AWS D1.1:2020 – Changes to Structural Welding Code – Steel
Steel, often with the aid of carbon or some metals, is marked by a few specific attributes. Distinguished by its specific alloy, which, in turn, […]
ISO/IEC 17000 FDIS Released
ISO/IEC 17000, the international standard for vocabulary and general principles related to conformity assessment, has a new revision in development. Now in the approval stage, […]
ASME A17.1-2019: Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
The safety code for elevators and escalators, ASME A17.1-2019, or, if you’re in Canada, CSA B44-2019, has been revised. ASME A17.1/CSA B44-2019: Safety Code For […]
MICR External Processing Code (EPC), ANSI X9.100-160-2-2020
Prominently printed at the bottom of a bank check, a Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) line conveys distinguishing information to both humans and machines. To […]
MICR Specifications for Checks in ASC X9 Standards
When a check is processed—17 billion checks are exchanged each year in the U.S.—magnetic ink characters convey its information to machines. These characters comprise the […]
Series 1 Freight Containers Classification (ISO 668:2020)
Today, whether by ship, truck, or train, shipping containers share many traits. The reason for this: they’re the same standard. These intermodal shipping containers (series […]
ISO 10015:2019 – Competence Management & People Development
At its core, any organization is the people who comprise it. Labor has seen shifts and expansions by industry, geography, and various other factors over […]
ANSI B11.19-2019: Safeguarding and Machinery Risk Reduction
ANSI B11.19-2019: Performance Requirements For Risk Reduction Measures: Safeguarding And Other Means Of Reducing Risk focuses on an integral topic when it comes to machines: […]
ANSI B11.0-2020: Safety of Machinery
In the hands of Homo erectus—or its contemporary primitive cousin, H. habilis (whose name literally means “handy man”)—the hand axe, dating back 1.8 million years, […]
Discounts and Savings with ANSI Membership
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) represents and serves the diverse interests of over 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million professionals. Among this group, […]