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ASSE Forming Water Hammer Working Group

March 18, 2024
Sanitary engineers group seeking members for development of National Standard ASSE 1010.

PRESS RELEASE

MOKENA, IL, March 11, 2024 — ASSE International is seeking working group members to update ASSE 1010, the standard covering performance requirements for water hammer arresters.  

ASSE 1010 working group members will assist the Product Standards Committee (PSC) with the continued development of this American National Standard. The working group will operate in accordance with ASSE’s accredited procedures for standards development: https://www.iapmostandards.org/media/30486/policies-and-procedures-for-asseplusiapmo-ansi-standards-pp-1-2022.pdf

“ASSE 1010 addresses products that continuously help mitigate detrimental surge pressures within the water distribution system and add to system reliability and service life,” said John Higdon, ASSE/IAPMO’s director of Standards Development.  

The first working group meetings will be held virtually in April.

The deadline to apply is March 29. Applications can be downloaded through the following URL:

https://asse-plumbing.org/media/30630/asse_committee_app.pdf

Industry stakeholders—including installers, manufacturers, plumbing professionals, building owners and managers, engineers, AHJs, and the general public—are invited and encouraged to apply to participate. 

Interested parties wishing to serve on ASSE working groups, please contact ASSE Standards at [email protected] with a completed application, as well as a copy of your résumé by the March 29 deadline, or you may contact John Higdon at 909/218-8123 or by email at [email protected] with any questions.

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ASSE International is an ANSI-accredited standards developer and product certification body composed of members representing all disciplines of the plumbing and mechanical industries. ASSE’s product performance standards, professional qualifications standards, professional certification and product listing programs aim to improve the performance and safety of plumbing and mechanical systems. Learn more about ASSE International at http://www.asse-plumbing.org.