Discover some of the best-known and most widely-used standards, as well as those that address recently emerged challenges affecting us all. Covering almost every product, process or …

Jan 11, 2021 · Standards are published documents that establish technical specifications and procedures designed to maximize the reliability of the materials, products, methods, and/or …

Jun 17, 2025 · What is a standard? A standard is a document that provides requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that …

Jul 28, 2016 · Standards setting and standards developing organizations each have their own “types” of standards, as they define them. In general, there are two types of standards. There …

The American National Standards Institute oversees standards and conformity assessment activities in the United States.

Jun 10, 2025 · Learn about the impact of standards on many aspects of life. From the American National Standards Institute.

Quality standards are defined as documents that provide requirements, specifications, guidelines, or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes, …

Apr 25, 2025 · Why do standards exist? Standards exist to ensure the safety, quality, accuracy, reliability, interoperability, efficiency, and security of various products, processes and services …

Standardization encompasses a broad range of considerations – from the actual development of a standard to its promulgation, acceptance and implementation.

According to the U.S. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, standards are the common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for products or …