As a result of the Safety Equipment Institute becoming a subsidiary of ASTM International on April 19, SEI is expanding its offerings beyond its existing product certifications to include personnel certifications and environmental declaration programs.

The SEI Board Standing Committee on Certification Programs met for the first time yesterday. It approved operating manuals and procedures for SEI’s program areas.

“We are excited to build on SEI’s decades-long track record by offering new certification and declaration capabilities,” said Pat Gleason, SEI President. “My hope is that potential partners see that SEI, now part of the ASTM International family, is positioned to work with them more than ever before.”

Yesterday's actions mean:
•    SEI will maintain its product certification offerings, and ASTM International product certification programs are now under SEI.
•    ASTM International’s personnel certification program (in its National Center for Aerospace & Transportation Technologies) and future personnel certification programs will be administered by SEI.
•    Environment-related offerings, including developing product category rules (PCRs) and verifying environmental product declarations (EPDs), will be operated by SEI while maintaining the existing process. Some co-branding with ASTM International will remain.

Media Inquiries: Dan Bergels, tel. +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org
SEI Staff Contact: Pat Gleason, tel. +1.703.442.5732; pgleason@seinet.org 

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