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Specifications Present Baseline Requirements for Handheld and Stationary Point Chemical Vapor Detectors, Two new ASTM International specifications are the first standards to present baseline performance requirements for point chemical vapor detectors. The standards were developed as the result of a need recognized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives detection capability, as well as the need to set standards so that manufacturers…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting:, Jan. 27-29, 2014, January Committee Week, Houston, Texas, Technical Contact:, Pamela Chu, Ph.D., National Institute for Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Phone: 301-975-2988; pamela.chu@nist.gov , ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9499
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ASTM International is launching an initiative to develop a suite of standards for body armor worn by military and criminal justice personnel. This effort is being supported by the National Institute of Justice, the U.S. Army Program Executive Office – Soldier and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, who are working together to harmonize existing ASTM body armor standards,…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting, : Jan. 27-29, 2014, January Committee Week, Houston, Texas, Technical Contact:, Cassy Robinson, NIST Standards Coordination Office, Gaithersburg, Md., Phone: 301-975-2546; casandra.robinson@nist.gov , ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9437
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Taking into account the particular needs of people with disabilities is an important aspect of planning for a possible disaster and the aftermath of such an event. A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide planning guidance for helping those with disabilities in a disaster or emergency situation. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK37628 , Guide for Preparing for the Impact of…
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Physical barrier systems are an important component in protecting high security assets, and the demand for barrier products has intensified. The capability and integrity of these systems must be verified through testing, and ensured through manufacturing and installation compliance with minimum standard requirements for compatibility with tested designs. In order to facilitate this compliance…
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Continuing obligations are management procedures for property on which future use moves forward even though residual contamination may remain in the soil or groundwater. A new standard on addressing continuing obligations has now been approved by ASTM International Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action . ASTM E2790 , Guide for Identifying and Complying…, ASTM Committee E50 Next Meeting:, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, J. Michael Sowinski Jr., Terradex, Carlsbad, Calif., Phone: 760-978-6120; mike@terradex.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Smith, Phone: 610-832-9727; dsmith@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8927
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will enable users to determine whether or not a real estate site has a methane hazard that needs to be mitigated. ASTM WK32621 , Practice for Evaluating Potential Hazard Due to Methane in the Vadose Zone, is being developed by Subcommittee E50.02 on Real Estate Assessment and Management , part of ASTM International Committee E50 on Environmental…
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Meeting to Establish Task Group to Be Held August 10 A meeting will be held on Aug. 10, 2011, to establish a task group within ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications to complete the drafting of two performance standards for chemical vapor detectors in support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate. The work items for the two proposed new…
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ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications has developed a new single-laboratory validated standard, ASTM E2787 , Test Method for Determination of Thiodiglycol in Soil Using Pressurized Fluid Extraction Followed by Single Reaction Monitoring Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). The new standard was developed by Subcommittee E54.03 on Decontamination…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting:, Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2012, January Committee Week, Atlanta, GA, Technical Contact:, Lawrence Zintek, U.S. EPA Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory, Chicago, Ill., Phone: 312-886-2925; zintek.lawrence@epa.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8897
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ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications is currently developing a series of proposed standards on emergency operations centers. The first of these standards, ASTM E2668 , Guide for Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Development, has now been approved. ASTM E2668 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E54.02 on Emergency Preparedness Training and Procedures. “ASTM…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting:, June 13-15, June Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, (E2668) Glenn Wisbey, North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, Raleigh, N.C., Phone: 919-715-8577; gwisbey@ncem.org ; (WK32133) Lucien Canton, Lucien Canton LLC, San Francisco, Calif., Phone: 415-221-2562; lcanton@pacbell.net ; (proposed operations standard) Frank Kriz, Lighthouse Readiness Group, Phoenix, Ariz., Phone: 602-319-1446; krizassoc@aol.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8858
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Building energy performance disclosure regulations now exist in a growing number of states, including California and Washington, as well as cities such as Austin, Texas; Seattle, Wash.; and New York, N.Y. These regulatory activities, combined with the economic reality that energy efficient buildings are more attractive to lenders, buyers and tenants, have been the driving forces for a new ASTM…, ASTM Committee E50 Next Meeting:, April 12-14, 2011, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Anthony Buonicore, Buonicore Partners LLC, Old Lyme, Conn., Phone: 800-238-1841; ajb@erdnet.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Daniel Smith, Phone: 610-832-9727; dsmith@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #8812