There are many regulatory bodies out there, and if you don't spend much time in the compliance or safety space, they might all start to run together. Who is in charge of what?
This link includes a helpful Venn diagram of the differences between OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) in particular.
Most people are surprised to learn that ANSI is not an enforcement organization. They don't and can't cite companies. However, they publish industry standards that OSHA sometimes adopts in its standards or uses as an example of best practices.
Also, OSHA standards are always free to access online, but because ANSI is a private non-profit, it's not required to make its standards available to the public at no cost. Generally, there is some cost to access ANSI standards.
The more you know!
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