Why Join

Benefits of NSSA to shelter producers:

• Reinforcement that you are "doing it right"
• Industry standard that delineates quality essentials
• Test procedures for verifying debris impact resistance
• Quality verification by an independent third-party engineering firm to verify standard compliance
• Identification and visibility as a producer of quality shelters through the NSSA seal program and web listing
• Improved position with respect to liability issues through NSSA process for standards compliance verification

Benefits of NSSA to a shelter consumer:

• Identity of shelter producers who provide quality-verified products
• Labels on quality-verified products
• ICC/NSSA standard that establishes quality criteria
• Information and education via seminars, web pages, and response to inquiries
• Checklists  of important elements of shelter quality
• Advocacy for incentive programs for shelter construction

Benefits of NSSA to a policy decision-maker:

• Quality verification of manufactured shelters or site-built shelters
• Industry leaders available for guidance on mitigation strategies and policies
• Involvement with International Code Council to develop a comprehensive shelter standard, ICC-500, available for building code adoption in 2007

Benefits of NSSA to shelter inspectors:

• Quality essentials checklist
• Storm shelter quality standard
• Educational programs to identify essentials of quality construction/installation

NSSA Member Grades (Member Description Details)

• Producer Member
• Installer Member
• Associate Member
• Professional Member
• Corporate Sponsor
• Individual Sponsor
• Media Partner