The Technical Activities Committee (TAC) of The Masonry Society (TMS) recently approved the Closure Statement and Response to Public Comments that are shown below for TMS 402/602 and they recommended publication by TMS. Based on TAC’s recommendation, the Board of Directors is considering approval of the standards.

In accordance with TMS Rules, the Closure Statement is made available to the public for review. Anyone may comment on revisions made as a result of the initial public comment period. To do so, submit a comment here by July 17, 2022. Comments received from this second public comment period will be considered during the next revision cycle.

TMS encourages all interested parties to participate in the Committee’s discussions. The Committee will meet next in October 2022 at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado and is beginning work on possible further revisions to the standards that will likely be published in 2028.

The following files contain the Public Comment Table with Committee-approved Responses, the Working Draft of Committee-approved Changes that was submitted for Public Comment (Use this version when referencing the specific page, line, and section numbers in the Comments from the Public), a second Working Draft of Committee-approved Changes as a result of Public Comments, as well as Committee Ballots and Meeting Minutes that dealt with consideration of the Public Comments.

Visit the TMS 402/602-22 Closure Page to view the closure statement, public comments from the initial Public Comment Period and responses from the Committee.