As we know, regulatory initiatives promulgated at both the national and particularly the state level can have a major impact on the PHCP-PVF industry. Often, changes to standards and codes take place under the radar and without much time or chance to impact them before they become law. A greater effort MUST be made to protect the industry and the public from costly regulations that have little benefit.
Left unchecked, our industry would have to deal with myriad state codes and standards making our products expensive and difficult to manage as manufacturers attempt to meet multiple standards, on a state-by-state basis. To make matters worse, distributors would be forced to stock unnecessary products, taking up valuable warehouse space. A great example of this is once a new code is introduced in California, extreme pressure is put on other states and markets to follow suit and meet the California code changes. The result is numerous states having multiple interpretations all addressing the same issue.