CONNEX-IT. The Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE

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1 The Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE CONNEX-IT NORTHERN OHIO CHAPTER ASSE/ASPE SCHEDULE OF JOINT UPCOMING EVENTS: November 14, 2012 ASHRAE Legionella Std 188 Dr. Janet E. Stout, Ph.D Special Pathogens Lab. December 12, 2012 Graese Production Sizing Schier Products - Sean Duffy January 9, 2013 Lead Free Legislation Affect on the Plbg. Industry Linda Seigler -T & S Brass Installaton of NOH Officers Joint meetings with ASPE are held at Harry s Steak House, 5654 Brecksville Road (Route 21), in Independence, just north of Rockside Road and I-77. Each Training Session starts with a Product Show at 5:00 PM. NOH Chapter Board Meetings convene at 5:00 PM also, and dinner follows at 6:00 PM. Each Training Session/Joint Meeting and dinner will cost $24.00 per person (subject to change) payable at the door. Attendance at these State Certified Training Sessions will earn you Continuing Education Units (CEU s) for each session attended. A Message from your Northern Ohio President... November 26, 2012 Hello to All, I hope this message finds you all doing well and completely ready for the fast approaching Holidays! It is hard to believe the end of the year is only a few weeks away. I attended the ASSE Annual Meetings a couple of weeks ago along with 5 or 6 other Northern Ohio Chapter members. As always the Annual Meeting was packed full of meetings that are such a vital part of the Society and it is my understanding that about 120 ASSE members were in attendance this year. These meetings not only serve as a recap of the past year s activities but also set the agendas for the upcoming year. Please review my brief report to the Chapter of all of the meetings and events that took place this year. The complete report is shown on page 4. of this issue. By far the most important issue that took place at the Annual Meeting was the approval, by ASSE members, of the sale of ASSE to IAMPO. There was a lot of information presented about this vote and what it would mean for ASSE going forward. I felt everyone was given a fair chance to speak their opinions and ask their questions concerning this issue, and at the end a vote was called for and the sale of ASSE was approved by a majority vote to IAMPO. ASSE will now be a National Chapter of IAMPO and from my understanding will operate as it has always had. The Local Chapters such as ours will remain unchanged and were not part of this vote. Where does this all go from here? I am sure there will be some bumps in the road for the upcoming year but it is in my opinion the best road for ASSE to take for the future. Only time will tell but I encourage all of us to move forward with this plan and help ASSE to advance its long held motto from 1906 Prevention Rather Than Cure. Jason Shank President NOH Chapter Jason Shank President Of the Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE The Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE Newsletter NOVEMBER 2012 VOLUME NO ISSUE NO. 11 Prevention Rather than Cure

