Third Edition Booklet offers US standardization system overview.
Press Release Summary:
Overview of the US Standardization System, third edition, provides overview of US voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment activities. Specifically, booklet explains decentralized, demand-driven, and voluntary nature of US standards and conformance system. History of standards and conformity assessment, as well as impact on innovation of products, services, and systems in US, are highlighted. Sections include topics such as American values, history, and harmonization.
Original Press Release:
ANSI Releases New Edition of Overview of the U.S. Standardization System Booklet
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is pleased to release the third edition of its Overview of the U.S. Standardization System. This booklet provides a high-level overview of our nation's voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment activities and is freely available to the public as an educational resource.
Overview of the U.S. Standardization System, updated as the third edition in 2010, is one of several informational brochures published by ANSI. It is a sister document to the United States Standards Strategy and the National Conformity Assessment Principles for the United States.
The booklet explains the decentralized, demand-driven, and voluntary nature of the U.S. standards and conformance system. The history of standards and conformity assessment, as well as the strong impact that they have on the innovation of products, services, and systems in the U.S., are highlighted.
Readers will find information broken down into several sections:
Background
A Reflection of American Values
Strength Through History
Harmonizing U.S. Government and Private-Sector Activities
The Global Stage
Examining Conformity Assessment
Conclusion
To download Overview of the U.S. Standardization System, click here. For paper copies, send an email to Meg Cooper, communications assistant/journalist, at mcooper@ansi.org.
