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...
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...
Why Are Products Certified?
One of the biggest driving forces to certification is regulatory requirements. If a government regulation exists that prohibits the legal sale of a product...
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,...
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...
Ten Questions With … Jason Fernandes
In each issue of Working Pressure, we ask 10 questions to a training coordinator or instructor of an ASSE-approved training provider. Some questions are...
Plumbing Repair Guidance for Sustainable Wastewater Systems
The primarily Black residents of Lowndes County, Ala., have long suffered from substandard sanitation, sewage backup and broken plumbing. Today, more...