2 CONNEX-IT Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE Board Meeting Minutes at Plumbers PRESIDENT: Mr. Jason Shank Plumbers Local 55/UA 980 Keynote Circle Brooklyn Hts., Ohio (216) FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. Dan Sugrue EPS Supply Co Clark Ave. Cleveland, Ohio (216) SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. Joe Hallman All-City Backflow Prevention Pease Rd. Cleveland, Ohio (216) THIRD VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. Robert D. Tesar FASSE (Editor of Connex-It ) 6973 Carol Drive Independence, Ohio (216) Cell: (440) nohprez44131@aol.com SECRETARY/TREASURER: Mr. Terrill L. Tahsler (Retired- Cleveland Plbg Supply) 5302 Albertly Ave. Parma, Ohio Cell: (440) terryjeri@cox.net BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Kenneth J. Kerr, IPP/FASSE Kerr Marketing Agency Edward J. Lyczko, IPP/FASSE (Retired)Cleveland Clinic Foundation Richard Prospal IPP/FASSE Prospal Consulting Services (Region 6 Director) Patrick Sugrue IPP/FASSE EPS Supply - Retired Immediate Past President Thomas Wanner Cleveland Plumbing Industry Fund Local 55 JATC Training Facility - last Board meeting Members in Attendance - Bob Tesar, Dan Sugrue, Pat Sugrue, Rich Prospal, Ed Lyckzo, Jason Shank, Joe Hallman, Tom Wanner, Terry Tahsler Meeting Starting Time 4:00 P.M. 1. Review/Approval of Minutes of May 9th 2012 meeting Motion made by Pat and seconded by Terry for approval Motion approved 2. Chapter Financial Statements: Current totals Oct. 2nd 2012 $5, List of expenses and income since May 2012 $1, Income since May $2, Reviewed possible expense for upcoming year 3. Reimbursements: Motion Made by Bob and Dan to contribute $ per Boy Scout Merit Badge session to Local 55 JATC to help cover the costs associated with this program. Motion Approved Terry to make a check for the June, September, October and November 2012 Sessions. No other reimbursements brought to the table 4. Committee Reports: Golf Committee Chapter received about $950 for this event. We had 21 groups with ASPE. Ed gave a report on his presentation at the CIB W062 38th International Symposium 8/27/12 8/30/12. Sent by International ASSE. Reviewed the ASSE 6000 approval. 5. Old Business: Boy Scout Plumbing Merit Badge: 2 more schedule for this year Oct. 6th and Nov. 3rd Jason to send info to Boy Scouts with 6-8 dates for 2013 Jason to send out possible dates for All of us agreed to reach out to other vendors for give-a-ways for the Scouts. Talked about doing a Thank You letter to the Vendors. Strawberry Festival/Health Fair: Reviewed the Thank You card. The Chapter needs to improve its presentation to the public. Discussed some ideas to get their attention. Moen Training: Jason has not heard back from Moen about proposed new training they requested. At this point we will leave it to them to contact us again. The Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE Newsletter NOVEMBER 2012 VOLUME NO ISSUE NO. 11 Prevention Rather than Cure

3 October 2, 2012 NOH Board Meeting Minutes Report 6. New Business: ASSE Annual Meeting: (Minutes Continued from Page 2) Reaffirmed the ballot to send Ed to the meeting paying for his Hotel, Travel (mileage) and other reasonable travel expenses. Rich and Bob motioned. Motion approved Skipping Nov. Board meeting because of the Annual Meeting dates are the same. Next Meeting December 12th, 2013 at Harry s Steakhouse Pat and Jason Motioned to give back 50% of the winning of the Chapters Raffle tickets for the Scholarship if the Chapter wins. Motioned approved Med Gas Expo: Ed will be the main speaker at the Med Gas Expo at Local 597. Election of Officers for : Pat and Rich motioned to keep the officers of the past 2 years the same for the next 2 years without having an election. Motion Approved. Swearing in will be at the Jan meeting See if we can get the National President to attend. Acquisition of ASSE by IAPMO: Reviewed and discussed the pros and cons of the proposed acquisition of ASSE by IAMPO. Some concern on what ASSE will be after this. All wanted more details asap to help form a better opinion. Proposed agreement close to being done Vote only by any member in attendance at the Annual Meeting. Fact sheet should be coming soon. World Pumbing Day Advanced Planning: Discussion on how to promote World Plumbing Day March 11th Try to get in contact with Scout Troops and Cub Scouts to present this to them. Do the poster contest again Maybe our own or with IAMPO Try to do grades 1 4 and 5 8. By hitting the scouts at troop meetings or weekly meetings Will need a lot of help with this and we will discuss at the Dec meeting Holiday Planning: Discussed doing some Holiday Donation/Volunteer work this year to help promote ASSE. Ideas are needed because we will not be meeting until Dec. 12th which will be too late for this year. Miscellaneous: Jason proposed sending a letter to the Plain Dealer about an incorrect plumbing article that was published. He wrote the letter as president of the ASSE Chapter and included links to the website. Meeting Adjourned at 5:35 P.M. Bob motioned the issue and Rich seconded it. The Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE Newsletter NOVEMBER 2012 VOLUME NO ISSUE NO. 11 Prevention Rather than Cure

