The ASSE Series 12000 sets minimum criteria for the training and certification of pipe trades craftspeople, and other construction and maintenance personnel, on how to safely work in environments with potentially deadly diseases.

President Joe Biden March 11 in a letter to Tom Bigley, chairman of the World Plumbing Council and former IAPMO Board of Directors member, recognized World Plumbing Day.

The partnership will help address critical water and sanitation inequities in the United States.

The memorandum of understanding will provide a framework for collaboration between the two parties.

The ANSI/CAN/IAPMO Z1349 takes steps to avoid the waste of water.

The foundation is inviting schoolchildren across the world to participate in its poster contest — this year, to share the message that "Plumbing is Essential."

A 26-year veteran of the trades, Rogers joined IAPMO in 2015 as the manager responsible for IAPMO’s interests in the Midwestern states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

The project is inspired by a recent student leadership initiative at nearby Hardin-Jefferson High School that sought to identify local water-quality issues and potential community actions that could address them.

The UA represents an estimated 340,000 plumbers, pipefitters, sprinkler fitters, service technicians and welders in local unions across North America.

The deadline to submit comments is Feb. 22.