W EEKLY EDITION MAY 9, 2018
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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Portable Restroom
A strong gust of wind did plenty of damage when it sent a portable unit flying off of a moving truck
Whoops, there goes a potty! A por table
toilet went airborne last week when a
shoreline crosswind snapped it off a
moving truck and presented it to the Jeep
Wrangler following behind it. The Jeep
suffered a smashed windshield and dented
fender, and the pride of the truck driver
may have also been a bit beat up . This is a
good reminder to double - strap those units!
READ THE STORY
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Update on Development of an
International Standard for "Next
Generation" Toilets
Two years ago the PSAI joined with representatives from
ANSI, ISO, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to
develop a new international working agreement (IWA) for
"next generation" toilets. Once the IWA was done, the
PSAI continued to work through the US Technical
Advisory Group (TAG) to help transform the IWA into an
ISO standard. That work is now nearly complete. Recently,
representatives of the standard's working group presented the overall requirements of the draft standard at the
first Chinese out reach meeting in Shanghai. The meeting was attended by Chinese government officials,
academics, and local toilet manufacturers. It appears that China will be supportive of the new standard, now
known as ISO DIS 30500: Non - sewered sanitation systems - Prefa bricated integrated treatment units - General
safety and performance requirements for design and testing. In two weeks, the final ISO meeting on the new
standard will be held in Nepal. The document itself is slated for publication as a full ISO standard la ter this summer.
While the toilet designs for which this standards has been developed are not necessarily portable, the technology
is likely to have impacts on our industry in the coming years. To learn more about the new standard click here .
