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ASTM International’s consumer products committee ( F15 ) has developed a standard specification for beach umbrellas and anchor devices. The new standard ( F3681 ) is overseen by ASTM’s market umbrellas subcommittee (F15.79). According to the subcommittee’s chair, Bill Schermerhorn, the standard is several years in the making and seeks to address known hazards posed by detached beach umbrellas. "…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11814 ###
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ASTM International has published a revision to its Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety ( F963 ) to reflect changes approved by its toy safety subcommittee (F15.22). This specification serves to address potential hazards of various toys that may not be readily apparent to the public, but may emerge from their construction, normal use, or a certain degree of abuse. The most recent…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11739 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will help to minimize the entrapment or crush hazard posed by motorized partitions when they are in motion. Such partitions, made up of a series of rigid panels that move along a motorized track, are used to provide flexibility in the size of spaces typically used for meetings, sports, and other functions where children are often present. ASTM International’s…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11720 ###
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ASTM International’s amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ) is developing a proposed standard ( WK78433 ) that will establish requirements and guidance for risk assessment for amusement rides and devices by specifying basic terminology, principles and methodology. “The proposed standard applies to design for development of new rides and devices, as well as design for modifications to…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org l Release #11662 ###
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ASTM International’s amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ) is working on a comprehensive guide for lifecycle management of amusement rides. According to ASTM International member Kelly Johnson, the guide ( WK67624 ) will address essential questions on amusement ride standards. These include how F24 standards fit together, where one can find a list of standards available, and how one…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11652 ###
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ASTM International’s steel, stainless steel, and related alloys committee ( A01 ) is developing a proposed standard that will help guide manufacturers of wire rods and galvanized steel wire and cable that are crucial to the construction of bridges. “As the key and control parts of a road system, bridges play an important role in modern traffic,” says ASTM International member Yun Bai, of…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Scott Orthey, tel +1.610.832.9730; sorthey@astm.org Release #11648 ###
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ASTM International’s steel, stainless steel and related alloys committee ( A01 ) is developing a proposed standard on new epoxy coating technology that will be used to protect reinforcing steel from corrosive environments. According to ASTM member David Darwin, epoxy coatings are used to protect reinforcing steel from corrosive environments, such as structures subject to chlorides. Such…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Scott Orthey, tel +1.610.832.9730; sorthey@astm.org Release #11616 ###
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ASTM International’s amusement rides and devices and committee ( F24 ) has approved a new standard that will be used to collect gravitational force data for water slides. The new standard (soon to be published as F3493) focuses on using humans fitted with measuring instruments to generate the G-force data. “The new standard will be useful to designers as a tool for collecting and measuring…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11615 ###
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ASTM International’s furniture safety subcommittee ( F15.42 ) has approved several revisions to ASTM’s specification for clothing storage units (CSU) ( F2057 ). “The recent revisions to F2057 were a collaboration between manufacturers, consumers, testing labs and others to take into account real world use of the products and to increase the safety of clothing storage units,” says Richard Rosati,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11614 ###
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ASTM International’s consumer products committee ( F15 ) has formed a new group to create and maintain standards for pet products. The new subcommittee ( F15.05 ) will develop the first international standards for certain common pet products, establishing best practice design safety and helping companies be more consistent in their messaging. The first meeting is scheduled for Dec. 6, 2022, from…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11577 ###