Codes & Standards

2020 ASSE International Mid-Year Meeting Recap

The 2020 ASSE International Mid-Year Meeting was held April 14-15. For the first time, the Mid-Year Meeting – which was originally scheduled...

ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080 for Legionella Water Safety and Management Personnel Now...

ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI 12080, Professional Qualifications Standard for Legionella Water Safety and Management Personnel, has been designated as an American National Standard by the American...

ASSE International Publishes New Listing Evaluation Criteria (LEC) for Proportional Flow...

ASSE International has published a new Listing Evaluation Criteria (LEC) document — ASSE LEC 2010-2020, Proportional Flow Control Devices, with Protection from...

The Changing Face of Inspections in Today’s Plumbing Industry

In the United States, inspections have been an integral part of the construction industry since the inception of national building codes in...

New and Improved ASSE Code Development Committee

As Chairperson of the ASSE International Code Committee for the past couple of years, including the 2021 model code process, it came...

Maintaining Health & Safety of the Public

This issue of Working Pressure magazine focuses on inspection and maintenance. Over the years, ASSE International has developed quite a few standards and certifications...

ASSE LEC #2004 to ASSE Standard #1090

ASSE International Listing Evaluation Criteria (LEC) provides manufacturers with an avenue to certify unique, novel products that do not fit the scope of an...

Drinking Water Treatment Equipment

The use of commercial and residential water treatment equipment continues to rise in the U.S. and around the globe. There are several reasons for...

A Brief History of Plumbing Codes

The plumbing industry has a long history of plumbing code and standards development. The oldest code dates back to the Hammurabi code,...

Legislation, Regulation

These days, ASSE International has many different certifications. There are five different certifications related to cross-connection control alone. Sometimes certifications are voluntary – people...