In the United States, this mechanism is called the ANSI-Accredited U.S. Different countries are members of different committees. As a founding member of ISO, ANSI also plays an active role in its governance.Īmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI)Įach country that belongs to ISO is represented by a national organization called a "member body." Each member body has a mechanism for identifying issues and developing a national consensus on the work being done by ISO Technical Committees (TC).
representative and dues-paying member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is the sole U.S. Quality Glossary Definition: American National Standards Institute (ANSI) See standards sold by ASQ and publications related to standards.