professional certification programs

ASSE Series 6000

Professional Qualifications Standard for Medical Gas
Systems Personnel


ASSE does not certify to this Standard and we do not provide training. See the links below for training providers and third party certifiers.

The ASSE Series 6000 Standard was initially published in 1997. The Standard is based on the requirements of NFPA Standard 99 and is revised on a schedule that immediately follows the revision of NFPA 99. The current Series 6000 was revised in February, 2006 and includes the Professional Qualification Standards for Medical Gas Systems Personnel. If you are interested in purchasing the Series 6000 visit the ASSE BOOKSTORE.

Medical Gas Training Providers and Third Party Certifiers

ASSE Series 5000

Cross-Connection Control Professional Qualifications Standard


The ASSE Series 5000 gives the minimum performance requirements for testing backflow prevention assemblies. It also gives the minimum requirements for Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers, Cross-Connection Control Surveyors, Backflow Prevention Assembly Repairers, Fire-Sprinkler System Cross-Connection Control Testers, and Backflow Prevention Program Administrators. ASSE wrote these Standards and we are the third party certifier.

ASSE does not provide the training. The training is given at schools that have been approved by ASSE to offer a cross-connection control course. A link to the list of schools is given below. You must contact the school for class schedules and for fees. The ASSE certification exam is given at the conclusion of these classes.

asse Series 7000

Professional Qualifications Standard for Plumbing-Based Residential Fire Protection Systems


The ASSE Series 7000 is a Professional Qualifications Standard for Installers and Inspectors of Plumbing-Based Residential Fire Protection Systems. The Standard was published in August, 2008 and may be purchased at the Bookstore.

ASSE is a third party certifier and has a certification program for certifying qualified individuals to this Standard. See below for a list of schools that have been approved to offer the certification course.

ASSE Series 8000

Professional Qualification Standard for SCBA Replenishment Systems Installers, Inspectors & Verifiers

ASSE is in the process of writing the Series 8000, a new Professional Qualification Standard for Installers, Inspectors and Verifiers of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Replenishment Systems. ASSE will be certifying to this new Standard.

Check back for more information on the Standard and the certification program as well as on schools that will be approved to offer the certification course.