In the middle of the ICC code hearings in Columbus, Ohio, ASME sent a memorandum to the ASME A112 Committee announcing ICC and CSA would not be taking over the A112 standards. ASME has decided to continue to sponsor the standards.
The timing of the announcement is interesting since many of the plumbing codes and standards professionals were present for the ICC plumbing hearings. There was surprise and relief with the decision. Many in the profession were concerned with ICC and CSA taking control. After years of ASME promulgating the standards, the concern was whether ICC and CSA would continue with as smooth a change process as ASME. There was relief there wouldn’t be any change in the process. The fear of the switch in promulgators was of the unknown.