U.S. Standards and Conformity Assessment System. Emphasizes private sector solutions for Standards and Conformance Bottom-up / broad stakeholder and user participation Uses different tools for different applications Public-Private Partnership

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U.S. Standards and Conformity Assessment System

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  1. U.S. Standards and Conformity Assessment System • Emphasizes private sector solutions for Standards and Conformance • Bottom-up / broad stakeholder and user participation • Uses different tools for different applications • Public-Private Partnership • ANSI – Coordinator of the Private Sector-Led System • Private-sector, non-profit, membership organization • Responsible for coordinating U.S. private sector participation in the U.S. private sector-led / public sector-supported standards and conformance systems • The National Standards Body for the United States – Represents the U.S. in international standardization fora addressing voluntary standards:(ISO, IEC, COPANT, PASC, with ESOs, with GSO, etc.) • One of several U.S. Accreditation Bodies for private sector programs. ANSI together with its affiliates and members participates in international accreditation fora:(ILAC, IAF, ILAC, PAC, IAAC) • Supported by membership fees, sale of publications, funded programs, accreditation programs, and government grants

  2. U.S. Standards SystemDifferent tools for developing globally-relevant standards .

  3. Academia Individuals Government Manufacturing Trade Associations Professional Societies Service Organizations Standards Developers Consumer and Labor Interests and many more Members of the ANSI Federation include . . . The ANSI Federation represents more than 125,000 companies and organizations and 3.5 million professionals worldwide

  4. Examples of ANSI-Accredited Standards Developers (SDOs) ASTM International American Society of MechanicalEngineers International Code Council American Dental Association NationalElectrical Manufacturers Association National Fire Protection Association Society of Automotive Engineers Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers Underwriters Laboratories Inc. American Society of Civil Engineers American Petroleum Institute And more than 200 additional organizations

  5. U.S. PUBLIC SECTOR U.S. PRIVATE SECTOR U.S. GOVERNMENT COMPANIES TRADE ASSOCIATIONS U.S.-Headquartered STANDARDS DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONS EUROPEAN COMMISSION / APEC CONSUMER INTERESTS OTHERS REGIONAL STANDARDIZATION BODIES (COPANT, PASC, ESOs) Geneva-Headquartered INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION BODIES (ISO, IEC) FOREIGN NATIONAL STANDARDS BODIES (ANSI PEER BODIES)

  6. Standards and Conformance for Trade • ANSI federation (ppp) dedicated to increasing U.S. and global use of international standards and private sector conformance solutions • Best known mechanism of harmonizing cross-border requirements – facilitating market access and trade • Working cooperatively with its partners to minimize duplicative testing and certification requirements

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