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What Are the Provisions of

ANSI Standard A119.1?

A119.1 covers four basic areas of the mobile home.

1. Construction of the body and frame.

2. Plumbing System.

3. Heating System.

4. Electrical System.

Each section has a specific meaning to both the manufacturer and the home owner. First, the construction requirements tell the mobile home manufacturer he must build to established guidelines Second, the home owner can rest assured he is obtaining a mobile home that has passed the ANSI A119.1 safety requirements.

Besides supplying greater impetus to safety and performance, ANSI A119.1 benefits the home owner in the areas of insurance and financing Both the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Veterans Administration (VA) can guarantee a mortgage on a mobile home, provided the mobile home is constructed to A119.1.

ANSI Standard A119.1 emphasizes consumer safety and product (home) performance. It assures the owner that the mobile home will provide: • Safe, healthful and comfortable living facilities with adequate storage space and economy of maintenance.

Adequate natural light and ventilation.

• Structural strength and rigidity sufficient tor design loads, both while the home is in transit and after it is set on site.

• Adequate running gear and hitch for safe transportation of the mobile home.

Equipment designed and installed for safety of operation, ease of service, and adequate for intended use.

Installed materials of adequate specification to resist deterioration.

• Protection against the entrance of water and winds at all joints, connections and openings in exterior surfaces.

An arrangement of habitable spaces for fire and health safety.

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A copy of ANSI Standard A119.1 for Mobile Homes 'also National Fire Protection Association Standard 501 B can be obtained for $2.25 from the Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association, Dept STP, 6650 North Northwest Highway, Chicago, Illinois 60631.

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Manufacturers' Inspection and Enforcement. Manufacturers of mobile homes who are members of the Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association and the Trailer Coach Association (West Coast) must build their mobile homes to A119.1 Standard. They know their construction lines will be subject to inspection at any time by MHMA standards engineers who visit their plants on an unannounced basis to determine that all specifications of A119.1 are being observed. These manufacturers must further certify that their homes were built to the requirements of ANSI Standard A119.1 by displaying a silver Standards Seal near the front door.

Other data regarding the placement of the home on its piers as well as the indoor temperature which the home can be expected to maintain must also be provided by the manufacturer.

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Home Owner's Benefits with ANSI Standard A119.1.

ANSI A119.1 has been designed to protect the safety and health of the mobile home owner and to assure a fair value on his home investment.

Coordination of the Mobile Home Standard with other nationally accepted standards provides assurance to the home owner that its design features are acceptable to regulatory authorities in any community to which the home can be moved. Equally important, A119.1-built homes protect owners where there is little or no enforcement of regulations.

Where are Mobile Homes Located?

Since 1965 sales of new mobile homes have more than doubled in the Midwestern, Atlantic and Southern Regional areas of the United States; on the national level, sales have increased by 90%. (See table at right.) The mobile home industry is currently building more than 1,000 homes a day, and by 1975 a 100% growth is anticipated.

Retail sales of new mobile homes are 22 billion dollars yearly. Add to this the investment in parks and other services, such as insurance, financing, and park rentals, and the impact on the general economy becomes apparent.

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Who is ANSI?

The American National Standards Institute is one of the seven national coordinating institutions for voluntary standardization in the United States. Organizations concerned with standardization may cooperate through ANSI in recognizing, establishing and improving standards. Together these organizations represent hundreds of thousands of cooperating firms and trade associations - and literally thousands of standards that are observed in our everyday living.

Approval of a standard by the Institute is based on a consensus of those essentially concerned with its scope and provisions. Many of these standards are, in fact, written into law by a federal, state or local governing body after they have been established.

Who Developed

ANSI Standard A119.1 for Mobile Homes? Mobile homes manufacturers themselves were the first to recognize that they needed standards. Through their trade associations, the Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association (MHMA) and the Trailer Coach Association (TCA) they worked with ANSI, the National Fire Protection Association and other industries. The code itself was developed by a committee, established under the direction of ANSI.

The ANSI committee and its various sub-committees coordinated with certain existing standards in order to present in one package the basic requirements that apply to mobile homes. To establish all the specifications which cover the construction as well as the heating, plumbing, and electrical systems, coordination was made with the following agencies:

The American Gas Association, Underwriters' Laboratories, The National Sanitation Foundation, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Federal Code of Regulations, The National Electrical Code, The Federal Housing Administration, The Building Officials Conference of America. The Southern Building Code Congress, and The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal.

ANSI Committee for Mobile Homes and Recreational Vehicles (as of October 1, 1970)

OFFICERS:

Chairman: L. E. Henry, Southern California Gas Company, Los Angeles, California (rep. American Gas Association)

Administrative Secretary: George H. Tryon, National Fire Protection Association, Boston, Massachusetts

Assistant Secretary: Francis E. Greenleaf, Standards Director, Trailer Coach Association, Anaheim, California

Assistant Secretary: Philip N. Shrake, Standards Director, Recreational Vehicle Institute, Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois

Assistant Secretary: Henry Omson, Standards Director, Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association, Chicago, Illinois

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Leroy V. Abbott, Policyholders Service Insurance Co. of North America, Philadelphia, Pa.

