Abraham currently participates (or has participated in the past) as a voting member or a committee official in the technical committees and industry associations listed below. Such technical committees develop standards in the following fields:
Plumbing fixtures (e.g., sinks, bathtubs, and toilets)
Plumbing supply and waste fittings (e.g., faucets, valves, and traps)
Plastic pipe and pipe fittings (for water supply and sewer systems)
Plastic stormwater management structures (for the control of stormwater runoff)
Mechanical couplings for DWV and sewer piping systems
Hydrogen transportation (e.g., refuelling stations, dispensers, and station components)
CSA B45 Technical Committee (TC) on Plumbing Fixtures
CSA B125 TC on Plumbing Fittings
CSA B137 TC on Plastic Pressure Piping
CSA B1800 TC on Plastic Non-Pressure Piping
CSA B184 TC on Stormwater Structures
CSA B602 TC on Mechanical Couplings for DWV and Sewer Pipe
CSA Hydrogen Transportation TC [Vice-Chairman]
ASME A112 Standards Committee on Plumbing Materials and Equipment
ASME A112.6.3 Project Team on Floor Drains [Chairman]
ISO TC 197 on Hydrogen Technologies
ISO TC 197 U.S. TAG
Multiple ISO TC 197 working groups
SAE Fuel Cell Standards Committee
SAE Fuel Cell Interface Task Force
ASSE Seal Control Board
The ASSE Seal Control Board (SCB) is a standing committee comprised of experts in the fields of engineering, construction, training, and inspection that meets in person twice per year, during the ASSE mid-year and annual meetings.
The SCB authorizes the use of the ASSE seal by verifying compliance with ANSI standards. The SCB conducts the review and attestation portions of the ISO 17065 certification requirements.
ASSE Impartiality Committee
The Impartiality Committee is a unique, balanced group of individuals representing the interests of the public to ensure external accountability of ASSE’s product certification program under ISO 17065. Its task is to inform internal management whether or not certification activities are being performed without bias and that each customer and product receives equal treatment. It is a standing committee that reports to the Seal Control Board executive committee and is able to independently act if it feels its recommendations are justified.
ASTM Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems
ASTM Committee A04 on Iron Castings
ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics
ASTM Committee E05 on Fire Standards
Subcomité de Aros Elastoméricos (Subcommittee on Elastomeric Rings)
The Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI) is a major trade association representing all segments of the plastics piping industry. PPI members share a common interest in broadening awareness and creating opportunities that expand market share and extend the use of plastics pipe in all its applications.