Health & Safety

Water Management and Risk Assessment Teams: A Collective Group of Superheroes

I wasn’t an avid reader of comic books when I was a child, but like most kids I had a general knowledge...

Significant Increase In Legionellosis From Building Water Systems

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), during the period between 2000 and 2018, the rate of reported cases...

Legionella Prevention In Showers Through Point-Of-Use Filtration

There are many benefits associated with showers regarding relaxation and comfort, but they also pose a potential health risk regarding Legionella bacteria...

Solving Difficult Water And Sanitation Challenges Around The World

As the nonprofit foundation of The IAPMO Group, the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) leverages industry-leading plumbing expertise to solve...

Vital Link Between Water Quality & Well-being

Water is a fundamental resource for life, indispensable for hydration, sanitation, and countless industrial and agricultural processes. However, the quality of water...

Backflow Prevention and Water Quality Quiz

According to the ASSE International Plumbing Dictionary, working pressure is the maximum pressure in a water piping system allowable under normal working conditions. Likewise,...

Temperature Control Devices

Safety is a main focus of this edition of Working Pressure. One category of safety equipment used in plumbing systems are those...

How ASSE 12000 Meets the Motto “Prevention Rather Than Cure”

In 1906, Henry B. Davis and some 25 plumbing inspectors from cities across the United States gathered in a meeting hall in...

Clarifying ASSE 12000 Scopes

At ASSE International headquarters, we receive calls and correspondence from people not certain of the differences within ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 12000-2021, Professional Qualifications...

What’s the Difference Between ASSE 1017 and ASSE 1070?

As my colleague Terry Burger mentioned in his article, "Temperature Control Devices," devices that are certified to ASSE 1017, Temperature Actuated Mixing...