IAPMO Seeks Technical Subcommittee Members for Development of National Standards IAPMO Z1115, IAPMO Z1349

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials is seeking volunteers, with technical background in plumbing and mechanical systems and specific knowledge of electronic plumbing supply system integrity detection devices, to participate on the Technical Subcommittee for standards IAPMO Z1115 and IAPMO Z1349. Ideal candidates would include such individuals as jurisdictional authorities, testing lab and educational facility representatives and manufacturing experts. The scope of IAPMO Z1115 covers automatic water leak detection devices and the scope of IAPMO Z1349 covers electronic plumbing supply system integrity detection devices for commercial and residential applications. The single TSC will be reviewing the contents of both standards.

IAPMO Z1115 (currently IGC 115) and IAPMO Z1349 (currently IGC 349) have been approved as IAPMO standards and are successfully being used for the testing and certification of such products.

The Z1115/Z1349 TSC members will be assisting the Plumbing Standards Committee with the development of a new American National Standard and National Standard of Canada. The Z1115/Z1349 TSC will also be responsible for the content and processing of public review comments. The Z1349 TSC will operate in accordance with IAPMO’s accredited procedures for standards development IAPMO PP-1 (Policies and Procedures for Consensus Development of American National Standards) and IAPMO PP-2 (Policies and Procedures for Development of National Standards of Canada).

The deadline to apply is March 22. Applications can be downloaded at: http://www.iapmo.org/media/5582/application-for-membership-iapmo-tsc-2019-01-31.pdf

Interested parties may contact standards@iapmostandards.org with a completed application, as well as a copy of your résumé by the March 22 deadline, or contact Kyle Thompson at 909-230-5534 with any questions.