If you’re a frequent reader of iDigHardware, you’ve heard me mention the work of the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA), and specifically, the Codes, Government, and Industry Affairs Committee (CGIA).  This article published in Locksmith Ledger gives a lot of great background on the work of this important industry organization.

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If you’re familiar with code revisions nurtured by the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA), especially those relevant to locksmiths and other security professionals who work on doors within the commercial sector, then John Woestman, director of Codes & Regulatory Affairs for BHMA, has probably had a hand in bringing them to fruition.

“I’ve been involved with BHMA now for more than 15 years on code development,” says Woestman, who provides building codes, advocacy and technical services on behalf of BHMA, and has almost two decades of involvement in International Code Council’s (ICC’s) codes and standards development processes and more than15 years of involvement in National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA’s) codes and standards development processes. “If anybody digs into the BHMA code development process for a lot of the hardware and operation code requirements for doors, they’re going to find code change proposals that have my name on them.”

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And here’s some extra commentary from the article’s author, Paul Ragusa.  AAAAAAANNNDDDD…now I’ve got that song stuck in my head.  I’m just a bill, yes I’m only a bill, and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill…

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