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Plumbing & Mechanical Engineer Misty Guard: Guard on Compliance

Guard on Compliance | Misty Guard

The lowdown on energy, water systems, refrigerants and product standards activity

Industry standards closed 2023 with a flurry of activity.

By Misty Guard
Misty Guard column feature image of Compliance Concept on Blackboard

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February 2, 2024

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February is a great time to review the end-of-year 2023 activities of Standards Development Organizations, or SDOS. These organizations develop standards through voluntary consensus processes for product performance and safety, services, processes, systems, and personnel.

Energy, water systems, refrigerants and product standards finished out 2023 with a flurry of activity, so I've curated lists for you that piqued my interest in these areas:

  1. New, revised, or reaffirmed standards;
  2. Standards in development, under revision or pending reaffirmation; and
  3. Withdrawn standards.

To review the standards activities from early 2023, I invite you to review my June 2023 column, Summer Standards Activity. Call me at Regulosity for more information on fire, pipe, explosive atmospheres and chemical standards activities, which are not included in this article.

Scroll through the individual charts below to access additional data.

NEW, REVISED OR REAFFIRMED


IN DEVELOPMENT, UNDER REVISION OR PENDING REAFFIRMATION


WITHDRAWN STANDARDS

What can you do?

It's best to keep track of standards activities through standards action newsletters from ANSI or ASHRAE or monthly newsletters, such as IAPMO's Codes and Standards Newsletter, which are excellent sources of information. While I recommend that you personally monitor standards activities, you may choose to request updates through your trade association.

Simplify your life; call me at Regulosity!

KEYWORDS: AHRI ASME ASSE International codes and standards IAPMO ICC ICC mechanical code NFPA product standards

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Misty Guard, MSPP, is president of Regulosity in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She assists international and domestic companies to obtain and maintain market access for products worldwide. She creates solutions that support businesses to achieve compliance with laws, regulations, codes, standards and public policies. Follow her on Twitter and LinkedIn. She can be reached by email at info@regulosity.com.

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