The ANSI Blog

PA Turnpike carrying cars as a highway and freeway with a difference between the two.

Highway, Freeway, Parkway – Know the Difference

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021Brad Kelechava

There are 289.5 million vehicles in the United States. Considering the distance between locations stretching across the 3.8 million square miles of the nation, people […]

IT engineer in action with new ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002 information security management systems requirements.

Planned Changes in the New ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002

November 17, 2021November 19, 2021Brenda Bissell, Senior Accreditation Manager

ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002 are both under revision. ISO/IEC 27002 is scheduled to be published in January 2022, and ISO/IEC 27001 will follow shortly thereafter. […]

Orange flagger signs in road work zone assembled to ANSI/ASSP A10.47-2021 construction requirements.

ANSI/ASSP A10.47-2021: Work Zone Safety for Roadway Construction

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021Brad Kelechava

American National Standard ANSI/ASSP A10.47-2021: Work Zone Safety For Roadway Construction covers workers engaged in construction, utility work, maintenance, or repair activities on any area […]

The contact face of pipe flanges, bright yellow and finished to MSS SP-6-2021.

MSS SP-6-2021: Pipe Flanges, Standard Finishes for Contact Faces

November 2, 2021November 5, 2021Brad Kelechava

Pipe flanges are integral for providing support, sealing and/or blocking of the flow of fluids, and allowing for the attachment of other items in a […]

Woman working alone in laboratory with resilient and stable practices during the pandemic with ANAB accreditation.

Laboratory Accreditation: Providing Stability Amid the Pandemic Uncertainty

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021Natalia Larrimer, Senior Manager, Training Business

Uncertainty has plagued our everyday lives since early 2020. While many have had to change how we do our work—where we do our work, when […]

IEC 60086-3:2021 – Watch Batteries

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021Brad Kelechava

For the primary batteries of watches, IEC 60086-3:2021 – Primary Batteries – Part 3: Watch Batteries offers a range of standard technical requirements, even giving […]

Wide lab empty but well described with a flexible scope of accreditation.

Flexible Scope of Accreditation for Laboratories

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021Mark Farnbauch, Senior Manager of Accreditation

What is a Flexible Scope of Accreditation? A flexible scope of accreditation is designed to define a laboratory’s competence for the purpose of applying its […]

Patron inserting a quarter into an NSF/ANSI 25-2021 tested safe food vending machine.

NSF/ANSI 25-2021: Vending Machines for Food and Beverages

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021Brad Kelechava

An American National Standard, NSF/ANSI 25-2021: Vending Machines For Food And Beverages, addresses the performance and safety of vending machines. Vending Machine Components There’s an […]

Research reactor surrounded by water with ANSI/ANS-15.4-2016 (R2021) trained personnel.

Training Personnel for Research Reactors, ANSI/ANS-15.4

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021Brad Kelechava

Nuclear reactors are safely maintained by current standards and regulations. Through these guidelines and requirements, the world’s 445 nuclear reactors generate about 10 percent of […]

Blue conveyor shuttling boxes and kept safe thanks to ASME B20.1-2021.

ASME B20.1-2021: Safety Standard For Conveyors And Related Equipment

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021Brad Kelechava

Safety considerations for conveyor design are detailed in ASME B20.1-2021: Safety Standard For Conveyors And Related Equipment. Why Do We Need Conveyors? Considering our upright […]