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

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 ...

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.

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.

Access to the latest news from ANSI and its members on standards development and issues impacting industry and the standardization community.

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 International Code Council standards provide a framework for building design, construction, and maintenance through its collection of sixteen building codes. Lastly, there is a focus on door standards published by BHMA due to their importance in safety and functionality.

The ANSI Code of Conduct sets guidelines for fair and proper participation in ANSI activities, in adherence all duly established rules, regulations, and policies governing the ANSI voluntary consensus standards system.

The ANSI Essential Requirements govern the processes by which standards developers are accredited by ANSI and American National Standards are developed.

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