Health & Safety

How Much Is Your Family Worth To You?

I am always saddened when a news story reports that someone has lost their life in a house fire. Many times...

Recommended Installation Practices for Residential Storage Type Water Heaters to Reduce...

A little more than nine years ago, the ASSE International Board of Directors formed the Scald Awareness Task Group with this purpose...

Safety of Buildings & Occupants

For 115 years, ASSE International has been bringing the industry together to improve the performance and reliability of products and professionals. By working together,...

Lead in Water

Over the past several years, there are two things that have become very evident regarding lead in our drinking water: first, lead is very...

New ASSE Professional Qualifications Standard for Legionella Water Management Specialists

ASSE International, in collaboration with Special Pathogens Laboratory, is developing a new professional qualifications standard. This standard will define the general knowledge requirements for conducting...

Still Confused About Water Temperature Control Devices?

A little over five years ago, an article titled “When Will the Confusion End?” was published in ASSE’s former publication, Backflow Prevention...

Legionella Prevention and Codes

It’s a sign that a topic is going mainstream when it becomes cited in the model codes. Unfortunately, Legionella prevention has broken that barrier...

Changes to Infection Control Standards

It seems like only yesterday that ASSE International was announcing the completion of the revision to the ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 12000, Professional Qualification Standard for...

When the Public Loses Faith

Do you have faith in the institutions that affect your life? Your church, your government, the Boy Scouts of America, your local news, or...

Training, Legionella

Our world has changed so much in the last few months. It feels more like a decade than a matter of four months. Fortunately,...