Delevan J. Arnold, Dir. of Engineering & Development, Travco Corp., Brown City, Mich. (rep. Recreational Vehicle Institute, Inc.)

T. R. Arnold, T. R. Arnold and Associates, Elkhart, Ind. (rep. The Craftsmen's Guild)

Russell R. Bahr, State of California, Division of Building & Housing Standards, Sacramento, Calif.

Louis C. Bell, Executive Director, Trailer Coach Association, Anaheim, Calif. (rep. Trailer Coach Association)

Roy J. Boston, Director, Environmental Health Services, State Department of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga. (rep. Conference of State Sanitary Engineers)

Keith D. Clotz, Chairman, Plumbing Standards Division, National Asso-
ciation of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, Cleveland, Ohio
David Curley, Engineering Dept., Aetna Life & Casualty, Casualty &
Surety Div., Hartford, Conn. (rep. American Insurance Assn.)
Fred J. Davis, Supt., Building Department, Garden City, N.Y. (rep.
Building Officials & Code Administrators International, Inc.)

Edward J. Dwyer, E. J. Dwyer Co., Severna Park, Md. (rep. American
Society of Mechanical Engineers)

William Earthman, Duke Power Co., Charlotte, N. C. (rep. Electric Light & Power Group)

Tom S. Gable, Public Health Engineer, National Sanitation Foundation Laboratory, Inc., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. (rep. National Sanitation Foundation)

John R. Gore, Jr., State Fire Marshal, Atlanta, Ga. (rep. Fire Marshals Assn. of North America)

Hans R. Grigo, Technical Consultant, National Safety Council, Chicago, Illinois

John H. Hast, Asst. Chief, Division of Safety. U. S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Washington, D. C.

Jordan Heiman, Intertherm, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. (rep. American Society
of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)
John C. Hewitt, Chief, Mobile Home & Recreational Vehicle Div.,
Washington Department of Labor & Industries, Olympia, Wash.
John D. Hosey, Foremost Insurance Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Walter H. Johnson, Vice President, Technological Services, National
LP-Gas Association, Chicago, Ill. (Chairman, Subcommittee on Recrea-
tional Vehicles)

Arthur Jungdahl, Director of Field Services, Gas Vent Institute, Chicago, III.

J. Calvin Jureit, President, Automated Building Components, Inc., Miami, Fla. (rep. American Society of Civil Engineers; Chairman Subcommittee on Mobile Homes)

Aaron Kliewer, F & B Development Co., Riverside, Calif. (rep. Mobile Homes Manufacturers Assn.)

R. E. Klingler, Pres., Holiday Rambler Corp., Wakarusa, Ind. (rep. Recreational Vehicle Institute, Inc.)

Arthur Kretschman, Duo-Therm Division, Mator Wheel Corp., LaGrange, Ind. (rep. Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association)

Norman Latter, Los Angeles, Calif. (rep. International Assn. of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials)

Les Lynch, Dir., Safety Div., Oregon Bureau of Labor, Portland, Ore. John M. Martin, Managing Director, Mobile Homes Manufacturers Assn., Arlington, Va.

Tal Moore, The Coleman Co., Inc., Wichita, Kansas (rep. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute)

Samuel J. Morano, American Society of Sanitary Engineering, Wilmington, Del. (rep. American Society of Sanitary Engineering)

Thomas M. Murphy, New York State Division of Housing, New York, New York

Marvin Nerem. Chief Engineer, Winnebago Industries, Inc. Forest City, la. (rep. Recreational Vehicle Institute, Inc.)

J. A. Reade, Manager of Customer Service, Southern Counties Gas Co. of California, Los Angeles, Calif. (rep. American Gas Association) W. J. Smith, Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois

M. W. Smithman, Director, Technical Services, National Assn. of Home Builders, Washington, D. C.

Kent P. Stiner, I-T-E Imperial Corp., Ardmore, Pa. (rep. National Electrical Code Committee)

Harry A. Stuart, Paramount, Calif. (rep. Trailer Coach Association) Earl W. Swett, President, Marlette Homes Inc., Marlette, Michigan (rep. Mobile Home Manufacturers Association)

Robert A. Tanner, State Fire Marshal, Salt Lake City, Utah (rep. Fire Marshals Assn. of North America)

C. J. Van Zandt, Sierra Craft, City of Industry, Calif. (rep. Trailer Coach Association)

R. E. Ward, Chief, Electrical Inspection Section, State of Tennessee, Dept. of Insurance and Banking, Nashville, Tennessee (rep. International Association of Electrical Inspectors)

John Wilford, Supervising Public Health Engineer, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, Trenton, N. J.