4 Tuesday Nov. 13th 2013 ASSE Annual Meeting A Report by Jason Shank Nov. 13th - 17th - Philadelphia PA. 1. Code Committee Meeting 8:00 AM 12:00 PM - Jason - Committee Member a. The purpose of the committee is to ensure/promote that the ASSE standards are represented in the body of the model codes. b. Committee made proposals and tabled some motions to the following codes: i. IAMPO 2015 ii. National Plumbing Standards 2013 iii. International Residential Code 2015 c. Committee also proposed sending 1 ASSE representative to the above code hearing and 1 ASSE staff. d. Committee also proposed to buy complete code books from the above code bodies and complete ASSE standards booklet. 2. Seal Control Board Meeting 1:00 PM 5:00 PM Jason Attended a. The purpose of this Board is to protect and promote the ASSE Seal within the plumbing industry. b. Most discussion centered on harmonization of ASSE standards with other Plumbing Industry Standards. c. Reports were given by various other ASSE committees Wednesday Nov. 14th 3. Cross Connection Control Technical Committee 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Jason Attended from 8:00 10:00 AM a. The purpose of this committee is to maintain, promote and improve the ASSE Backflow program. b. I was not at this meeting very long but what I did hear were reports of ASSE trying to get the ASSE backflow program accepted into other states. 4. Manufacturer s Advisory Committee 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Jason Attended a. The purpose of this committee is to have a round table between the manufacturers that work with ASSE and ASSE itself. b. More talk of harmonization of standards. c. Manufacturers expressed concern over the upcoming vote about IAMPO. Also concern about the ASSE staff being short handed. 5. Product Standards Committee 1:00 PM 5:00 PM Jason Attended a. The purpose of this committee is to create and review product standards as needed or requested by the plumbing industry. b. Most of this meeting was spent on creating a new standard for ASSE 1019 type C device. This was requested in April approved by the ASSE board of Directors and has caused some issues. Manufactures expressed their opinions. The Committee proposed resending the April request.

5 2013 ASSE Annunal Meeting Report - Continued 5. c. A new standard was proposed by the committee for a PRV with a 1012 double check. d. Some more Harmonization requests of product standards Thursday Nov. 15th 6. Professional Qualifications Standards Committee 8:00 AM 10:00 AM Jason Attended a. The purpose of this committee is to create and review professional qualifications standards such as Backflow and Medical gas b. Series 5000 backflow proposed to go into revision revisions take place at least every 5 yrs. c. Series 6000 Medical gas is completed d. Series 7000 Residential fire protection trying to get it into codes e. Series 9000 Fire stopping getting closer to being a completed draft f. Series 1200 Health and safety for plumbers - Ed lyczko is the new chairman for this working group. g. Series 1300 Service Plumbers working group close to being done Jason a part of working group h. Series HVAC proposal withdrawn i. ASSE/ASPE Plumbing Dictionary Being finalized - Proposed making this a standard when complete 7. Al Cohen Memorial Chapter President s Liaison Conference 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Jason represented Northern Ohio Chapter a. Purpose of this meeting is to have a roundtable discussion from chapter presidents about what has happened at their chapters, any issues and what has worked for their chapters. b. Most chapters have same issues lack of resources, membership and involvement of membership. c. Proposed annual meeting locations for ASSE Board Meeting #1 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Jason Attended a. The purpose of this the 1st Board meeting is to hear reports from all of the above committees meeting and to act on any proposals from these committees. b. Board voted to dissolve ASSE in order for vote to take place at Business Session for acquisition of ASSE by IAMPO 9. ASSE Business Session #1 a. Nominations for offices took place for the 2013 Year b. Presentation and vote on ASSE acquisition by IAMPO. Presentation conducted by ASSE board members, president and legal staff. Discussion from the floor. Vote called. Sale to IAMPO approved. ASSE assets will be sold to IAMPO and then IAMPO will give these assets to the newly formed International Chapter of ASSE under IAMPO. It was stated that ASSE will operate as far as the above committees etc the same as before but with more resources. c. Adjourned until next day.

