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ASTM International’s consumer products committee ( F15 ) has developed a standard specification for beach umbrellas and anchor devices. The new standard ( F3681 ) is overseen by ASTM’s market umbrellas subcommittee (F15.79). According to the subcommittee’s chair, Bill Schermerhorn, the standard is several years in the making and seeks to address known hazards posed by detached beach umbrellas. "…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11814 ###
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ASTM International’s vehicle-pavement systems committee ( E17 ) has presented its Billiard-Stubstad Award to Garry Aicken, technical manager at Kessler Soils Engineering Products. Established in 2015 in honor of Gary Billiard and Richard Stubstad, the Billiard-Stubstad Award is intended to recognize individuals who have made exemplary technical, practical, and/or administrative contributions to…, Media Inquiries, : Gavin O’Reilly , tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11776 ###
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Kathleen Stanton, senior director of scientific and regulatory affairs with the Personal Care Products Council, has started her three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world. Stanton was previously associate vice…, Media Inquiries, : Gavin O’Reilly , tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11770 ###
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Richard P. Rosati, vice president, government affairs and industry standards of Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services, has started his three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world. Rosati joined Bureau Veritas in…, Media Inquiries, : Gavin O’Reilly , tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11761 ###
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ASTM International has published a revision to its Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety ( F963 ) to reflect changes approved by its toy safety subcommittee (F15.22). This specification serves to address potential hazards of various toys that may not be readily apparent to the public, but may emerge from their construction, normal use, or a certain degree of abuse. The most recent…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11739 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will help to minimize the entrapment or crush hazard posed by motorized partitions when they are in motion. Such partitions, made up of a series of rigid panels that move along a motorized track, are used to provide flexibility in the size of spaces typically used for meetings, sports, and other functions where children are often present. ASTM International’s…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11720 ###
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ASTM International presented its top annual award – the 2023 Award of Merit – to Richard Rosati for his contributions to ASTM’s consumer products committee (F15). The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for distinguished service and outstanding participation in ASTM International committee activities. Rosati was recognized for his…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel+1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11680 ###
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ASTM International’s furniture safety subcommittee ( F15.42 ) has approved several revisions to ASTM’s specification for clothing storage units (CSU) ( F2057 ). “The recent revisions to F2057 were a collaboration between manufacturers, consumers, testing labs and others to take into account real world use of the products and to increase the safety of clothing storage units,” says Richard Rosati,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #11614 ###
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ASTM International is celebrating its 125 th anniversary this year and, as part of the celebrations the organization has announced eight winners of its Standards Case Study Contest, launched in Spring of 2022. ASTM technical committees were invited to submit examples of standards that exemplify an above-average impact in bettering society. 74 submissions from 44 different committees were…, 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 #11588 ###
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Papers are invited for the Technologies for the Mitigation of Aircraft Landing Performance Related Runway Excursion Conference , to be held in the first week of December 2023 in Washington, D.C. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s committee E17 on vehicle-pavement systems and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. The language of the conference…, Regulators, - FAA, Transport Canada, ICAO, etc., Standards, – ASTM, Safety Investigators, – NTSB, TSB, etc., Sensing Technologies, Aircraft Sensing Technologies for Wheel Braking Pavement Sensing Technologies, Operators, Airports Airlines, Research Institutions, – NLR, Georgia Tech, FAA etc. To participate in the conference, authors must submit a 250 to 300-word preliminary abstract using the online Abstract Submission Portal no later than , May 19, 2023, . To ensure your abstract was received into the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and let us know that you have submitted an abstract. Additional information is available from technical chairs John Gadzinski ( john@fourwindssafety.com ) and Scott Fritz ( sfr@sarsys-asft.com ) . For more information about the conference, visit https://na.eventscloud.com/website/51155/e17-dec-2023-…, Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane, tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11584 ###