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Technical Services

AHAM provides technical services to its members in the following areas:

Development of AHAM performance standards, and involvement with many other standards development organizations

Certification programs for the independent verification of performance characteristics
Pre-competitive research through its Appliance Research Consortium
Technical support for regulatory and public policy issues
Technical support for outside standards development (i.e.U.L., IEC,ANSI, NEC...)

Additional information on each of the activities listed above can be obtained by clicking on the link.

AHAM operates 3 engineering councils to provide oversight and direction for our technical issues. Members can click on the links below to obtain further information on the activities of each council.

Major Appliance Engineering Council

Portable Appliance Engineering Council

Floor Care Engineering Council

In addition, AHAM issues a quarterly newsletter called “Eye on Engineering” which provides a brief summary and status of the standards activities and technical issues. Members can view the newsletter by clicking on the link.