Does ANSI or ISEA make and enforce laws?
No. ANSI is not a government agency. ANSI helps coordinate, accredits and publishes voluntary standards such as ISEA-107. ISEA brings together manufactures and other share holders to draft a voluntary standard through a consensus process. This process assures a method where all opinions and voices are heard, and then they publish these standards based on industry specific needs. The standard sets forth specific performance criteria for safety garments labeled as class I, Class II, class III for safety vests and other high visibility clothing. An agency such as Federal Highway, local department of transportation agencies, or OSHA may adopt the standards as regulation. Go to this link for more information: http://www.safetyequipment.org/ISEA_Standards.
