American National Standards Institute

QP Technologies™ Achieves ANSI/ESD S20.20 Certification

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Shoe, Safety, Certification, ISO 9001:2015, ISO, ESD, QP, PPE, Personal protective equipment, American National Standards Institute, ANSI, Organization

Implementing documented processes for monitoring and control of ESD is vital to ensuring product quality.

Key Points: 
  • Implementing documented processes for monitoring and control of ESD is vital to ensuring product quality.
  • In January 2024, TÜV SÜD representatives performed an intensive audit of QP Technologies' manufacturing facility in Escondido, California.
  • The certifications team confirmed the ESD safety and compliance of QP Technologies’ IC packaging and microelectronic assembly line.
  • This latest certification comes on the heels of QP Technologies’ recent update of its ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certifications through TÜV SÜD, exemplifying the company’s comprehensive commitment to quality and safety.

Gaps Progress Report Available: America Makes and ANSI Publish Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
AMSC, Scattered disc, Version 3.0 (album), American National Standards Institute, ANSI, Research, Certification

NEW YORK, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced today the availability of a Gaps Progress Report tracking efforts over the last nine months by standards developing organizations (SDOs) and others to address the gaps identified in the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0 , published by the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC) .

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced today the availability of a Gaps Progress Report tracking efforts over the last nine months by standards developing organizations (SDOs) and others to address the gaps identified in the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0 , published by the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC) .
  • The progress report provides updates on standards, research, and conformity assessment activities; it also captures suggested modifications to existing gaps and notes additional gaps to be considered for future roadmaps.
  • Published in July 2023, Roadmap Version 3.0 identified 141 standardization gaps and corresponding recommendations across the additive manufacturing (AM) lifecycle areas of design; precursor materials; process control; post-processing; finished material properties; qualification and certification; nondestructive evaluation; maintenance and repair; and data.
  • To receive future updates, offer suggested edits to the gaps progress report, or get involved in future AMSC activities, email [email protected] .

CompTIA supports Department of Defense efforts to strengthen cyber knowledge and skills

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Information, Certification, Policy, CompTIA, ISO, Information technology, Military personnel, Workforce, AFCEA, American National Standards Institute, ANSI, Baltimore Convention Center, Defense

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CompTIA, the world's leading information technology (IT) certification and training body, announced today that eight of its certifications are included in U.S. Department of Defense efforts to create, qualify and upskill a more diverse workforce to protect the nation's interests, information and infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • The Cyber Workforce Qualification Program, which includes U.S. Department of Defense Manual 8140.03 (DoDM 8140.03), modernizes DoD talent management, allowing for more targeted and flexible approaches and options to manage and achieve a qualified cyber workforce in IT, cybersecurity, cyber effects, cyber intelligence and cyber enablers.
  • The eight CompTIA certifications [1] approved for DoDM 8140.03 cover 31 different work roles within the DoD cyber workforce.
  • These job roles range from technical support and network operations specialists to cyber defense forensic analysts, cyber policy and strategy planners and information systems security developers and managers.
  • CompTIA certifications validate essential skills through performance-based exams that assess an individual's ability to solve problems in real-world settings.

CloroxPro™ offers Centennial College students first-of-its-kind HealthyClean™ Trained Specialist Course

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
College, Control, Infection, Comprehension, Centennial College, Innovation, Healthcare Environmental Services, American National Standards Institute, Centennial, Patient, Knowledge, Accreditation, Malaysian Qualifications Agency, Student, Economic development, ANSI, Nursing

The College will become the first school globally to offer students enhanced lessons in cleaning and infection prevention for health-care environments.

Key Points: 
  • The College will become the first school globally to offer students enhanced lessons in cleaning and infection prevention for health-care environments.
  • HealthyClean brings interactive and specialized training to the College's Healthcare Environmental Services Management program, which uniquely prepares students for supervisory roles in health-care settings.
  • Students who successfully complete the HealthyClean Trained Specialist Course will add a Certificate of Mastery to their portfolio as well as a digital badge they can add to their online signature, and social profiles, like LinkedIn.
  • As experts in the cleaning and disinfecting space, CloroxPro aims to continue expansion of the HealthyClean Trained Specialist Course in Canada.

SGH Engineering Mechanics & Infrastructure Group Welcomes Senior Leaders Payman Tehrani and Ike Udoh

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
WII, SGH, Mechanics, Science, Structural mechanics, FSI, American National Standards Institute, SSSI, Risk, Spectra, Research, SMM, ASCE, Transport, EMI, Engineering, Wind, Society, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Water, Load, American Wind Energy Association, SSI, Multimedia, Civil engineering

WALTHAM, Mass., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Simpson Gumpertz & Heger's (SGH) Engineering Mechanics & Infrastructure (EMI) group recently welcomed senior leaders Payman Tehrani and Ike Udoh to the firm, bolstering our advanced analytical capabilities in energy development and water and transportation infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Tehrani specializes in transportation, water, nuclear, and oil & gas infrastructure; Dr. Udoh brings expertise in offshore wind energy development.
  • WALTHAM, Mass., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Simpson Gumpertz & Heger's (SGH) Engineering Mechanics & Infrastructure (EMI) group recently welcomed senior leaders Payman Tehrani and Ike Udoh to the firm, bolstering our advanced analytical capabilities in energy development and water and transportation infrastructure.
  • Payman and Ike bolster SGH's advanced analytical capabilities in energy development and water and transportation infrastructure.
  • He leads advanced analyses of complex infrastructure for clients in the transportation, water, nuclear, and oil and gas industries.

