PHTA Standards

Current Standards Activities

• New landmark ANSI/PHTA/ICC-2 2023 American National Standard for Public Pool and Spa Operations and Maintenance is now available!
• 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 Standard Writing Committee (SWC) Operating Guidelines, PHTA's Conflict of Interest Policy, and PHTA’s Volunteer Code of Conduct.