• To organize the varied elements of the stair industry into a leader in the code change process by actively participating at all levels.
  
• To write standards that ensure design and installation criteria meet or exceed the minimum standard set forth by the existing code.
  
• To participate in design and product testing to learn more about stair dynamics so that safety and aesthetics can coexist while incidences of stair accidents are reduced.
  
• To establish a central source that will disseminate to the membership current and proposed code information impacting all facets of the stair building and millwork usage.
  
• To protect the rights and interests of both the consumer and the stair industry.

Links of Interest
Model Code Organizations
ICC The International Code Council

Other Standards Organizations
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

Other Organizations
NAHB National Association of Home Builders
AIA The American Institute of Architects
BOMA Building Owners & Managers Association International