ANSI Accredited Standards Committee
AIHA is the secretariat for three accredited standards committees:
Other AIHA links about standards:
Approval of an American National Standard requires verification (from ANSI) that the requirements for due process, consensus, and other criteria for approval have been met by the standards developer.
Consensus is established when, in the judgment of the ANSI Board of Standards Review, substantial agreement has been reached by directly and materially affected interests. Substantial agreement means much more than a simple majority, but not necessarily unanimity. Consensus requires that all views and objections be considered, and that a concerted effort be made toward their resolution.
The use of American National Standards is completely voluntary: Their existence does not in any respect preclude anyone (whether he or she has approved the standards or not) from manufacturing, marketing, purchasing, or using products, processors, or procedures that do not conform to the standards.
The American National Standards Institute does not develop standards and will in no circumstance give an interpretation of any American National Standard. Moreover, no person shall have the right or authority to issue an interpretation of an American National Standard in the name of the American National Standards Institute. Requests for interpretations should be addressed to the Secretariat or sponsor whose name appears on the title page of each standard.
CAUTION NOTICE: American National Standards may be revised or withdrawn at any time. The procedures of the American National Standards Institute require that action be taken to reaffirm, revise, or withdraw this standard no later than five years from the date of approval. Purchasers of American National Standards may receive current information on all standards by calling or writing the American National Standards Institute.
The AIHA staff contact for ANSI is Mili Mavely.