Minimum Qualifications for Medical Gas Systems Designers
The latest revision of the ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 6000, Professional Qualifications Standard for Medical Gas Systems Personnel, includes a new standard — ASSE...
Backflow Additions to Model Codes
The 2021 model code cycle is wrapping up and with it comes the news of what to expect. Knowing what is coming will affect...
Updates to Illinois Plumbing Code
Between defining hot water as 160 °F (60 °C), requiring that temperature to be within 12 inches of the point-of-use fitting, and eliminating the...
ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 12000-2021: Ensuring Proper Training and Qualifications for Water Management...
A Growing Public Health Threat. Research shows there has been a marked increase in recent years of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) in the...
ASSE and the Fire Protection Industry
This issue of Working Pressure magazine is focused on fire protection. ASSE International is getting more involved with the fire protection industry through the...
New EPA WaterSense Draft Specification – Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems
Reverse Osmosis (RO) is the process of purifying water by using a semi-permeable membrane and water pressure. It is used by...
2020 Standards Activity
The year 2020 has been year abounding with uncertainty, disruption, and challenges. Despite this chaos, the 2020 product standards activities have managed to be...
ASSE LEC #2004 to ASSE Standard #1090
ASSE International Listing Evaluation Criteria (LEC) provides manufacturers with an avenue to certify unique, novel products that do not fit the scope of an...
A Brief History of Standards Harmonization
In North America, the economies of the United States and Canada are very closely tied. The products in both marketplaces are...
Backflow Standards Activity
In keeping with its motto, “Prevention Rather Than Cure,” ASSE International is in the final stage of review and publication of four of its...