Please vote on all five (5) ballots below, as motioned by the JC during the March 20th, 2015 face to face meeting. The meeting summary and scope consensus document can be found in the referenced documents below. Please be sure to vote on all ballots.
Ballot #1: Do you approve of the Professional Service Definition below?
NSF 391.1 shall adopt the following as a definition of professional services: For purposes of NSF 391.1,Professional Service Firms are identified as organizations generally characterized by high knowledge intensity, low capital intensity, and with a professionalized workforce. This definition will be supplemented by additional guidance, including a list of NAICS codes that represent providers of professional services. Additionally, the phrases appearing in bold will be added to the glossary as defined terms within the standard (final wording of the definitions subject to further revision).
Ballot #2: Do you approve of the recommendation that 391.1 apply at the professional service-line level?
NSF 391.1 will apply at the professional service-line level. A professional service-line is defined as the materials, activities and portions of the company centered on delivering a professional service. For companies that only offer professional services, the service line is essentially equivalent to the entire company. For companies that offer a mix of professional and non-professional services NSF 391.1 will not certify the non-professional services-line; however, given the nature of the life cycle impacts associated with professional services, NSF 391.1 will include criteria applicable to the entire company, facilities and other boundaries that may impact the non-professional service-line.
Ballot #3: Do you approve of the recommendation to defer the below proposal and address at a later date?
The Joint Committee shall discuss the merits of allowing companies to offer both sustainable and non- sustainable professional service offerings after the criteria are substantially completed.
Ballot #4: Do you approve of the recommendation to structure the standard with prerequisites and point based criteria?
NSF 391.1 may include both prerequisite and point-based criteria within any category of the standard. Prerequisite criteria are mandatory and must be achieved in order for a professional service provider to be certified to the standard. Individual point-based criteria are optional but include points that cumulatively allow a service provider to achieve certification and higher tiers of performance.
Ballot #5: Do you approve of the recommendation to include management and governance criteria in NSF 391.1? |
