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ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft will meet March 30 to April 1, 2009, at the Messe Friedrichshafen Exhibition Grounds in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in conjunction with AERO Friedrichshafen 2009. The three days of F37 technical meetings will include discussions on changes to key LSA standards and proposals for new documents. It will also include several other activities,…
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Accepted Fire Prevention Measure to Benefit Citizen Safety Seeking to prevent accidental death and damage to property related to untended cigarettes, Finland has proposed that all cigarettes sold in the country be tested to assess their likelihood to cause fire in bedding or upholstered furniture. The regulatory proposal specifies the use of ASTM E2187 - an international standard developed by…
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A new Pennsylvania law to help prevent smoking-related fires will require that cigarettes sold in the state perform well when tested using ASTM International standard E2187 , Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes. "Careless smoking is one of the leading causes of fires, killing hundreds and injuring thousands every year," said Rep. Tim Solobay, a volunteer firefighter who…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard, WK16997 Test Method for Determining the Heat Release of Materials of Low Combustibility Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter, will be used as a fire response test for products and materials that are difficult to ignite and have relatively low rates of heat release. The proposed standard is being developed by Subcommittee E05.23 on…
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A proposed new standard currently being developed by ASTM International Committee E05 on Fire Standards will establish a test protocol for assessing fire performance of decks and other horizontal exterior structures where combustibles beneath the structure can ignite. The proposed standard, WK17025 , Test Method for Evaluating the Under-Deck Fire Test Response of Deck Structures, is under the…
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Drawing on the best practices of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and the states, ASTM International Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems has developed a new standard, E 2561 , Practice for Installation of Inductive Loop Detectors. E 2561 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E17.52 on Traffic Monitoring. Inductive loop detectors are installed in sawed slots in roadway pavement…
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A new ASTM International standard will be used to quantify the uncertainty associated with measurements in fire tests in a consistent manner, while a proposed new E05 standard, WK14401 , Evaluating the Fire Test Response of Deck Structures to Burning Brands, will determine the fire test response of deck structures. , ASTM E 2536, Guide for Assessment of Measurement Uncertainty in Fire Tests, “Users of fire test data often need a quantitative indication of the quality of the data presented in a test report,” says Marc Janssens, director of the fire technology department at Southwest Research Institute and first vice chairman of Committee E05 . “This quantitative indication is referred to as the measurement uncertainty.” E 2536 will be used to quantify the uncertainty associated…, ASTM WK14401, Evaluating the Fire Test Response of Deck Structures to Burning Brands, Subcommittee E05.22 on Surface Burning is developing a proposed new standard, WK14401 , that will determine the fire test response of decks or other horizontal ancillary structures attached to or in close proximity to primary structures. While E05.22 member Paul Hough says that the task group working on WK14401 is already well-represented by manufacturers, regulators, wildland fire experts and…
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Airport operators, military pavement maintenance personnel, transportation regulatory agencies and state highway departments will all benefit from the approval of a new ASTM standard for measuring skid resistance. The standard, E 2340 , Test Method for Measuring the Skid Resistance of Pavements and Other Trafficked Surfaces Using a Continuous Reading, Fixed-Slip Technique, was developed by…
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Two new standards developed by ASTM International Committee E17 on Vehicle Pavement Systems will provide uniform specification and test criteria for agencies and manufacturers that deal with traffic monitoring devices. The new standards, which are both under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E17.52 on Traffic Monitoring, are E 2300 , Specification for Highway Traffic Monitoring Devices, and E 2532…
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A new standard developed by ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft covers the instructions a kit producer must provide to a consumer regarding how to assemble and safely flight-test a recreational aircraft to ensure compliance with applicable ASTM standards. The new standard, F 2563 , Practice for Kit Assembly Instructions of Aircraft Intended Primarily for Recreation, is under…