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    WORKING GROUP APPLICATION
    QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANT
    Evidence of general knowledge and competence in the scope (work) of the Working Group
    Specific relationship of applicant to one or more elements of the scope of the Committee
    Participation in the work of the Working Group including responding to correspondence and attending meetings


    REPRESENTATION


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    ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
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    Conflict of Interest

    You as a committee member (including subcommittees/working groups) are obligated to declare any actual or potential conflicts of interest.

    You agree to comply with the rules defined by ASSE including those related to confidentiality and independence from commercial and other interests.

    IAPMO/ASSE is responsible for ensuring that all committee members and IAPMO/ASSE staff involved in standards development are free from conflicts of interest when carrying out their roles and responsibilities on Standards Committees or subcommittees.

    To support transparency and allow others to accurately evaluate the perspectives and information contributed during the standards development process, participants should clearly disclose any potential conflict of interests such as any business, commercial, organizational, or other affiliations that may influence their interests or viewpoints.

    Committee members are required to inform IAPMO/ASSE staff of any known or potential conflicts of interest, or any circumstances that could affect their impartiality on a particular matter.

    If a committee member is uncertain whether an actual or potential conflict of interest exists, the individual should seek guidance from IAPMO/ASSE staff to determine whether they should continue participating in that role.

    Please declare any entity which could contribute to any potential conflict of interest (Entity Name and Date of Association)

    Notwithstanding this disclosure, it remains your responsibility to bring any actual or potential conflict of interest to the attention of relevant ASSE staff at the time you become aware of it.

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    If appointed, I agree to abide by the procedures outlined in the ASSE International Procedures for the development of Standards for the Plumbing Industry, and the procedures of the American National Standards Institute. I hereby agree to notify the Standards Coordinator and the Committee Chair of any change in status - including employment, representation, or funding. I also agree that ASSE shall have, and I hereby grant, all and full rights in copyright in any material which I author, either individually or with others, as a member of a Working Group, or which I submit for the proposed use of the Working Group in an ASSE Standard (product performance or professional qualification) or other ASSE publication. I further acknowledge that I acquire no rights in any publication of ASSE and the copyright and all rights in all materials produced by an ASSE Working Group are owned by ASSE and that ASSE may register copyright in its own name. 

    I agree to and acknowledge the terms of this agreement and affirm that all disclosures made herein are complete and accurate.
    DATA ACKNOWLEGEMENT

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    ASSE INTERNATIONAL

    AGREEMENT POLICIES

    In the course of your service on an ASSE Working Group, you may have access to confidential materials submitted by persons or entities seeking ASSE certification, or approval (“Applicants”). This Confidentiality Agreement governs your responsibility with respect to those documents.

    As an ASSE International (ASSE) employee, agent, contractor, subcontractor or working group member you agree to use all confidential information received from any Applicant, its directors, officers, employees or agents including, without limitation, any confidential training materials, presentations, curriculum, designs, layouts, or any other confidential business matters relating to applicant (collectively, the "Data"), solely only in connection with the required evaluations to be performed in the course of your service on the committee/subcommittee.

    You shall maintain the Data in strictest confidence and shall not disclose the Data to any person (the term "'person" to be construed to the broadest sense) other than ASSE unless given the express prior written consent of applicant or as may be required by any applicable laws or regulations, subpoena from a court of law, or other court order or decree.

    For purposes of this Agreement, the term Data does not include any information which
    (i) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by you or ASSE, (ii) was available to you or ASSE on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to ASSE by Applicant, its directors, officers, employees or agents, or (iii) becomes available to you or ASSE on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Applicant, its directors, officers, employees or agents, provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with Applicant or otherwise prohibited from transmitting the Data to ASSE by an contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation.

    When you serve in this role, you make a commitment to maintain impartiality and avoid bias, including bias that may arise from: self-interest, self-review, advocacy, over-familiarity, intimidation, competition, or other any other source. 

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