Call for CSA Accessible Housing Technical Subcommittee Participants
Posted Le 25 novembre 2020
Sharing this opportunity from the CSA Group.
If interested, complete the online submission form by December 4th at 12 pm ET. Contact: Perry Chao, perry.chao@csagroup.org
CSA Group is actively recruiting technical subcommittee (TSC) members for a proposed standard for Accessible Housing.
This new standard will help support the development of affordable and adaptable accessible residential housing across Canada by providing evidence-informed guidance, and the application of new and existing knowledge related to best practices for the design, construction, and modification of affordable, adaptable and accessible housing.
They are looking for interested experts to actively participate and contribute to the development of this important standard through CSA’s accredited Standards Development Process. CSA Technical Subcommittee members will work in collaboration to ensure the standard is technically valid.
Requirements and Responsibilities include:
* Knowledge related to the design, construction, and modification of residential homes
* Technical knowledge of issues related to accessibility and/or consumer safety
* Active participation and willingness to work on a committee, both in-person and/or remotely; up to 6 times (in person or via online video conference) during the development of a standard,and 1-2 times a year after the standard is established;
* Ability to work in a multi-stakeholder environment, following the principles of consensus;
* Ability to represent the Interests of one of the stakeholder categories outlined below
Stakeholder Categories:
Producer Interest (PI) - Includes those who are predominantly involved with production, promotion, retailing, or distribution of the products or services;
User Interest (UI) - Includes those who represent the user interest in the area of occupational health and safety, or consumer safety;
Regulatory Authority (RA) - Includes those who are predominantly involved in regulating by statute the use of the products or services; and
General Interest (GI) - Includes those who are not associated with production, distribution, direct use, or regulation of the products or service