(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute recently announced the availability of an online toolkit for all ANSI-accredited standards developers. Issued under the auspices of the ANSI executive standards council, the comprehensive suite of guidance documents is intended to support developers through the American National Standards development process, including the ANSI Audit.

As coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, ANSI facilitates the development of American national standards (ANS) by accrediting the procedures of standards-developing organizations. ANSI accreditation signifies that the procedures used by the standards developer in connection with a U.S. national standard meet the Institute’s requirements for openness, balance, due process, and consensus.

Hallmarks of the ANS process include: consensus by a group that is open to all interested parties, broad-based public review, incorporation of submitted changes that meet consensus requirements into a draft standard, and the availability of a procedural appeals process.

To guide developers through this process, the online resource materials offer:

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