1. ASME A17 Committee Structure

2. ASME Committee Structure Topics
Committee Hierarchy
Membership
Balance of Interest

3. Committee Hierarchy

4. Committee Hierarchy Overview
ASME Committees have a hierarchal structure
Each committee has a supervisory group that oversees it all the way to the Council on Standards and Certification (CSC)

5. A17 Committee and Subcommittee Structure
Council on Standards and Certification
Board on Safety Codes and Standards
A17 Standards Committee
Mechanical Design
Electrical
Escalators
Inspections
Hoistway
A17 Regulatory Authority Council
A17 Interest Review Group
Subcommittees
Emergency Operations

6. Subcommittees Review project team proposals
Approve interpretations and errata
Responsible for either entire standards or specific technical areas
Headed by a volunteer chairman
May have a ASME staff secretary
Also known as Working Committees

7. Standards Committee
Ultimately responsible for the final content of standards
Chair, vice-chair, ASME staff secretary
Also handles personnel issues, and strategy

8. Supervisory Board Reviews proposals for technical accuracy
Review and vote that the standards committee followed procedures
Provide strategic direction to standards committee

9. Council on Standards and Certification
Supervisory Boards report to the Council on Standards and Certification (CSC)
Sets the strategic objectives for codes and standards activities

10. Membership

11. Membership Many ways to participate on ASME Committees
All volunteers have full access to C&S Connect
Are listed in the standard and get complimentary PDF copies of the standard they develop
Exception: IRG members do not get complimentary copies

12. Types of Membership Member Alternate Contributing Member
Honorary Member
Delegate

13. Requirements for Membership
Working Committee applicant to attend must attend at least one meeting prior to approval. Under special circumstance this requirement may be waived by Working Committee Chair.
For A17 Standards Committee must be a “member” of Working Committee for at least one year to be eligible to apply.

14. Member Most common form of membership Full voting privileges
Must attend meetings
Cannot have more than 2 members from 1 company/organization on A17 Standards Committee

15. Alternate Substitutes for an existing committee member at meetings
Votes on ballots
Counts if the member does not vote
If the member votes, the alternate’s vote becomes a comment

16. Delegate
A technically qualified representative of a group located outside the U. S. and Canada
Must be fluent in English
Votes on certain ballots

17. Contributing Member Provides comments on ballots
Meeting attendance not mandatory
Does not count toward quorum
This membership category only applies to Subcommittees

18. Honorary Member Minimum 10 years of service on the committee
90% approval required for appointment
Provides comments on ballots
Meeting attendance not mandatory
Does not count towards quorum
No term limit

19. Balance of Interest

20. Balance of Interest
No single category can control the direction of the standards development process
Applies to A17 Standards Committee
A17 develops safety standards therefore
Balance is no more than 33%

21. Interest Categories
Volunteers shall be classified in accordance with the knowledgebase that they bring to the committee
- Regulatory Agencies
- User/Owners
- Manufacturers
- Employee/Labor Interests
- Insurance/Inspectors
- General Interest