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ASTM Subcommittee F15.18 on Cribs, Toddler Beds, Play Yards, Cradles and Changing Tables was among the five recipients of the new Chairman’s Circle of Commendation Award, an honor given for the first time by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The award was presented to ASTM at a ceremony at CPSC headquarters in Bethesda, Md., on Dec. 1. The new Chairman’s Circle of Commendation Award…
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A new ASTM International standard will be used by the jewelry industry to establish a harmonized guideline for manufacturing children’s jewelry products. The new standard, ASTM F2923 , Specification for Consumer Product Safety for Children’s Jewelry, was developed by Subcommittee F15.24 on Children’s Jewelry , which is part of ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products . Brent…
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While the use of internally cured concrete in construction is not new, there is now better understanding of the internal curing process and why IC using pre-wetted lightweight aggregate increases concrete durability and service life in an economical and practical way. However, there is not currently a standard for lightweight aggregates for internal curing. ASTM International Committee C09 on…
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The successful promulgation of ASTM standards F1169 , Consumer Safety Specification for Full-Size Baby Cribs, and F406 , Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards, as mandatory rules covering full-size and non-full size cribs was among the key initiatives pursued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission during the last year, according to Inez Tenenbaum, chairman…, 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 #8811
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On Dec. 15, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved by a unanimous vote to include two ASTM International standards covering full-size and non-full-size cribs in the regulatory requirements issued under Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Effective June 28, 2011, all cribs on the market will need to be in compliance with the new mandatory rules, while…
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ASTM International Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates is currently developing a proposed standard that addresses bleed stability. ASTM WK28156 , Test Method for Bleed Stability of Cementitious Grout Under Static Pressure, is under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Subcommittee C09.41 on Hydraulic Cement Grouts. When cementitious grouts bleed, mixing water separates from the…, ASTM Committee C09 Next Meeting:, Dec. 6-8, December Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Fred Goodwin, BASF Construction Chemicals, Cleveland, Ohio, Phone: 216-839-7009; fred.goodwin@basf.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8648
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Revised Versions of ASTM F406 and ASTM F1169 Will Satisfy Requirements of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act In July, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved by a unanimous vote to propose that two ASTM International standards covering full-size and non-full-size cribs be incorporated as part of the regulatory requirements of section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety…
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Members of ASTM Committees C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates and C01 on Cement, as well as other interested parties, are invited to join new Subcommittee C09.50 on Risk Management for Alkali Aggregate Reactions. The new subcommittee will develop standards on the mitigation of deleterious alkali-aggregate reactions in concrete. To initiate the launch of C09.50, Committees C01 and C09 are the…
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Earlier this month, ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products approved a revised version of F1169 , Specification for Full-Size Baby Crib. The standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F15.18 on Cribs, Toddler Beds, Play Yards, Bassinets, Cradles and Changing Tables. The most significant change to F1169 is the removal of provisions for drop sides in cribs from the standard.…, ASTM F15 Juvenile Products Subcommittee Next Meeting:, March 16-19, 2010, ASTM Headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Technical Contact:, Bill Suvak, Child Craft, Salem, Ind., bsuvak@hotmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Len Morrissey, Phone: 610-832-9719; lmorriss@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #844 6/Dec2009
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ASTM Subcommittee F15.22 on Toy Safety met in New York City on Nov. 11, in conjunction with a weeklong meeting of the ISO Technical Committee on Toy Safety (ISO/TC 181). Consistent with ASTM’s demonstrated commitment to principles of international standards development established by the World Trade Organization, and in the interest of collaboration on toy safety standards, the ISO delegates were…, Technical Contact:, Joan Lawrence, Toy Industry Association, New York, N.Y., Phone: 646-520-4844; jlawrence@toyassociation.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, ASTM International, Phone: 610-832-9719; lmorriss@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8419/Nov2009