The ASC O1 Committee has been busy on several fronts:
The diversity of committee members (background, experience, perspective, industry, etc.) has always been one of the benchmarks of an effective and fair committee and thus fair and effective standards. In order for the ASC O1 Committee to remain diverse, the membership of the committee has been reviewed and interest categories (of committee members) have been updated to better reflect what the committee makeup should consist of to be as diverse as possible. With this updated diversity the committee is actively seeking membership to round-out the categories to maintain balance from all concerned categories. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a member in any of the following categories (User/Industrial/Commercial, Importer/Distributor/Retailer, Safety Professional, Government Agency, Insurance, Labor, Testing Laboratory, Integrator or Student), please reach out to us at Nikki Augsburger at nikki@wmma.org.
Another committee task has been the harmonization of UL987. UL (Underwriters Laboratory) has removed tables saws under 5 HP from UL987. However, there is pertinent and relevant information and references within which pertain to other machines and applications. To prevent a gap, the committee has been discussing methods to preserve information in the O1.1 standard.
There are a significant number of standards currently in review and ready to review, update, harmonize, etc. In an effort to maintain a timely input and maintain flow of these standards the ASC O1 Committee members have recently agreed to meet twice monthly whenever possible. Previously the committee was meeting once a month. This added meeting time will help process all the input, decisions and information and keep the process moving forward in a timely manner.
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