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A new ASTM International standard covering table saw safety has been developed by ASTM’s occupational health and safety committee ( E34 ). The standard, soon to be published as E3280, addresses a gap in U.S. standards, which address design safety of table saws but don’t directly address the end users. The new standard guide includes topics beyond design-related safety, including installation,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel +1.610.832.9826; tmurdock@astm.org Release #11576 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will help protect foundry workers who routinely handle molten metal. ASTM’s occupational health and safety committee ( E34 ) developed the new standard ( E3279 ). The standard includes an objective framework for recognizing heat stress and heat strain in foundries and it provides for the use of best practices to manage heat exposures to minimize heat strain. …, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org , Committee Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel +1.610.832.9826; tmurdock@astm.org Release #11238 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will promote safety for those who work in and with companies that specialize in secure-document destruction. The new standard ( E2706 ) we created by the committee on occupational health and safety ( E34 ). Traditionally, document destruction services have been offered as an ancillary service by records storage companies and paper recyclers. But, according to…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel +1.610.832.9826; tmurdock@astm.org Release #10551
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A new ASTM International standard will help gasket manufacturers test to see how their products handle various compressions and loads. The test method shows the compression properties of a gasket by measuring its deflection while subjected to an increasing load. ASTM International member Jim Lingenfelder says that the test can provide information at both ambient and elevated temperatures, helping…
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A new ASTM International standard will be used to provide a uniform international method for recording occupational injuries and illnesses, in order to make global performance comparisons of companies in keeping workers safe. ASTM E2920 , Guide for Recording Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, was developed by Subcommittee E34.80 on Industrial Health , part of ASTM International Committee E34 on…, ASTM Committee E34 Next Meeting:, Oct. 8-9, 2014, October Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contacts:, Thomas J. Slavin, Cardno ChemRisk, Chicago, Ill., Phone: 312-863-2350; tom.slavin@cardno.com; and Steve Newell, ORCHSE Strategies LLC, Washington, D.C., Phone: 202-510-0513; steve.newell@hseorc.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, Phone: 610-832-9737; kshanahan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9605
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Accidents involving the handling of annealed glass have heightened interest in standards that could improve safety in the glass industry. In response, ASTM International Committee E34 on Occupational Health and Safety has approved a new standard, ASTM E2875/E2875M , Guide for Personal Protective Equipment for the Handling of Flat Glass. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee E34.35 on…, ASTM Committee E34 Next Meeting:, Oct. 24-25, 2012, October committee week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Michael Marsala, Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich., Phone: 248-340-2322; mmarsala@guardian.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, Phone: 610-832-9737; kshanahan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9257
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A new ASTM International subcommittee has been created to develop standards that will be meaningful and accurate performance indicators to measure work-related injury and illness performance throughout the world. Subcommittee E34.55 on Occupational Safety and Health Performance Improvement is under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee E34 on Occupational Health and Safety. “Measuring…
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A new ASTM International standard will provide gasket manufacturers a test for measuring creep and compression that can be used for R&D and material comparisons, and as a quality assurance tool. ASTM F2837 , Test Method for Hot Compression Properties of Gasket Materials, was developed by Subcommittee F03.40 on Chemical Test Methods, under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee F03…, ASTM Committee F03 Next Meeting:, Oct 12-13, October Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Technical Contact:, James Lingenfelder, Gasket Resources Inc., Houston, Texas, Phone: 713-856-9445; jtling@durlon.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, Phone: 610-832-9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8695/Sept2010
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ASTM International Subcommittee E34.50 on Health and Safety Standards for Metalworking Fluids has developed three new standards. Two of the recently approved ASTM standards cover aspects of water-miscible metalworking fluids, while the third concerns prevention of dermatitis in the wet metal removal fluid environment., Prevention of Dermatitis, Dermatitis is an inflammatory response of the skin to a chemical or physical agent. While redness, swelling and itching are typical signs of dermatitis, symptoms can be more severe as well. A new ASTM standard, ASTM E2693 , Practice for Prevention of Dermatitis in the Wet Metal Removal Fluid Environment, discusses dermatitis and its causes and presents a comprehensive approach to dermatitis…, Metalworking Fluids, Two new E34.50 standards address the detection of microbial contamination in metalworking fluids: ASTM E2657 , Test Method for Determination of Endotoxin Concentrations in Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluids, and ASTM E2694 , Test Method for Measurement of Adenosine Triphosphate in Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluids. Both ASTM E2657 and ASTM E2694 measure biological contamination in metalworking…, Participation Invited, The subcommittee is currently looking for participants for an interlaboratory study for ASTM E2657 and ASTM E2694 . “We plan to use a single set of MWF for both standards, so labs who are interested in either or both are welcome to participate,” says Passman. “A few labs will run both the ILS’s for both standards, while most will run one or the other.” Subcommittee E34.50 is part of ASTM…
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ASTM International Committee F03 on Gaskets has developed and approved a new standard that can be used to evaluate gasket materials covered by ASTM F104 , Classification System for Nonmetallic Gasket Materials. The new standard, F2716 , Practice for Comparison of Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets in High Pressure Saturated Steam, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F03.10 on Composite Gaskets. ASTM…