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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 nuclear fuel cycle committee ( C26 ) has developed a standard describing a new technique for measuring the forward rate of glass corrosion. The new standard (soon to be published as C1926) details the stirred-reactor coupon analysis (SRCA) method, in which monolithic glass coupons are partially masked with an inert material before undergoing corrosion in a large volume of…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Steve Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org Release #11649 ###
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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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An ASTM International standard practice for inflatable amusement devices, published by the amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ), will be adopted into the 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) by the International Code Council (ICC). The standard ( F2374 ) establishes criteria for the design, manufacture, installation, operation, maintenance, and inspection of commercial use inflatable…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11279 ###
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ASTM International’s amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ) is revising one of its key standards to include a new section requiring owner/operators to have a documented record retention program. The standard ( F770 ) outlines information and establishes procedures for the operation, maintenance, inspection, and training for amusement rides and devices. According to ASTM International…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact: , Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11229 ###
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A proposed ASTM International standard will establish a test method for obtaining acceleration data on water slides using human test subjects. ASTM International’s amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ) is developing the proposed standard. Data obtained through the standard is crucial to developing and calculating the expected forces riders feel on a water slide. The level of these forces…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel+1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11216 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will be used to help determine the abrasion resistance of coatings on the touchscreens of smart devices. ASTM’s committee on paint and related coatings, materials, and applications ( D01 ) developed the new standard, which will soon be published as D8380. “Consumers have come to appreciate the difficulty of transferring fingerprints to touchscreens on smart…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org , Committee Contact:, Nora Nimmerichter, tel +1.610.832.9815; nnimmerichter@astm.org Release #11173 ###
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ASTM International’s amusement rides and devices committee ( F24 ) is developing a standard to establish new inspection and maintenance requirements for steam propelled locomotives found at amusement parks. According to Ron Lwin, a committee task group chair, the original manufacturers of historic steam locomotives are often no longer in existence and unable to give recommendations for…, 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 #11100 ###
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El Comité ASTM Internacional D01 sobre Pinturas y Recubrimientos relacionados, Materiales y Aplicaciones ha aprobado una norma sobre una cámara de prueba utilizada por los servicios de transporte y organismos similares en todo el mundo para especificar y probar la velocidad de secado de la humedad relativamente elevada transmitida por el agua de las pinturas de señalización para pavimento. La…, Contacto técnico:, Donald Schall, Dow Chemical Co., Spring House, Pa., Teléfono: +1-215-641-7163; dschall@dow.com, Contacto del personal de ASTM Internacional:, Jeffrey Adkins, Teléfono: +1-610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org, Contacto de ASTM Internacional de Relaciones Públicas:, Barbara Schindler, Teléfono: +1-610- 832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Publicación #8675/Sept2010