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

U.S. Standards System Different tools for developing globally-relevant standards National Participation Direct Participation Consortia Treaty Organizations Non-Treaty Organizations Nationally Accepted Internationally Accepted Examples ISO, IEC, ITU, CODEX, etc. ASTM International, ASME, SAE, etc. IGRS, W3C, etc. There are three types of standards development processes commonly used within the U.S. and the global community. Each model or structure for standards development could be seen as a tool in a toolbox. If you are building a house, you would be able to build a stronger structure more quickly if you had a wide range of tools at your disposal, and had the flexibility to chose the tool that best suited a specific task. In the same way, U.S. companies believe that having a broad spectrum of tools for standardization, and having the flexibility to select the tools that best suit their individual needs helps them to meet market needs more quickly and efficiently, and to build a stronger economy. FEATURES National Participation Formality in process One country, one vote Direct Participation Direct link between technical experts and SDOs Many are accredited by ANSI Consortia Wide range of processes and procedures allows flexibility .

Members of the ANSI Federation include . . . The ANSI Federation represents more than 125,000 companies and organizations and 3.5 million professionals worldwide ANSI was founded by private and public sector organizations. Today, it’s membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations. The ANSI Federation represents the diverse interests of more than 125,000 entities and 3.5 million professionals worldwide. Currently, membership includes almost all industry sectors nearly 500 Member Companies (with revenues of more than $1.2+ trillion) 270+ Professional, Trade, Educational, Consumer and Labor Institutions 30+ Government Agencies (Federal, State and Local) Members of the ANSI Federation include . . . Academia Individuals Government Manufacturing Trade Associations Professional Societies Service Organizations Standards Developers Consumer and Labor Interests and many more

Examples of ANSI-Accredited Standards Developers (SDOs) ASTM International American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Code Council American Dental Association National Electrical Manufacturers Association National Fire Protection Association ANSI accredits standards developers in dozens of industries. In a similar fashion, we accredit organizations that are engaged in conformity assessment activities. There are more than 200 ANSI-accredited standards developers Accreditation confirms an organization’s commitment to adhere to commonly accepted principles such as openness, balance, due process, transparency and consensus Not all standards developed by ANSI-accredited SDOs are submitted for consideration as an ANS. There are approximately 10,000 American National Standards that address such issues as: Safety of appliances electric coffee makers household trash compactors Performance of appliances (AHAM) household refrigerators and freezers portable air cleaners (ANSI/AHAM AC-1) Indoor air quality (ANSI/ASHRAE 62.1) Energy-efficient design (ANSI/ASHRAE 90.2) Safe electrical installation (NFPA 70) Society of Automotive Engineers Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Underwriters Laboratories Inc. American Society of Civil Engineers American Petroleum Institute And more than 200 additional organizations

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

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