American National Standards

The Health Physics Society is secretariat to two Accredited Standards Committees (ASCs)—N13 and N43. The two ASCs, along with the HPS Standards Committee (HPSSC) and the HPS Standards Coordinator, constitute the HPS standards organization.

The primary scopes of the respective organizations are:

The HPSSC is concerned with integration among the respective HPS ASCs and with HPS organizational representation to other national and international standards organizations. The HPSSC is charged with prioritizing and publishing HPS Standards. Click here for a list of the current HPSSC members.
The N13 ASC is concerned with radiation protection of workers and the public related to the use, testing, and measurement of radiation.
The N43 ASC is concerned with radiation protection aspects of radiation-producing equipment used in industrial and nonmedical research and development activities (excluding nuclear reactors).
- Click here for a description of N43 standards available for download by members of the HPS and for purchase by nonmembers.
- Click here for a list of current N43 Committee members.
- Click here for a list of N43 Standards and Working Group activities.
- The HPS Standards Coordinator is concerned with coordination and administration of HPS standards activities involving the HPSSC, N13, and N43.

HPS members may get detailed information on the activities of the Standards Committees and download PDF files of the standards in the Members Only Standards section. ANSI/HPS standards are available to the general public at prices ranging from $10.00 to $20.00 each. Please use our HPS/ANSI Standards Order Form (PDF: 39,096 bytes) to order these standards.

ANSI N42 - Although not directly affiliated with the HPS, this committee develops standards in the general area of performance specifications for a wide variety of radiation detection and measurement instrumentation. These standards are available for purchase directly from ANSI.
Click here to go the ANSI Web site store, enter "N42" in the Search box, and push "GO" to see a listing of N42 publications.