The public is invited to comment on the draft document, which is available here.
Besides commenting on whether the document is clearly written and adequately addresses the problem, the public is also asked to look for and to report any protected intellectual property. ESTA intends to publish no standard that contains protected intellectual property, unless that property is required in the standard for technical reasons and can be licensed by anyone on a non-discriminitory basis for a reasonable fee.
The BSR E1.26 project is a undertaking of the Floors Working Group. The Floors Working Group is seeking new voting members who could be classified as being in the dealer/rental company interest category. Employees or owners of companies that sell or rent floors to othersare invited to join the Floors Working Group. Information about joining this working group and all the other working groups in the Technical Standards Program is available here.
For more information, please contact Karl Ruling at ESTA, telephone +1 212 244 1505, or via the e-mail address below.
(Lee Baldock)
