The National Standard Plumbing Code Committee announced
the release of the 2009 National Standard Plumbing Code and the 2009 National
Standard Plumbing Code–Illustrated. The NSPC Committee recently voted to change
the annual print cycle to include one supplement in an 18-month period between
print editions. Review and updating of the policies and procedures along with
setting upcoming dates will be discussed at the committee’s next meeting in
December 2009.
The NSPC Committee is comprised of contractors, engineers and inspectors who
voluntarily serve to keep the NSPC current with continuing developments in the
plumbing industry and interpret the code when necessary. Proposed code changes
for the next cycle are due Thursday Oct. 22, 2009. For a copy of the code
change form, visit www.phccweb.org under “Contractor Resources - Code and
Technical Support” or contact Julie Turner atturner@naphcc.org. The committee will meet to review these
proposed changes Dec. 11-12, 2009, at the PHCC headquarters office in Falls
Church, VA.
The NSPC Committee will then consider proposed NSPC changes at a public hearing
scheduled Thursday, March 25, 2010, with a possible second day of March 26. The
hearing will begin at 8 am ET at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center
Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. The code changes accepted by the committee will be
included in the 2010 Supplement to the 2009 National Standard Plumbing Code and
is scheduled for publication in mid 2010. The public is invited to the
hearing.
To order the 2009 National Standard Plumbing Code, call 800/533-7694 or visitwww.phccweb.org,
and click on “Shop PHCC Products Online.”
Source:
PHCC-NA