IAPMO Seeking Committee Members for Development of New Standard

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials is seeking volunteers — jurisdictional authorities, testing lab and educational facility representatives and manufacturing experts — to participate on the technical committee for the development of ANSI/IAPMO Z1123 (Method for Risk Assessment, Laboratory Assessment, and Labeling Procedures to Verify Compliance of Products or Materials with California Proposition 65 Requirements).

The scope of ANSI/IAPMO Z1123 includes establishing the risk assessment, laboratory assessment and labeling procedures for verifying product compliance with California Proposition 65 (The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act). This standard applies to plumbing products, water treatment products, food-service products and building materials. This standard is intended to cover chemicals under the Proposition 65 list.

The technical committee will be responsible for the development of ANSI/IAPMO Z1123 as an American National Standard and will operate in accordance with IAPMO’s accredited procedures for standards development and ANSI Essential Requirements:

• IAPMO PP-1 (Policies and Procedures for Consensus Development of American National Standards)
• ANSI Essential Requirements: Due Process Requirements for American National Standards

The deadline to apply is Sept. 27. Those interested in participating may apply at the following URL and by selecting IAPMO/ANSI Z1123 Committee: http://forms.iapmo.org/iapmo/committee/app_ps_committee.aspx

For more information, contact Kyle Thompson by phone 909-230-5534 or by email at kyle.thompson@iapmo.org.