procedures, marking, and packaging of backup
safety clamps used in overhead transmission
lines of nominal voltage above 45 kV.
Ñ BSR/NECA 104-202X, Standard for Installing
Aluminum and Copper-Clad Aluminum
Building Wire and Cable. This new standard
outlines the installation procedures for
aluminum and copper-clad aluminum (CCA)
building wire and cable, not exceeding 2000 V,
in residential, commercial, institutional, and
industrial applications. This standard covers
aluminum alloy and CCA building wire and
cable types USE, USE-2, RHH, RHW, RHW-2,
THW, THW-2, THHN, THWN, THWN-2, XHHW,
and XHHW-2, and Type AC, MC, TC, and SE
cables.
Ñ BSR/NFPA 715-202x, Standard for the
Installation of Fuel Gases Detection and
Warning Equipment. This revision of ANSI/NFPA
715-2026 prioritizes life safety and protection
of property by addressing the selection, design,
application, installation, location, performance,
inspection, testing, and maintenance of fuel gas
detection and warning equipment in buildings
and structures. It contains requirements for the
selection, installation, operation, and mainte-
nance of equipment that detects concentrations
of fuel gases that could pose a life or property
safety risk.
Ñ BSR/RESNA ED-1-202x, Standard for Evacuation
Devices – Volume 1: Emergency Stair Travel
Devices used by Individuals with Disabilities.
This revision of ANSI/RESNA ED-1-2019 covers
the terminology, description, performance,
inspection, and maintenance of devices whose
primary purpose is the travel of individuals with
disabilities over stair and horizontal surfaces
during building evacuations. The standard does
not cover devices whose purpose is the travel of
individuals with disabilities during routine travel
on stairs. It includes requirements and test
methods for determining emergency stair travel
device performance. It also includes require-
ments for the disclosure of the test results.
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The public comment period has passed for the
following draft American National Standards,
which are currently in review.
Ñ BSR/AISC 358-202x, Prequalified Connections
for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment
Frames for Seismic Applications. This revision of
ANSI/AISC 358-2022 specifies design, detailing,
fabrication, and quality criteria for structural
steel moment connections that are prequalified
in accordance with the AISC Seismic Provisions
for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 341) for use
with special moment frames (SMF) and interme-
diate moment frames (IMF).
Ñ BSR/ANS 56.8-2020 (R202x), Containment
System Leakage Testing Requirements. This
reaffirmation of ANSI/ANS 56.8-2020 specifies
acceptable primary containment leakage rate
test requirements to assure valid testing for
light water reactors and new small modular
reactors. The scope includes (1) leakage test
requirements (2) test instrumentation (3) test
procedures (4) test methods (5) acceptance
criteria (6) data analysis (7) inspection and
recording of test results (8) guidance on which
components and pathways require testing and
(9) test frequency.
Ñ BSR/ASME ANDE-1-202x, ASME Nondestructive
Examination and Quality Control Qualification
and Certification Program. This is a revision of
ANSI/ASME ANDE-1-2020.
Ñ BSR/ASME B30.7-202x, Winches. This revision
of ANSI/ASME B30.7-2021 includes provisions
that apply to the construction, installation,
operation, inspection, testing, and maintenance
of winches arranged for mounting on a foun-
dation or other supporting structure for moving
loads. Winches addressed in this volume are
those typically used in industrial, construction,
and maritime applications. The requirements
included in this volume apply to winches that
are powered by internal combustion engines,
electric motors, compressed air, or hydraulics,
and that utilize drums and rope.
Ñ BSR/ASME B30.28-2015 (R202x), Balance
Lifting Units. This reaffirmation of ANSI/ASME
B30.28-2015 (R2020) includes provisions that
apply to the marking, construction, installation,
inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation
of balance lifting units (balancers). Balancers are
distinguished by their ability to float the load.
This Volume applies to balancers with fixed arm
support and balancers with overhead flexible
lifting medium.
Ñ BSR/ASME BPVC Section XI-202x, Section XI
Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Reactor
Facility Components. This is a revision of ANSI/
ASME BPVC Section XI-2025a. Section XI,
Division 1 provides requirements for examina-
tion, testing, and inspection of components
and systems, and repair/replacement activities
in a nuclear power plant. Section XI, Division 2
is a technology-neutral standard that provides
requirements for protecting pressure integrity of
structures, systems, and components (SSCs) that
affect reliability.
