(ANSI: Washington) -- Every time we plug in a cell phone, shop online, or hit “send” on an e-mail, standards are at work. And yet, for those outside of the standards community, standards and related conformance activities can seem complicated and confusing.

To help illuminate the role of standards in our everyday lives, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has published the educational piece, “The Power of Standardization.” The document gives the complete A to Z on standards: what they are, who creates them, and why they are so important to our everyday world.

In the United States alone, more than 100,000 standards are at work behind the scenes in all industry sectors. With standards in place, our homes, workplaces, and daily lives are safer and more convenient. The Power of Standardization helps everyone better understand the standards in the world around them, from product-based standards and building codes to personnel certification standards, and everything in between.

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