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Increasing interest in the various uses of electrical contacts is the leading impetus for the development of a proposed new standard, ASTM WK34423 , Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Palladium-Cobalt Alloy for Engineering Use. The proposed standard is being developed by Subcommittee B08.08 on Metallic Coatings , part of ASTM International Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic…, ASTM Committee B08 Next Meeting:, May 10, 2012, May Committee Week, Phoenix, Ariz., Technical Contact:, Sheikh H. Rahman, Lean Corp., Southfield, Mich., Phone: 248-447-1526; srahman@lear.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 #9016
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Once approved, a proposed new ASTM International standard will aid in the evaluation of high performance protective coatings for sewerage systems. The proposed standard will provide a test specific to these coatings. Subcommittee G01.05 on Laboratory Corrosion Tests is developing ASTM WK33537 , Practice for Operating the Severe Wastewater Analysis Testing Apparatus. G01.05 is under the…, ASTM Committee G01 Next Meeting:, Nov. 16-17, 2011, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Vaughn O’Dea, Tnemec Co. Inc., Kansas City, MO, Phone: 816-519-2267; odea@tnemec.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8977
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Meeting to Establish Task Group to Be Held August 10 A meeting will be held on Aug. 10, 2011, to establish a task group within ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications to complete the drafting of two performance standards for chemical vapor detectors in support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate. The work items for the two proposed new…
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A new ASTM International standard will provide a method of testing corrosion-resistant fasteners and their performance in contact with treated wood. ASTM G198 , Test Method for Determining the Relative Corrosion Performance of Driven Fasteners in Contact with Treated Wood, was developed by Subcommittee G01.14 on Corrosion of Metals in Construction Materials , part of ASTM International Committee…
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ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications has developed a new single-laboratory validated standard, ASTM E2787 , Test Method for Determination of Thiodiglycol in Soil Using Pressurized Fluid Extraction Followed by Single Reaction Monitoring Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). The new standard was developed by Subcommittee E54.03 on Decontamination…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting:, Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2012, January Committee Week, Atlanta, GA, Technical Contact:, Lawrence Zintek, U.S. EPA Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory, Chicago, Ill., Phone: 312-886-2925; zintek.lawrence@epa.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8897
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ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications is currently developing a series of proposed standards on emergency operations centers. The first of these standards, ASTM E2668 , Guide for Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Development, has now been approved. ASTM E2668 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E54.02 on Emergency Preparedness Training and Procedures. “ASTM…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting:, June 13-15, June Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, (E2668) Glenn Wisbey, North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, Raleigh, N.C., Phone: 919-715-8577; gwisbey@ncem.org ; (WK32133) Lucien Canton, Lucien Canton LLC, San Francisco, Calif., Phone: 415-221-2562; lcanton@pacbell.net ; (proposed operations standard) Frank Kriz, Lighthouse Readiness Group, Phoenix, Ariz., Phone: 602-319-1446; krizassoc@aol.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8858
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A new ASTM International standard addresses the most effective ways to manage resources when disaster strikes. The new standard, ASTM E2640 , Guide for Resource Management in Emergency Management and Homeland Security, was developed by Subcommittee E54.02 on Emergency Preparedness, Training and Procedures. The subcommittee is under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland…, Preparedness, • Planning and procedures; • Resource needs assessment; • Specific resources; • Necessary resource agreements; • Inventory process; • Maintenance of resources; and • Information systems., Operations, • Identifying requirements; • Ordering and acquiring; • Mobilization and coordination; • Command and control; • Receipt, tracking and reporting; • Logistics support planning; • Recovering/Demobilization; and • Financial reimbursement. Now that ASTM E2640 has been approved and published, the subcommittee is developing a proposed new standard, ASTM WK24630 , Guide for…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting:, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2011, January Committee Week, Baltimore, Md., Technical Contact:, Robert Stenner, West Richland, Wash., Phone: 509-531-6438; robert.stenner@pnl.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8754
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ASTM International Committee F12 on Security Systems and Equipment invites all interested parties to participate in the current revision of ASTM F967 , Practice for Security Engineering Symbols. The standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F12.10 on Systems, Products and Services. According to Ed Conrath, senior principal, Protection Engineering Consultants, and F12 committee chairman,…
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A new ASTM subcommittee seeks to acknowledge the ongoing advances being made in the field of nanostructured inorganic coatings. B08.16 on Nanostructured Coatings, part of ASTM International Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings, is currently developing its first proposed standard, ASTM WK29468 , Specification for Galvanic Protection of Steel Using a Nanostructured Coating of 95 % Zinc…
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“Bumping” is a process that can allow virtually anyone to covertly operate a pin tumbler lock. A long-held locksmith secret, bumping has become more well known as videos describing the process of making and using a bump key have surfaced on the Internet. Potential intruders can use the bumping process to break into homes and other buildings while leaving the impression that something must have…