April 2022 Edition
For more than 30 years, IAPMO has developed product standards as American National Standards, initially as the Secretariat for the ANSI Z124 Technical Committee in 1984, and since 2005 independently under its own American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards development procedures. In 2018, IAPMO received accreditation through the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for development of National Standards of Canada, thus accepting the responsibility for development of CAN/IAPMO-designated standards.

On top of ANSI and SCC accredited Standards, IAPMO also develops Industry Standards to cover innovative new plumbing products not covered by existing standards. Often, new products or new technologies surge ahead far faster than most standards can keep pace. Through our Industry Standards, IAPMO provides manufacturers and product developers a vehicle for introducing new products to the marketplace in a timely manner. 
 
Below are this month’s updates for the IAPMO National Standards and Industry Standards.

MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT
IAPMO Codes and Standards is dedicated to providing innovative codes and standards solutions for the protection of the public’s health, safety and welfare. We address the world’s codes and standards needs to improve life for a better, more resilient tomorrow.
American National Standards (ANSI)
 
Under Public Review: CSA B45.5/IAPMO Z124. Deadline for comment is April 25, 2022. 

To request a copy of any or all of the drafts listed above, please contact standards@iapmostandards.org.
 
ANSI Standards Open Projects: The Open Projects for American National Standards are listed on our website.

Seeking Committee Participation: IAPMO is currently seeking “Enforcing Authority” and “Consumer” interest categories representation in the Plumbing Standards Committee.  
 
Enforcing Authority and Consumer are defined as follows:

Enforcing Authority: a representative or an agency or an organization that promulgates and/or enforces standards (e.g., regulatory agency, inspectors and enforcers).

Consumer: a person who is, or represents, the ultimate purchaser of a product, system, or service (e.g., end user of a product and distributor).
 
Please contact standards@IAPMOstandards.org if you wish to get involved in the development of a standard. 
 
Recent Publications: 
Glass Plumbing Fixtures
ANSI/CAN/IAPMO Z1001-2021, Prefabricated Gravity Grease Interceptors
IAPMO/ANSI H1001.1‐2021, Standard for Quality of Heat Transfer Fluids Used in Hydronics Systems
Water Closet and Urinal Partitions
National Standards of Canada (CAN) 

CAN Standards Open Projects: The standards development and activities for National Standards of Canada are tracked through the Work Program Table.

Seeking Committee Participation: IAPMO is currently seeking Canadian representation in Plumbing Standards Committee in the “Enforcing Authority,” “Consumer,” and “User” interest categories.

Enforcing Authority, Consumer and User are defined as follows:

Enforcing Authority: a representative or an agency or an organization that promulgates and/or enforces standards (e.g., regulatory agency, inspectors and enforcers).

Consumer: a person who is, or represents, the ultimate purchaser of a product, system, or service (e.g., end user of a product and distributor).

User: a representative of an entity that is subject to the provisions of the standard or that voluntarily uses the standard (e.g., educator, skill-trade trainer, skill trades person and academia).
 
Please contact standards@IAPMOstandards.org if you wish to get involved in the development of a standard. 
 
Recent Publications: 
Glass Plumbing Fixtures
Prefabricated Gravity Grease Interceptors
Water Closet and Urinal Partitions
When a new and novel product comes to the market, the industry must have confidence that the product will function as intended, but most importantly, that it has been evaluated for compliance with appropriate safety standards.
 
The IAPMO Industry Standards undergo a rigorous development and revision procedure with the input from interested stakeholders including manufacturers, city officials, building and plumbing inspectors, and product distributors through our open consensus standards development process. This includes a 20-day public review period, where the draft standard is published on our public review webpage.
 
Through our industry standards, IAPMO provides manufacturers and product developers a vehicle for introducing new products to the marketplace in timely manner.
 
Recent Industry Standards Publications:
  • ASSE/IAPMO IGC 370-2021a - Point of Entry Regenerable Well Water Filtration Systems
  • IGC 322-2021, Alkaline Water – Drinking Water Treatment Units
  • IGC 354-2022, Expandable Pressure Pipe Renewal Systems Employing Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
  • IGC 365-2022, Elevator Threshold Drains
  • IGC 372-2022, Atmospheric Thermal Storage Devices
  • PS 23-2021a, Dishwasher Drain Airgaps
  • PS 52-2021, Pump/Dose, Sumps and Sewage Ejector Tanks with or without a Pump
  • PS 117-2021, Press Connections
  • IS 32-2020e2, Installation Standard for Chemical Dispensing Equipment with Backflow Protection
  • TS 2-2021, Waste Holding Tanks for Recreational Vehicles
Let IAPMO Standards Department develop your product’s standard to help get it tested and certified for enhanced marketing within today’s rapidly emerging market, but it all begins with development of your product’s performance standard.

Contact IAPMO Standards by email at standards@IAPMOstandards.org or call 909-218-8131 to develop your standard.
2022 UPC/UMC Technical Committee Meetings
May 2 - 5, 2022
Anaheim, CA
Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS)
May 10-11, 2022
San Antonio, TX
IAPMO 92nd Annual Education and Business Conference
September 11-15, 2022
Charlotte, NC