ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standards in the are of radiation protection

Conference · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5381223

Davis, J P ^[1]

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1. General Physics Corporation, San Diego, CA (USA)

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is the organization responsible for promulgating voluntary consensus standards in a large number of fields. Although nongovernmental, it serves a quasi-official function in representing the United States in international standards activities. ANSI carries out its mandate through liaison with a variety of expert committees, sponsored by professional organizations that recommend consensus standards for adoption as American National Standards in accordance with processes specified by ANSI. Adherence to these processes is important to avoid legal difficulties. Committee N13, sponsored by the Health Physics Society is authorized to recommend consensus standards in the field to ANSI for their approval as American National Standards for Radiation Protection. The committee also reviews existing standards on a 5-yr cycle to ensure they are up to date. The goal of Committee N13 is the development of a coherent set of National Radiation Protection Standards. Recent progress and activities are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 5381223
• Report Number(s): CONF-891103--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 60
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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