Ñ BSR/ASME NQA-1-202x, Quality Assurance
Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications.
This revision of ANSI/ASME NQA-1-2024
provides requirements and guidelines for
the establishment and execution of quality
assurance programs during siting, design,
construction, operation, and decommissioning
of nuclear facilities.
Ñ BSR/ASSP A10.4-202X, Safety Requirements
for Personnel Hoists, Employee Elevators, Rope-
Guided and Non-Guided Workers™ Hoists
on Construction and Demolition Sites. This
revision and redesignation of ANSI/ASSE A10.4-
2016 and ANSI/ASSE A10.22-2007 (R2017)
applies to the design, construction, installation,
operation, inspection, testing, maintenance,
alterations, and repair of personnel hoists and
employee elevators that (1) are not an integral
part of buildings (2) are installed inside or
outside buildings, structures, or tower cranes
during construction, alteration, or demolition
operations and (3) are used to raise and lower
workers and other personnel connected with
or related to the structure. These personnel
hoists and employee elevators may also be
used for transporting materials under specific
circumstances defined in this standard. The
standard also establishes minimum safety
requirements for rope-guided and non-guided
workers’ hoists used for the transportation of
persons to and from working elevations during
normal construction and demolition operations,
including maintenance, and is restricted to use
in special situations.
Ñ BSR/ASSP Z359.19-202x, Safety Requirements
for Rigid Horizontal Rail Anchorage Subsystems
for Personal Fall Protection Systems. This new
standard establishes requirements for the
design, performance, testing, marking, instruc-
tion, training, inspection, use, maintenance, and
removal from service of pre-engineered rigid
horizontal rail anchorage subsystems (RHRAS).
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Ñ BSR/AWS A5.29/A5.29M-202x, Specification
for Low-Alloy Steel Electrodes for Flux Cored
Arc Welding. This revision of ANSI/AWS A5.29/
A5.29M-2022 prescribes the requirements
for classification of low-alloy steel electrodes
for flux cored arc welding. The requirements
include chemical composition and mechan-
ical properties of the weld metal and certain
usability characteristics. Optional supplemental
designators are also included for improved
toughness, diffusible hydrogen, and shielding
gas range. Additional requirements are included
for standard sizes, marking, manufacturing, and
packaging. A guide is appended to the speci-
fication as a source of information concerning
the classification system employed and the
intended use of low-alloy steel flux cored
electrodes.
Ñ BSR/AWS C3.4M/C3.4-202x, Specification
for Torch Brazing. This revision of ANSI/AWS
C3.4M/C3.4-2016 presents the minimum
fabrication, equipment, and process procedure
requirements, as well as inspection require-
ments for the torch brazing of steels, stainless
steels, copper, copper alloys, and heat- or
corrosion-resistant alloys and other materials
that can be adequately torch brazed (the torch
brazing of aluminum alloys is addressed in
AWS C3.7M/C3.7, Specification for Aluminum
Brazing). This specification provides criteria for
classifying torch brazed joints based on loading
and the consequences of failure and quality
assurance criteria defining the limits of accept-
ability in each class. The specification defines
acceptable torch brazing equipment, materials,
and procedures as well as the required inspec-
tion for each class of joint.
Ñ BSR/AWS C7.1M/C7.1-202x, Recommended
Practices for Electron Beam Welding and Allied
Processes. This revision of ANSI/AWS C7.1M/
C7.1-2013 is intended to cover common appli-
cations of the process. Processes definitions, safe
practices, general process requirements, and
inspection criteria are provided.
Ñ BSR/AWS D8.14M-202x, Specification for
Automotive Weld Quality – Arc Welding of
Aluminum. This revision of ANSI/AWS D8.14M-
2017 covers the arc welding of automotive
components that are manufactured from
aluminum alloys.