6 2013 ASSE Annunal Meeting Report - Continued Friday Nov. 16th 10. ASSE Business Session #2 8:00 AM 12:00 PM a. Proposed by-law changes voted on b. Officers reports c. Final call for nominations d. Voting for Officers Elected 1st vice pres. Scott Hamilton, 2nd vice pres. Doug Marian, 3rd vice pres. Bill Hall, Treasure John Flader, Region 3 Dana Colombo, Region 4 Paul Baker and Region 5 Joe Kajak. e. President of ASSE for 2013 will be Steve Silber 11. E.J. Zimmer Technical Seminar 1:00 PM 5:00 PM a. This event was based on the backflow industry. Training and education. 12. Annual Awards Dinner a. Northern Ohio Chapter won Best Web site for the past year. Thanks to all who have worked on this but especially Bob Tesar, Editor of Connex-It (Newsletter) b. Scholarship awards given out 3 awards given to college students who are related to Northern Ohio Chapter members. There was almost a total of $20,000 given out this year overall. Saturday Nov. 17th 13. ASSE Board of Directors Meeting #2 8:00 AM 12:00 PM a. This session the new board of directors, vice presidents and president are in place. b. Staff appointments are made c. Sean Cleary resigned his Board position because of the bylaws of IAMPO. Sean is an employee of IAMPO and cannot sit on the board of an IAMPO owned company. The president made an appointment to replace him for the rest of his term. d. Rich Prospal gave a report on his work with the World Plumbing Council and the effects it has had on ASSE. All very positive. e. Some more proposals were acted on by the Board.

7 Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE and Plumbers Local 55 UA JATC Conducts their Fourth Boy Scouts of America Plumbing Merit Badge Training Session On Saturday November 3rd, 17- Boy Scouts and their Troop Leaders from Troop 153 (North Ridgeville); Troop 610 (Brookpark); Troop 319 (Brooklyn) and Troop 159 (Bay Village) assembled for an all-day session to obtain their Plumbing Merit Badge. Training and certification was administered by the NOH Chapter of ASSE and UA Local 55 Plumbers at the JATC Training Facility in Brooklyn, Hts., Ohio. After an 8:00 AM breakfast start of donuts and refreshments, the Troop was given a series of Power Point sessions on the history of Plumbing, current and old practices for potable water, toilets, sinks, etc. Also included was a session on CAD drawings of simple piping systems for an average home. The Scouts were taught how to use a scale and ruler to draw up a piping layout they would later construct in the shop. They learned about the typesof fittings, copper, black malleable gas fittings, nipples, and PVC drainage fittings. After a lunch break, the group was sent out to the shop where the Training Instructors from Local 55 JATC put them through the rigors of cutting and threading black pipe to make up a gas piping hook-up. They then cut copper tubing to their drawing dimensions from their morning session, prepped the joints and soldered them together as an assembly. They were also trained on Service Plumbing; toilet flush valve and flapper repair, faucet seats or cartridge repair or replacement, and unplugging a clogged drainor toilet. 15 minutes was allotted to the workings of a water heater, inspecting cut-aways, and the need for expansion tanks, and pressure and temperature relief valves. The most interesting tour they took was the in-place model Medical Gas Facility that replicates a typical Hospital Facility, complete with Operating Room Medical Gas Hook-ups, Med. Gas Supply storage, filters and driers all hooked-up in duplicate for stand-by usage. Following the afternoon session wrap-up, the Troop assembled for a critique of the program, receive their Merit Badge Certificates, and group photo. Troops and Attendees for the Merit Badge Training: Troop 153: Frank Krupka, Mitchell CarsonRyan Turner, Lucas Carson, Mason MacDonald, Colin Barnes, Brandon Nagel, Peter Siezak, Connerr Van Dyke Troop 610: (1st half of Troop trained earlier) Tony Milady, Jonathan Brunnet Troop 319: (1st half of Troop trained earlier) DeAndrea Barkley, Michael Mascella, Quentin Kaminski Troop 159: Charlie Siford, Patrick Osen

8 Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE and Plumbers Local 55UA JATC Conducts their Fourth Boy Scouts of America Plumbing Merit Badge Training Session

