Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

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ANSI

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) was established as an independent, privately funded non-profit organization based in Washington D.C. Today, ANSI has grown to host more than 200 consensus-based standards and conformity assessment systems for products and services used within the United States and abroad.

These standards reflect the best practices for a given product or service, acting as a guidebook to ensure the efficient and safe use of that product.

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