PHTA Standards

Current Standards Activities

• Recreational Water & Air Quality Committee (RWAQC) Meeting
  Date: March 22-23
  Format: Online or in-person at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel in Long Beach, CA. Contact standards@phta.org for more information.
• PHTA-4 Standard Writing Committee (SWC) Meeting
  Date: April 4
  Format: Online. Contact standards@phta.org for more information.
• Standards Consensus Committee (SCC) Meeting
  Date: April 10
  Format: Online. Contact standards@phta.org for more information.
• Call for participation: Standard Writing Committee (SWC) for PHTA-16 Standard for Suction Outlet Fitting Assemblies (SOFAs) for Use in Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
  Application Deadline: April 17
• Standards Policy Committee (SPC) Meeting
  Date: April 25
  Format: Online. Contact standards@phta.org for more information.
• Call for participation: PHTA Standards Consensus Committee
  Application Deadline: Rolling (applications will be reviewed throughout the year)

About

At PHTA's core is the development of consensus-based standards and codes. Reorganized in 2022, PHTA's Center of Technical Excellence is comprised of committees guided by pool, spa, and hot tub leaders that ensure PHTA's technical activities and initiatives are at the forefront of the industry.

ANSI Accredited Standards Developer

As an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Developer, PHTA follows procedures defined in the ANSI Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for American National Standards. PHTA's Procedures for American National Standards (ANS) was approved by ANSI on February 22, 2023, a revision that replaced the previous published procedures approved on August 10, 2020.

Throughout 2023, PHTA is celebrating 40 years of being an ANSI Accredited Standards Developer.

Policies

PHTA seeks participation on new standards initiatives and standards revisions. If selected to serve as a member on the SCC or a SWC, it is understood that PHTA is granted all and full rights in copyright for any proposed language or information that you provide the committee and understand that you have no rights in any publication of PHTA that uses this information in any form. In addition, committee members agree to abide by PHTA’s Antitrust Policy, PHTA’s Procedures for American National Standards, PHTA’s Guidelines for Standard Writing & Subject Matter Industry Committees, PHTA's Conflict of Interest Policy, and PHTA’s Volunteer Code of Conduct.