9 NOH Chapter of ASSE / Cleveland Chapter of ASPE November 14, 2012 Joint Training Session/Meeting On November 14, 2012, approximately 50 members and guests from the Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE, Plumbers Local 55 UA, and the Cleveland Chapter of ASPE were present for the very timely and professional presentation on Legionella Disease and ASHRAE s proposed new Standard #188, which will probably be voted on and passed by the ASHRAE Board of Directors next spring Janet E. Stout, PhD, Microbiologist, Director, Special Pathogen Laboratories, University of Pittsburgh, Research Associate Professor, shown above, presented a comprehensive program entitled Legionella: New Standards and a Paradigm for Prevention. She detailed her presentation on the origin, explanation of Legionella and its hidden effects on your daily life through contact with ordinary potable and non-potable water. She explained how it is aspirated into the lungs through aerosolization of water droplets from mists or vapors emitted by showers, spas, cooling towers, public fountains or any place water has a chance to mist into the surrounding atmosphere. The Legionella bacteria which is naturally present in all water, except distilled or high purity water applications, thrives on ambient to hot water and must be killed through the folllowing: Chlorination (Continuous or Supplemental), Chlorine Dioxide, Thermal Shock, Point of use Filtration, or the latest Copper-Silver Ionization methods. She also explained the progress and workings of the proposed ASHRAE Standard 188, which is scheduled to become an approved Standard next year early After this is published, it will undoubtedly be mandated by legislation to became a law the will be enforced for commercial applications. This complete Power Point Presentation is available in PDF format for those who were unable to attend, on the NOH Web site listed below, and explains all the steps for Legionella water safety to asses the risks, procedures and chemical or biologic treatments to control or eliminate the risks involved. Check out the NOH Website at Additional details and Training aids are available at the site.

10 Upcoming Events at the Northern Ohio Chapter Fall of 2012 SCHEDULED JOINT MEETINGS AT HARRY S STEAK HOUSE November 14, ASHRAE Legionella Std A new Paradigm for Prevention -Dr. Janet E. Stout - Ph.D of Special Pathogens Lab. December 12, Grease Production Sizing - Sean Duffy from Schier Products January 9, Lead Free Legislation -The affect on the Plbg. Industry Linda Seigler - T & S Brass Mark your calendars now and we ll see you at the next meeting at Harry s Join with us and Learn! Check out the NOH Website at Additional details and Training aids are available at the site.

11 Advertisers and Sponsors of the Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE Kathleen D. Heidt Sam Heidt Dan Sugrue Industrial & Commercial Plumbing & Heating Supplies Tools & Parts 6605 Clark Avenue, Cleveland, OH FAX Notice! Memberships Available - Please Read Carefully: The Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE is seeking new candidates for membership in the Chapter. If interested, please request an application from any member of the Chapter. Qualifications are as follow: 1.) Candidate must be a qualified member of some phase of the Plumbing Industry (Plumber-Contractor-Inspector-Plumbing Design Engineer-Manufacturer- Journeyman- Apprentice-Manufacturer s Representative) or any other interested parties who believe in our motto Prevention Rather Than Cure 2.) Must be willing to actively participate in Chapter functions, organizational duties, and assignments given them by the Chapter or International ASSE. 3.) Must be willing to give freely of their talents to promote the American Society of Sanitary Engineering and its principles. Applications are available from any Officer listed in the Directory within this Connex-It Newsletter or from the International Office of ASSE Canterbury Rd., Westlake, Ohio , Attn: Elaine Mathieson, Membership Coordinator, or to elaine@asse-plumbing.org

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15 Joe Hallman - Master Plumber State Lic. # OH PL29771 All City Backflow Prevention Plumbing & Fire Protection Services Certified Backflow Device Tests Sales Service Installations Phone: Fax: Joe@backflowjoe.com Working to protect safe drinking water for all, The Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE Advertising Rates The Connex-It Electronic Newsletter is published 10 times a year as the Official Publication of the Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE, and is archived for 12 rotating months at our website: Ad size and Rates: Full Page $ / 10 Issues Half Page $ / 10 Issues Business Card Size $85.00 / 10 Issues Come and join the advertisers that enjoy the exposure of their products through the International ASSE, a ANSI accredited Standards Writing Organization known throughout the world. The Connex-It Newsletter is the Official Publication of the Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE which is responsible for its content. Any expressions contained within are those of the Northern Ohio Chapter of the ASSE and do not necessarily reflect those of the International Society. For information concerning furnishing articles of interest or inquiring about advertising rates, contact: Robert D. Tesar, Editor or to nohprez44131@aol.com.