ANSI Standard B165.1 Review

The American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) is in the process of revising and updating ANSI Standard B165.1, 1979 (R2019),  Power-Driven Brushing Tools – Safety Requirements for Design Care and Use. A work committee has reviewed the standard and made recommendations for revisions.

The standard was originally developed in 1979 (last updated 2019) to establish the rules and specifications for safety that apply in the design, use and care of power-driven brushing tools. It embraces all brushing tools whose brushing elements are made up of ferrous wire, non-ferrous wire, plastic, abrasive filaments, vegetable fibers, animal hair, or other materials, and brushes fabricated with any combination of such elements and whose functional performance is accomplished by power driven operation. The standard does not cover brushes constructed of wood or synthetic hub or cores, and brushing tools whose primary function is vehicle or train washing, carpet sweeping, dental hygiene, floor maintenance, sewer cleaning, street sweeping and brushing tools manufactured in accordance with other American National Standards.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards and provides an open, equitable and accessible consensus process that ensures due process and benefits the public interest. We seek interested parties who are willing to review the proposed standard. Interested parties may consist of the following types:

• Producer – Manufacturer of power brushing tools or a trade association or society that represents the interest of such manufacturers.
• User – Organization (company, association, government agency, individual) that uses these tools.
• General Interest – Organization that has an interest in power brushing tools, but neither produces nor uses them directly.

If you are willing to participate in this important activity, please e-mail ABMA at info@abma.org with the contact information of the person in your organization that should receive the materials by July 10, 2025. Thank you for your help.