Paul H. Winter, Pass & Seymour, Inc., Syracuse, New York (rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association)

Robert S. Wyly, Building Research B104, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.

ALTERNATES:

J. Antonio Aragon, Commodore Corp., Omaha, Neb. (Alternate to Aaron Kliewer)

Harry L. Baker, Field Asst., Electrical Div., Bureau of Labor, State of Oregon, Salem, Ore. (Alternate to Les Lynch)

Artie 0. Barker, Chief Electrical Inspector, State of Idaho, Boise, Idaho (Alternate to R. E. Ward)

C. E. Blome (SFPE), Wallace-Murray Corp., Dallas, Texas (Alternate to Arthur Jungdah!)

W. E. Brenner, Marlette Homes, Inc., Marlette, Mich. (Alternate to Earl W. Swett)

Willard E. Bryant, National Assn. of Home Builders, Washington, D. C. (Alternate to M. W. Smithman)

Wm. E. Dell, Asst. Chief, Mobile Home & Recreational Vehicle Div., Washington Department of Labor & Industries, Seattle, Wash. (Alternate to John C. Hewitt)

Philip Dykstra, Manager, Home Safety Department, National Safety Council, Chicago, Ill. (Alternate to Hans R. Grigo)

Robert J. Evans, Senior Engineer, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, Arlington, Va. (Alternate to Tal Moore)

Lloyd W. Garner, Dir., Inspection Div., State Fire Marshal Dept., Atlanta, Ga. (Alternate to John R. Gore, Jr.)

H. Kent Glenn, Southern California Edison Co., Los Angeles, Calif. (Alternate to William Earthman)

Paul K. Heilstedt, Building Officials & Code Administrators International, Inc., Chicago, Ill. (Alternate to Fred J. Davis)

F. E. Hodgdon, American Gas Association Laboratories, Inc., Cleveland (Independence), Ohio (Alternate to L. E. Henry and J. A. Reade) Eugene L. Kilbourn, Progressive Dynamics, Inc., Marshall, Mich (Alternate to D. J. Arnold)

Nicholas A. Lacourte, Technical Secy., American Society of Heating. Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., New York, NY. (Alternate to Jordan Heiman)

H. Forrest Lovett, El Monte, Calif. (Alternate to Harry A. Stuart)
Herbert Luoma, Director, Technical Services, Gas Appliance Manufac-
turers Assn., Inc., Arlington, Va. (Alternate to Arthur Kretschman)
Neil MacLean, International Assn. of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials,
Los Angeles, Calif. (Alternate to Norman Latter)

J. P. Markey, Edison Electric Institute, New York, N. Y. (Alternate to
William Earthman)

W. P. Marshall, Pres., Leisure Time Products, Inc., Nappanee, Ind (Alternate to Marvin Narem)

W. G. Martin III, Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo. (Alternate to Paul H. Winter)

L. W. Moses, Trailer Coach Assn., Los Angeles, Calif. (Alternate to Louis C. Bell)

Jiyun Nakaji, Cambridge Mfg. Co., Santa Fe Springs, Calif. (Alternate to C. J. Van Zandt)

L. E. Palmer, Union Insulating Co., Parkersburg, W. Va. (Alternate to Paul H. Winter)

C. W. Phillips, Environmental Engineering Section, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. (Alternate to Robert S. Wyly)

F. M. Radigan, Nat'l. Dir., Recreational Vehicle Institute, Inc. Des Plaines, Ill. (Alternate to R. E. Klingler)

Kenneth D. Rhoton, Executive Dir., The Craftsmen's Guild, Elkhart, Ind. (Alternate to T. R. Arnold)

Paul Solomon, California State Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento, Calif. (Alternate to Russell R. Bahr)

W. Thomas, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, White Plains, NY (Alternate to David Curley)

Harold Weaver, Liberty Homes, Inc., Syracuse, Ind. (Alternate to John Martin)

Rene H. Yerke, Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., Northbrook, I!! (Alternate to W. J. Smith)

NONVOTING MEMBERS:

Robert Buechner, National Recreation & Park Assn., Washington, D. C.
Weldon C. Fill, U. S. Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, Bureau of
Community & Environmental Management, Cincinnati, Ohio

D. M. Manson, Standards and Development Section, Canadian Stand-
ards Association Testing Laboratories, Rexdale, Ont., Canada
Robert G. Reichel, Codes & Bldg. Standards, Dept. of Housing and
Urban Development, Washington, D. C.

Ronald R. Speedy, U. S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare Bureau of Community & Environmental Management, Cincinnati, Ohio (Alternate to Weldon C. Fill)

R. D. Watson, Canadian Standards Association Testing Laboratories. Rexdale, Ont., Canada (Alternate to D. M. Manson)

John H. Watt, National Fire Protection Assn., Boston, Mass. (Liaison National Electrical Code Committee)

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