Brad Kelechava, Author at the ANSI Blog

Shadow casting over glass of water resulting from NSF/ANSI standards from the treatment of their components.

NSF/ANSI Drinking Water Treatment Standards

March 14, 2022June 7, 2023Brad Kelechava

Water is, of course, the liquid molecule that we need to sustain life. Any kind of contaminant in water can be detrimental to granting this […]

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) destroying PCB in the dark in need of ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 electronic protection.

ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021: Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts

March 9, 2022January 10, 2023Brad Kelechava

There’s electricity within you. The human body, at rest, contains around 100 volts. Our bodies are not alone in generating a charge. In manufacturing and […]

Black sports car speeds in landscape that blurs like a painting with wheels tested to SAE J 175-2021 for lateral impact

SAE J 175-2021: Lateral Impact Testing of Car Wheels

March 8, 2022January 11, 2023Brad Kelechava

Many depend upon SAE J 175-2021: Wheels – Lateral Impact Test Procedure – Road Vehicles for testing side, or lateral (curb), impact collision resistance of […]

Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO/ANSI UPC 1-2021)

March 7, 2022January 11, 2023Brad Kelechava

If extraterrestrials landed on Earth, across homes, they would find furniture designed for similar purposes, lights in typical placements, an affinity for screens, and, of […]

Someone testing annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of a residential boiler by following ANSI/ASHRAE 103-2022.

ANSI/ASHRAE 103-2022: AFUE Testing of Residential Furnaces & Boilers

March 4, 2022January 11, 2023Brad Kelechava

Most homes in the United States are heated with either furnaces, systems that heat air and distribute it throughout the house, or boilers, appliances with […]

Water leaking from faucet nice and clean with NSF/ANSI 55-2022 UV microbiological treatment.

Ultraviolet (UV) Water Treatment Systems, NSF/ANSI 55-2022

March 3, 2022April 20, 2023Brad Kelechava

Of the many objectives undertaken at federal, state, and local levels, guaranteeing access to safe, clean water is an utmost necessity. However, many are faced […]

Railroad lineup of colorful ASTM D4169-22 performance-tested shipping containers under sunset.

ASTM D4169-22: Testing Shipping Containers

February 28, 2022January 11, 2023Brad Kelechava

ASTM D4169-22: Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems provides a uniform basis of evaluating the ability of shipping units to withstand […]

Two API 579-1/ASME FFS-1-2021 pipes in sunset lead into petrochemical plant to provide fitness-for-service.

Fitness-For-Service: API 579/ASME FFS-1-2021

February 22, 2022January 11, 2023Brad Kelechava

What is Fitness-For-Service? Standards for pressurized equipment, such as those developed and published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Society of Mechanical […]

Pushing silver button in old, existing elevator following ASME A17.3-2020 code

ASME A17.3-2020: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators

February 15, 2022January 11, 2023Brad Kelechava

ASME A17.3-2020: Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators is the latest edition of the existing elevators code. Safety of Existing Elevators Fear is a […]

A blue bolt of lightning strikes the ground beneath a dark sky in an act of electrostatic discharge.

Preventing Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

February 11, 2022January 11, 2023Brad Kelechava

What is Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)? When we walk across a carpeted floor and touch a doorknob, we feel a startling shock. This is one of […]