Washington, D.C. — Issues of safety and sustainability are important causes for stakeholders around the world, from alternative energies and environmental protection to the safety of products, services, homes, and workplaces. As governments, organizations, and individuals alike strive to address these transnational challenges, globally relevant standards provide the technological and scientific foundations that drive health, safety, and environmental innovation.
 
IAPMO is pleased to serve as the administrating organization for this year’s World Standards Week — Advancing Safety and Sustainability Standards Worldwide — co-chaired each year since 1970 by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
 
With festivities beginning Tuesday and culminating Thursday with World Standards Day, the event will recognize the crucial role of standards, codes, and conformity assessment in assuring the health and safety of people and the environment, today and for future generations. Standardization speeds innovation, facilitates harmonized trade, and boosts consumer and government confidence in products, services, systems, and processes. But above all, standardization provides an adaptive framework for developing the most effective solutions to critical global challenges.
 
Leaders of business, industry, academia, and government will gather in Washington, D.C., all week for a celebration of the role standards play in building a safer, more sustainable world.
 
“Standardization is the lifeblood of IAPMO,” said IAPMO CEO GP Russ Chaney. “A lack of standardized plumbing procedures and products is what prompted our association’s formation 85 years ago and has remained our guiding principal every day since. IAPMO is thrilled to administer the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day to help bring awareness to this vitally important cornerstone of public health and safety.”
 
To view the full schedule of events and meeting locations and to register online, visit www.ansi.org/wsweek.