THE CASA ACT: THE IMPORTANCE OF STANDARDS TO A SAFE FUTURE FOR LATIN AMERICA

This article discusses the Codes and Safety for the Americas (CASA) Act, which was recently signed into law by President George W. Bush. The intent of the CASA Act is to provide for the education of building professionals in Latin America on what codes and standards are, how they are established and under what conditions they can safely be applied. The U.S. hopes this legislation will assist Latin American countries in safer building construction and eliminate the misleading advertising of some building materials manufacturers.

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• Authors:
  • Forneris, S
• Publication Date: 2003-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 22-25
• Serial:
  • ASTM Standardization News
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 1094-4656
  • Serial URL: http://www.astm.org/SNEWS/archive.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advertising; Building codes; Building materials; Construction industry; Education; Legislation; Professional personnel; Safety; Standards
• Identifier Terms: Codes and Safety for the Americas Act
• Geographic Terms: Latin America
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941204
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 2003 12:00AM