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Keeping the cap tight on a bottle of children’s cough medicine is essential, not only to keep children out of the medicine, but also to keep the medicine fresh. Understanding the degree of torque needed for cap tightness is the subject of a new ASTM International standard, D7860 , Test Methods for Measurement of Torque Retention for Child Resistant and Non-Child Resistant Packages with…, ASTM Committee D10 Next Meeting:, April 26-29, 2015, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Simon Freed, Simon Freed Consultant LLC, Providence, R.I., tel +1.908.240.4567; simon@smfpkg.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Lake, tel +1.610.832.9661; dlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9728
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Knowing that the floor beneath you is safe is something most of us take for granted. A proposed new ASTM International standard will help people who have to think about, and test for, floor safety all the time. The proposed new standard is ASTM WK47030 , Practice for Evaluating Concrete Floor Systems to Receive Resilient Flooring. The World Floor Covering Association and the Floor Covering…, ASTM Committee F06 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-13, November Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, George Donnelly, George Donnelly Testing and Inspections, Hot Springs, Ark., tel +1.501.915.0626; info@moisturetesting.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, tel +1.610.832.9726; smawn@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9706
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Overhead conductors used to transmit electricity typically consist of stranded aluminum wires that surround a stranded steel wire core. However, a more recently developed conductor consists of composite materials of carbon and glass fibers that replace the stranded steel-supporting member. This new type of conductor will be covered in a new ASTM International standard, ASTM B987 , Specification…, ASTM Committee B01 Next Meeting:, April 29, 2015, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Eric Bosze, Ph.D., CTC Global, Irvine, Calif., Phone: +1.949.381.7262; ebosze@ctcglobal.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, Phone: +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9694
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For more than 100 years, cork tile has been commonly used as a floor and wall covering for residential and commercial use. A new ASTM International standard, ASTM F3008 , Specification for Cork Floor Tile, specifies requirements for cork floor coverings made from agglomerated composition cork supplied in tile form, which is designed to be used with a factory finish or an in situ finish, or both.…, ASTM Committee F06 Next Meeting:, May 7-8, 2014, Clearwater, Fla., Technical Contact:, Christopher Capobianco, Spartan Surfaces, Patchogue, N.Y., Phone: 631-275-6494; christopher@spartansurfaces.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, Phone: 610-832-9726; smawn@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9523
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Each year thousands of children are brought to hospital emergency rooms after ingesting medicine they’ve gained access to on their own. The PROTECT Initiative, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, brings together public and private partners to help keep children safe from unintentional medication overdoses. A key activity of PROTECT has been to encourage development and…, ASTM Subcommittee D10.32 Next Meeting:, Aug. 20, 2013, 2:00 p.m. Contact Diane Trinsey, ASTM International, for more information., Technical Contact:, Dan Budnitz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga., Phone: 404-639-4096; dbudnitz@cdc.gov , ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Trinsey, Phone: 610-832-9661; dtrinsey@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9423
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ASTM B986 , Test Method for Determination of Tensile Strength by Mass Method for Stranded Conductors Intended for use in Electronic Application, will be used within the electronics and aerospace industries to validate tensile strength specification requirements for electrical conductors. ASTM B986 was developed by Subcommittee B01.02 on Methods of Test and Sampling Procedure , part of ASTM…, ASTM Committee B01 Next Meeting:, Oct. 23, 2013, October Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Stephen Childers, IWG High Performance Conductors Inc., Inman, S.C., Phone: 864-472-0438; stephen.childers@iwghpc.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, Phone: 610-832-9640; kstraiton@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9364
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All interested parties are welcome to join in the ongoing revisions to ASTM D3953 , Specification for Strapping, Flat Steels and Seals. The standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D10.25 on Palletizing and Unitizing of Loads , part of ASTM International Committee D10 on Packaging . According to its scope, ASTM D3953 covers flat steel strapping and seals intended for use in closing,…, ASTM Committee D10 Next Meeting:, April 15-17, 2013, April Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Anthony Mariano, Independent Metal Strap Co. Inc., East Hill, N.Y., Phone: 516-621-0030; amariano@indmetalstrap.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Trinsey, Phone: 610-832-9661; dtrinsey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9309
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All interested parties, particularly end users, resin manufacturers and film converters, are invited to participate in the revision of ASTM International standard ASTM D4649 , Guide for Selection and Use of Stretch Wrap Films. The standard is being updated by Subcommittee D10.25 on Palletizing and Unitizing of Loads , part of ASTM International Committee D10 on Packaging . ASTM D4649 covers…, ASTM Committee D10 Next Meeting:, April 14-17, 2013, April Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, James V. Bisha, Ph.D., Ongweoweh Corp, Cayuga Heights, N.Y., Phone: 607-266-7070; jbisha@ongweoweh.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Trinsey, Phone: 610-832-9661; dtrinsey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindler@astm.org Release #9287
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A recently published ASTM International standard covers a new type of resilient flooring tile product based on a polyester binder. ASTM F2982 , Specification for Polyester Composition Floor Tile, was developed by Subcommittee F06.80 on Specifications , part of ASTM International Committee F06 on Resilient Floor Coverings . “ ASTM F2982 sets forth an explicit set of compositional and performance…, ASTM Committee F06 Next Meeting:, May 22-23, 2013, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Thomas Erisman, Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pa., Phone: 717-396-5354; tcerisman@armstrong.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, Phone: 610-832-9726; smawn@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9271
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The construction of an unprecedented number of overhead power lines around the world has increased the demand for accurate data and models for electrical conductors. A proposed new standard, ASTM WK35208, Test Methods for Stress-Strain and Creep Testing for Overhead Electrical Conductors, will answer this global need. ASTM WK35208 is being developed by Subcommittee B01.02 on Methods of Test and…