TIA Standards Development Overview

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a "standards developing organization (SDO). Standards projects and technical documents initiated by TIA's engineering committees are formulated according to the guidelines established by the TIA Engineering Manual and the ANSI Essential Requirements.

 

Every new standard project begins as a technical contribution in one of TIA's technology-oriented engineering committees or subcommittees. A Project Initiation Notice (PIN) form is completed and submitted for approval by TIA staff. After the project is approved for initiation, the formulating engineering committee or subcommittee will continue to develop the technical parameters of the project. When the proposed standard nears completion, the engineering group will chose to submit the document for approval as a "TIA Standard", an "American National Standard," or both.

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The draft of the proposed document must be circulated as an industry-wide ANSI "Standards Proposal" (SP) ballot/pink ballot. During the balloting period, the ballot is available for pulblic review and any interested entities may submit one of three responses to the ballot: "affirmative," "affirmative (with comment") or "negative (with comment)."  After the final draft of the document has obtained industry consensus, the balloting information and supporting documents are reviewed by TIA, to ensure that process requirements have been met. Upon completion of this review, the document information is forwarded to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review (BSR) with request for approval. If the document is approved as an American National Standard, the respective TIA committee will approve the ANSI/TIA standards for publication.

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• One Committee: If an individual/organization is interested in joining a specific TIA engineering committee to work on a new or exisiting standard, interested parties may submit a TIA Engineering Committee Application or contact the Standards and Technology Department at +1.703.907.7700 or by e-mail at standards@tiaonline.org.
• Multiple Committees: If an organization or individual has expressed interest in participating in more than one of TIA's engineering committees, a general TIA membership is recommended, as it provides access to all twelve committees for one fee.  To join as a TIA member, please fill out the TIA Membership Application or contact the Membership Department at +1.703.907.7713 or by e-mail at membership@tiaonline.org.
• Existing TIA Members: If an organization is already a TIA member and has paid its annual membership dues, then representatives from the organization may participate in all of TIA's engineering committees and subcommittees at no additional cost. Only one voting participant is allowed per organization, on each committee or subcommittee - any additional representatives will be designated as "non-voting" participants.