Ñ BSR/AWS D9.1/D9.1M-202x, Sheet Metal
Welding Code. This revision of ANSI/AWS
D9.1M/D9.1-2018 covers the arc and braze
welding requirements for nonstructural sheet
metal fabrications using the commonly welded
metals available in sheet form. Requirements
and limitations governing procedure and perfor-
mance qualification are presented, and work-
manship and inspection standards are supplied.
The annexes provide useful information on
materials and processes.
Ñ BSR/AWS D14.9/D14.9M-202x, Specification
for the Welding of Hydraulic Cylinders.
This revision of ANSI/AWS D14.9/D14.9M-
2023-AMD1 provides standards for the design
and manufacture of pressure containing
welded joints and structural welded joints
used in the manufacture of hydraulic cylinders.
Manufacturer’s responsibilities are presented
as they relate to the welding practices that have
been proven successful within the industry in
the production of hydraulic cylinders. Included
are clauses defining procedure qualification,
performance qualification, workmanship and
quality requirements, as well as inspection
requirements and repair requirements.
Ñ BSR/AWS J1.2M/J1.2-202x, Guide to
Installation and Maintenance of Resistance
Welding Machines. This revision of ANSI/AWS
J1.2M/J1.2-2016 provides general information
pertaining to the installation and maintenance
of common types of resistance welding
equipment. The user may determine that some
of this information is an appropriate and useful
supplement to equipment or process-specific
instructions. Generic preventative mainte-
nance schedules, equipment troubleshooting
checklists, and an overview of common weld
parameter development techniques are
provided.
Ñ BSR/AWWA D107-202x, Composite Elevated
Tanks for Water Storage. This revision of ANSI/
AWWA D107-2015 describes the design,
construction, inspection, and testing of
composite elevated tanks that utilize a welded
steel tank for watertight containment and a
single pedestal concrete support structure.
Requirements for the steel tank, concrete
support structure, foundation, and accessories
are included.
Ñ BSR/AWWA D110-202x, Wire- and Strand-
Wound, Circular, Prestressed Concrete Water
Tanks. This revision of ANSI/AWWA D110-2013
(R2018) provides minimum requirements
for the design, construction, inspection, and
maintenance of wire- and strand-wound,
circular, prestressed concrete water tanks with
the following four types of core walls: Type I—
cast-in-place concrete with vertical prestressed
reinforcement Type II—shotcrete with a steel
diaphragm Type III—precast concrete with a
steel diaphragm Type IV—cast-in-place concrete
with a steel diaphragm.
Ñ BSR/ICC 1150-202x, Standard for 3D
Automated Construction Technology for 3D
Concrete Walls. This new standard establishes
minimum requirements for the evaluation of
structural performance of 3D Concrete walls
and proprietary concrete wall-to-floor connec-
tions designed in accordance with applicable
building codes, including material and dura-
bility properties of proprietary 3D Concrete.
Ñ BSR/ICC 1500-202x, Standard for Existing
Building Safety Inspection. This new standard
provides the framework for the regular inspec-
tion of structural elements, egress components,
active and passive fire protection systems,
the building envelope (including the roof),
electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and fuel gas
equipment and systems in order to assess
whether an unsafe condition exists.
Ñ BSR/IEEE 1936.4-202x, Standard for Technical
Requirements for the Maintenance of Multi-
rotor Unmanned Aircraft Systems Used for
Power Grid Inspection. In the field of power
inspection, multi-rotor unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS) are widely used. Long-term
high-voltage electromagnetic field environ-
ments and complex climatic conditions are
faced by highly integrated and precise power
inspection drones. If not properly maintained,
devices in the multi-rotor UAS may malfunction
during the operation. The long-term safe and
stable operation of power inspection drones
can be aided by proper maintenance of the
multi-rotor UAS. At present, there is no unified
specification for maintenance personnel and
no technical requirements for troubleshooting
and fault diagnosis of multi-rotor UAS software
and hardware. In this context, the formulation
of this new standard helps to standardize the
maintenance procedures of multi-rotor UAS to
support the reliability and safety of multi-rotor
UAS operation.
Ñ BSR/ISA 96.09.01-202x, Guidelines for the
Specification of Mounting Hardware for Quarter
Turn Valve Actuators. The purpose of this new
standard is to specify design requirements and
the basic quality protocol for interface hardware
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