2024 U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day to Highlight Standards for Climate Change Amidst "A Shared Vision for a Better World"

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Friday, March 22, 2024
Climate change, Environment, American National Standards Institute, Collaboration, NIBS, NHC, NIST, WSD, Multimedia, Government, ANSI

NEW YORK, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collaboration is the key to achieving shared goals. The U.S. standardization system has the greatest impact when all stakeholders work together. Particularly as our climate continues to change, the standards community and the whole of the built environment must be resilient and ready to face the challenges ahead. Recognizing the progress that the standards community makes together for the greater good, the 2024 U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) will celebrate the theme, "A Shared Vision for a Better World: Standards for the Changing Climate."

Key Points: 
  • Particularly as our climate continues to change, the standards community and the whole of the built environment must be resilient and ready to face the challenges ahead.
  • Recognizing the progress that the standards community makes together for the greater good, the 2024 U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) will celebrate the theme, "A Shared Vision for a Better World: Standards for the Changing Climate."
  • In 2024, the standards community will reflect on how we can achieve more through collaborative standardization efforts, developing solutions for complex global challenges.
  • The celebration will highlight how working together can counter the negative impacts of climate change for a better, more resilient, and more equitable world for the next generation.

Gaps Progress Report Available: ANSI UASSC Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Aircraft, American National Standards Institute, Scattered disc, Research, UAS, Federal Aviation Administration, ANSI

NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced today the availability of a Gaps Progress Report tracking efforts over the last nine months by standards developing organizations (SDOs) and others to address the gaps identified in the Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Version 2.0, June 2020) , published by the ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative (UASSC) .

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced today the availability of a Gaps Progress Report tracking efforts over the last nine months by standards developing organizations (SDOs) and others to address the gaps identified in the Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Version 2.0, June 2020) , published by the ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative (UASSC) .
  • The roadmap identified 71 open gaps where no published standard or specification exists to respond to a particular industry need.
  • The gaps progress report was compiled by ANSI staff based on inputs from SDOs, subject matter experts, alert mechanisms, and independent research.
  • To be added to the UASSC's mailing list, or to offer suggested edits to the gaps progress report, email [email protected] .

BOMA International Releases Newest Floor Measurement Standard for Office Buildings

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Monday, March 18, 2024
Benchmarking, American National Standards Institute, International, FAQ, BOMA, ANSI, Property management

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The BOMA 2024 Office Standard includes many new features, enhancements, and clarifications since the release of the 2017 edition. It is intended exclusively for office buildings, regardless of the nature of the businesses they house; including but not limited to, various commercial, medical, institutional, and life science uses. It can be used for single tenant, multi-tenant, or multi-building configurations, and is suitable for measuring new, existing, and proposed office buildings.

Key Points: 
  • The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has released its latest floor measurement standard for office buildings, BOMA 2024 for Office Buildings – ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-2024.
  • WASHINGTON, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The BOMA 2024 Office Standard includes many new features, enhancements, and clarifications since the release of the 2017 edition.
  • "With the office sector undergoing significant market shifts, this timely update to BOMA's Office Standard is a powerful resource that property owners, tenants, appraisers, architects, space planners and building measurement professionals can rely on" - Robert M. Six
    For more than a century, BOMA has set the standard for measuring buildings, publishing its first measurement standard for office buildings in 1915.
  • BOMA will host a webinar later this year to explore new features of the 2024 Office Standard and answer FAQs.

Robertshaw’s Master Gas Regulator Now Available for All OEM Gas Stoves

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
European Commission, Original equipment manufacturer, American National Standards Institute, Hydrogen, Safety, G12, Environmental Science & Technology, Environmental science, Certification, ANSI, Child, Commission, Robertshaw, GHG, Methane, Natural gas

Unlike gas regulators from other competitors, this lockout feature is integrated into the regulator itself, eliminating the necessity for OEMs to buy additional components to accomplish the same functionality.

Key Points: 
  • Unlike gas regulators from other competitors, this lockout feature is integrated into the regulator itself, eliminating the necessity for OEMs to buy additional components to accomplish the same functionality.
  • Moreover, OEMs have the flexibility to customize how the lockout feature is triggered on the Master Gas Regulator.
  • The Master Gas Regulator stops the flow of gas from entering the delivery system when the stove is turned off—which is when 76% of most methane emissions occur, according to a publication in Environmental Science and Technology .
  • When paired with the Master Gas Regulator, Robertshaw’s exclusive Dralo, Halo and G8 burners offer a significant reduction in GHG emissions, cutting them by 75%.

Expert Insights and Emerging Trends: Join U.S. Industry at ANSI's Company Member Forum

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Bias, Schneider Electric, TED, ASTM International, Siemens Energy, Breakfast, AI, BCI, AIMS, Risk management, Commerce, American National Standards Institute, Learning, Development, HP Inc., Fireside chats, Policy, Legislation, ANSI, Privacy, Hallucination, Interface (computing), CMF, Microsoft, Education, Armstrong World Industries

NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Join dynamic discussions on risk management and GenAI, gain insights into changes in the EU-US regulatory landscape, and learn how companies can develop internal standards experts—among other topics—during the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Company Member Forum (CMF) on March 21-22, 2024, at the HP Welcome Center in Spring, TX. 

Key Points: 
  • ANSI's Company Member Forum provides a venue for members representing the broad spectrum of U.S. industry to come together to discuss national, regional, and global standards and conformity assessment issues and collectively shape and influence U.S. policy in the domestic and international arena.
  • Panel Session on Navigating the Future: Risk Management Standards and GenAI: Inherent risks with GenAI applications include misinformation, hallucinations, bias, security and privacy and others.
  • Brain Computer Interface (BCI): The TED talk-style presentation will provide an overview of the technology and standardization needs around BCI.
  • Many ANSI corporate members cite cross-industry networking at the Company Member Forum as one of the primary benefits of membership, which often results in alliances between different industries.