Manufacturers Standardization Society

of the Valve And Fittings Industry, Inc.

MSS

127 Park Street, NE Vienna, VA 22180-4602 703-281-6613 FAX 703-281-6671 www.mss-hq.org e-mail:info@mss-hq.org
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Robert F. ONeill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 4, 2009

MSS PUBLISHES COMPREHENSIVE STANDARD PRACTICE FOR PIPE

HANGERS AND SUPPORTS
Vienna Va. - The Manufactures Standardization Society (MSS) has published a newly revised and enhanced Standard
Practice, SP-58-2009, Pipe Hangers and Supports Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and
Installation.
This comprehensive Standard Practice combines all of the content of five Pipe Hanger and Support standards into a single
document. MSS SP-58-2009 will serve as a complete guide for pipe hanger and support design, manufacture, selection,
and installation; enabling the user to specify a minimum level of acceptance for pipe hanger design and performance, in
addition to defining the types of hangers and supports.
The document includes all of the information from ANSI/MSS SP-69, Selection and Application; MSS SP-77, Guidelines
for Pipe Support Contractual Relations; MSS SP-89, Fabrication and Installation Practices; and MSS SP-90, Guidelines
on Terminology for Pipe Hangers and Supports.

About MSS
The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings Industry is a non-profit technical association
organized for development and improvement of industry, national and international codes and standards for Valves, Valve
Actuators, Pipe Fittings, Valve Modification, Flanges, Pipe Hangers, and Associated. MSS is an American National
Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited standards developer.

For media inquiries, please contact MSS Executive Director, Robert ONeill at (703) 281-6613 or boneill@mss-hq.org.

PRESIDENT: J.V. Ballun Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp

VICE PRESIDENTS: T.J. Hannafin KITZ Corporation of America M.A. Clark NIBCO, Inc.
TREASURER: G.M. Johnson United Valve