Hose Safety Institute Advisory Council

The Hose Safety Institute Advisory Council provides important guidance, input, review and focus in support of the Institute’s goals, which include: 

• Promote and maintain the NAHAD Hose Assembly Guidelines
• Identify emerging issues and critical applications related to hose assemblies;
• Serve as a forum for addressing industry issues, providing appropriate input to the NAHAD Standards Committee and ensure ongoing industry dialogue and communications; 
• Provide educational resources and tools to Institute Members and to end-users who support hose assembly quality, safety and reliability; and,
• Identify and engage industry organizations and related agencies involved in, or impacting, hose safety, quality and reliability.

Hose Safety Institute Advisory Council Membership is afforded to invited end-users and professionals who have particular expertise, experience in, and/or a broad range of perspectives regarding hose safety. Council members provide evaluation, review and feedback regarding the Hose Assembly Guidelines, as well as addressing key issues, emerging technologies and/or processes related to hose assembly safety, quality and reliability.

Council members are drawn from hose assembly end-users, academia, industry, standards/regulatory bodies, related associations or industry groups and government agencies. Participation on the Council is by invitation from NAHAD, with individuals selected based on one or more of the following criteria:

• Professional expertise in industrial safety, engineering or industrial technologies
• Commitment to hose assembly safety, quality and reliability
• Technical skills related to industrial hose applications serving various markets
• Key leader of a standards-setting, academic, regulatory or industry organization

Hose Safety Institute Advisory Council Structure:

Advisory Council Composition - up to 15 invited representatives of:

• End-users of hose assemblies
• Related associations and/or industry groups
• Government agencies
• Academia
• Standards / Regulatory bodies
• Industry companies

Qualifications:

• Industry expertise
• Technical background
• Passion for safety
• Experience in or broad perspective of hose assembly applications
• Ability to address key issues, emerging technologies and/or processes related to hose assembly safety, quality and reliability

Responsibilities:

• Participate in Council meetings / conference calls as scheduled (Note: for face to face meetings, costs of hotel and group meals are borne by NAHAD; air and travel expenses are borne by each Council member)
• Offer suggestions, ideas, comment on topics that come before the Council or as requested by the NAHAD Standards Committee
• Solicit input/feedback from their organizations on selected topics as needed

Term: 1 year, renewable annually

Council Member Benefits:

• Complimentary registration for NAHAD’s Annual Convention, held each spring
• Name & company/firm listed on NAHAD’s Hose Safety Institute website
• An active voice in support of hose assembly safety, quality & reliability
• Establish hose assembly ‘best practices’ to address specific applications. Share expertise with other leaders about specific hose application & processes
• Craft future Guidelines & updates that will benefit the industry
• Enjoy a meaningful connection to the top hose & fittings manufacturers and distributors worldwide

 Information sought from the Council:

• How hose assemblies are currently being used in their markets
• Industry regulations end-users are currently working with and/or expecting
• Trends in both hose assembly usage and regulatory issues; expected changes
• What’s important to end-users when it comes to hose assemblies
• What updates to the Guidelines or processes are important to customers and regulatory bodies

Council members agree, in writing, to abide by these NAHAD Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest policies.

Advisory Council Applications may be submitted at any time for the review and consideration of the Standards Committee.

NAHAD’s Standards Committee will oversee and coordinate activities of the Advisory Council in conjunction with the various Standards Committee sub-committees and hose group technical teams.The Vice-Chair of the NAHAD Standards Committee serves as the Chair of the Advisory Council.  The NAHAD Standards Program Director serves as the Staff Director of the Hose Safety Institute and the Advisory Council.

For more information about the Advisory Council contact Debbie Mitchell or Joseph Thompson at 1-800-624-2227or 1-410-940-6350. 

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