In addition to being asked to review the document to see if it offers adequate advice, reviewers are asked to look for protected intellectual property in the draft standard. ESTA does not warrant that its standards contain no protected intellectual property, but it also does not intend to adopt any standard that requires the use of protected intellectual property, unless that property is necessary for technical reasons and can be licensed and used by anyone without prejudice or preference for a reasonable fee. Any protected intellectual property in the document should be pointed out in the comments.
The BSR E1.18 draft standard is a project of the Electrical Power Working Group, part of ESTA's Technical Standards Program. The working group is seeking voting members in the dealer/rental company and general-interest interest categories. The working group has enough manufacturer and user members, and is not actively seeking members in these interest categories at this time. Membership in the working group is open to all who are affected by the work of the group. There is no fee, and membership in ESTA or any other organization is not a requirement, but voting members are required to attend meetings regularly and to vote on letter ballots. More information about joining the working group is available at http://www.esta.org/tsp/working_groups/index.html
(Lee Baldock)
