Every five years, the Portable Sanitation Association International is responsible for updating three American National Standards that pertain to our industry. The documents cover:• Sanitation in places of employment• Nonsewered waste disposal systems• Sanitation in fields and temporary labor campsIn reality, it takes input from many audiences to get the standards right. The PSAI’s role is to coordinate the process of gaining input and turning it into draft language. But our job doesn’t end there. We cannot just declare that our preferred words and guidelines must be accepted by everyone. So, the PSAI also coordinates a process of voting and












