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Bolting used in the oil and gas industries for offshore drilling platforms, sour gas service, in expanders and compressors in pipeline service, in power generation facilities and in heat exchanger and cryogenic applications is now covered by a new ASTM International standard. ASTM A1082/A1082M , Specification for High Strength Precipitation Hardening and Duplex Stainless Steel Bolting for Special…, ASTM Committee A01 Next Meeting:, May 20-23, 2013, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Lester Burgess, TSP/US Bolt Manufacturing, Houston, Texas, Phone: 713-230-2500; lburgess@usbolt.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 #9308
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Aesthetic appeal and durability have contributed to an ongoing use of glass in furniture. However, the use of annealed glass tops in tables and desks has led to an increase in serious and sometimes fatal injuries sustained from falls onto furniture pieces that include glass. A new ASTM International standard stresses the use of safety glass as a means of minimizing serious furniture-related…, Technical Contact:, Henry Chamberlain, Allied Glass Experts, Kansas City, Kan., Phone: 913-278-9200; hank@alliedglassexperts.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, Phone: 610-832-9719; lmorrissey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9272
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ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products has approved ASTM F2729 , Consumer Safety Specification for Constant Air Inflatable Play Devices for Home Use. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee F15.61 on Constant Air Inflatable Play Devices for Home Use , under the jurisdiction of F15. According to David Dick, senior technical engineer, technical services, Bureau Veritas…, ASTM Committee F15 Next Meeting:, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, David G. Dick, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., Phone: 610-832-9719; dave.dick@us.bureauveritas.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, Phone: 610-832-9719; lmorrissey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9247
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May 7, 2013, Set as Effective Date for Ruling, Provisions from ASTM International F2088-12a , Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Swings, have been incorporated in a newly approved U.S. federal mandatory safety standard, passed unanimously by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, to improve the safety of infant swings and prevent child injuries and deaths. The new federal requirement establishes a minimum safety level that an…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, Phone: 610-832-9719; lmorrissey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9241
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved a new federal mandatory safety standard for play yards that incorporates provisions of ASTM International standard F406 , Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards. The effective date for the mandatory play yard standard is six months after the final rule is published in the Federal Register. ASTM Consumer Safety…, ASTM Committee F15 Next Juvenile Products Subcommittees Meeting:, Oct. 22-26, 2012, ASTM International Headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, Phone: 610-832-9719; lmorrissey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9267
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A general need in the steel industry for a standard defining the basic quality control requirements for hot isostatic pressing has led to the development of a new ASTM International standard, ASTM A1080 , Practice for Hot Isostatic Pressing of Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloy Castings. A1080 was developed by Subcommittee A01.18 on Castings , part of ASTM International Committee A01 on…, ASTM Committee A01 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-15, 2012, November Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, John Schleicher, Orchid Orthopedics, Oregon City, Ore., Phone: 503-650-2708; john.schleicher@orchid-ortho.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 #9255
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The state of Rhode Island now requires that children’s jewelry manufactured after Dec. 18, 2012, conforms to the requirements of ASTM standard F2923-11 , Specification for Consumer Product Safety for Children’s Jewelry. The law, known as the Comprehensive Children’s Jewelry Safety Act, notes that “children’s jewelry means jewelry designed or intended primarily for use by children 12 years old or…, ASTM Technical Contact:, Brent Cleaveland, Fashion Jewelry and Accessories Trade Association, Kingstown, R.I., Phone: 401-667-0520; bcleaveland@fjata.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, Phone: 610-832-9719; lmorriss@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9251
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ASTM International has published a new standard, ASTM F2951 , Consumer Safety Specification for Baby Monitors, in response to a report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that seven deaths have resulted from infants strangling in monitor cords when the cord has been placed too close to a crib. ASTM F2951 was developed by Subcommittee F15.68 on Baby Monitors , part of ASTM…
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ASTM International Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys encourages all interested parties to contribute to the ongoing revision of ASTM A262 , Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels. ASTM A262 is a widely referenced standard under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee A01.14 on Methods of Corrosion Testing . The standard is…
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A new ASTM International standard represents current best practices in the design, performance, labeling and instructions for infant slings. ASTM F2907 , Specification for Sling Carriers, was developed by Subcommittee F15.21 on Infant Carriers, Bouncers and Baby Swings , under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products . According to Vesta Garcia, executive director…