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As a result of the Safety Equipment Institute becoming a subsidiary of ASTM International on April 19, SEI is expanding its offerings beyond its existing product certifications to include personnel certifications and environmental declaration programs. The SEI Board Standing Committee on Certification Programs met for the first time yesterday. It approved operating manuals and procedures for SEI’…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel. +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, SEI Staff Contact:, Pat Gleason, tel. +1.703.442.5732; pgleason@seinet.org Release #10101
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Activated carbon is processed to have small, low-volume pores that increase the surface area available for adsorption. It has applications in the medical, environmental and energy realms, among others. Since 1962, ASTM International Committee D28 on Activated Carbon has developed standards that play a pre-eminent role in how activated carbon is used. A D28 subcommittee, D28.02 on Liquid Phase…, WK47401, Xylenol Orange Dye, The xylenol orange dye test is a way to determine the relative adsorption rate of unused or reactivated carbons by adsorption of xylenol orange from aqueous solution. This is an important means for deciding which type of activated carbon to use to a specific water treatment application. “Activated carbon performance can roughly be defined as a combination of the ability to adsorb a particular…, WK47421, Particle Size Distribution, Mercury flue gas, home water filters and potable water treatment are the main applications in which powdered and fine mesh carbons are used. A proposed new test method will describe how a laser light scattering technique can determine the particle size distribution of fine mesh activated carbon. ASTM member Neal Megonnell, vice president, sales and marketing, Haycarb USA, says the proposed test…, ASTM Committee D28 Next Meeting:, April 27, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, (WK47401) Adam Redding, Ph.D., Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Northwest, Pa., tel +1.724.719.0805; adam.redding@evoqua.com and (WK47421) Neal E. Megonnell, Haycarb USA, Pittsburgh, Pa., tel +1.412.709.7487; neal@haycarbusa.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kelly Paul, tel +1.610.832.9745; kpaul@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9731
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Aluminum sheet products are used around the world in a wide array of applications, from aircraft, automobiles and light rail cars to cans, foil and building materials. The standard that describes shear testing for such aluminum sheets, ASTM B831 , Test Method for Shear Testing of Thin Aluminum Alloy Products, has recently been revised to include testing procedures for a wider range of uses. “ASTM…, ASTM Committee B07 Next Meeting:, Nov. 10-12, 2014, November Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Jidong Kang, Natural Resources Canada, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Phone: 905-645-0820; jkang@nrcan.gc.ca, 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 #9668
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Personal protective equipment manufacturers, material manufacturers and end users with an interest in impact resistance are encouraged to contribute to the development of a proposed new standard on measuring transmitted impact force on protective clothing. The proposed standard, ASTM WK38096 , Test Method for Measuring Transmitted Impact Force Through Materials Used in Protective Clothing, is…, ASTM Committee F23 Next Meeting:, Jan 29-31, 2013, January Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Angela Fisher, Wells Lamont Industrial, Palatine, Ill., Phone: 612-940-1316; afisher@wellslamont.com, ASTM Contact:, Ashley Wiand, Phone: 610-832-9551; awiand@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9268
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New Standard for Chemical Permeation Testing Approved by ASTM Personal Protective Clothing CommitteeChemical protective clothing has been widely used to protect skin from health hazards that can be found in the workplace or during a terrorist attack. A new ASTM International standard provides directions in using a computer program, called a permeation calculator, to analyze data following a permeation test, in order to determine when chemicals have gotten inside the clothing. The new standard,…
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Due to risk of infection from blood-borne pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C, hypodermic needle sticks pose a life-safety risk to healthcare professionals, law enforcement officials, sanitation workers and others. A new ASTM International standard addresses the unique mechanics of hypodermic needle puncture as related to protective clothing. ASTM F2878 , Test Method…
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All interested parties are invited to participate in the standards developing work of Subcommittee F23.50 on Certification and PPE Interoperability, part of ASTM International Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment. The subcommittee, which was formed in 2009, is currently working on a proposed new standard, WK27616 , Practice for a Product Certification Process. According to…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard for liquid threats on protective clothing will cover the specific needs of law enforcement officers. The new standard, ASTM WK25965 , Test Method for Liquid Threat Sprayed on a Mannequin, is being developed by Subcommittee F23.30 on Chemicals, part of ASTM International Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment. Fire and hazardous…
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A new standard approved by ASTM International Committee B07 on Light Metals and Alloys provides an outline for designers, casting purchasers, casting producers and technical societies on how to do business when purchasing squeeze, thixocast or rheocast parts. The new standard, B969 , Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Castings Produced by the Squeeze Casting, Thixocast and Rheocast Semi-Solid…
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The ability to provide the correct amount of protection is one of the important elements in the development of protective clothing worn by individuals who apply pesticides as part of their jobs. While overprotection in hot climatic conditions can result in heat stress and low compliance, some of the existing design-based requirements can result in too little protection, as material performance…, CONTACT:, ASTM Committee F23 Next Meeting:, Jan. 26-28, 2010, January committee week, San Antonio, Texas, Technical Contact:, Anugrah Shaw, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Md., Phone: 410-651-6064; ashaw@umes.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, ASTM International, Phone: 610-832-9726; smawn@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, ASTM International, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #84 54/Jan2010