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A new ASTM standard addresses airworthiness requirements for design loads and conditions of small aircraft. The goals of the standard (soon to be published as F3116, Specification for Design Loads and Conditions) will help increase safety, lower certification costs and support innovation. “The standard will help design safe, structurally sound fixed-wing aircraft,” says ASTM member and task group…, ASTM Committee F44 on General Aviation Aircraft Next Meeting:, Oct. 28-30, 2015, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Richard Manwell, Textron Aviation-Aerosciences, Wichita, Kan., tel +1.316.517.0068; rmanwell@txtav.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #9845 ###
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A new ASTM standard tests the potential of a pressurized aerosol product to be accidentally inhaled and aspirated (drawn into the respiratory tract of those near the spraying). The standard ( D7952 , Test Method for Measuring Aspiration Potential of Aerosol Products) specifically tests aspiration potential by determining spray pattern and aerosol deposition rates. Aspiration can potentially cause…, STM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications Next Meeting:, June 21-23, 2015, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Woodhall Stopford, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., tel +1.919.732.7442; woodhall.stopford@duke.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, tel +1.610.832.9738; jadkins@astm.org Release #9835 ###
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A proposed ASTM International standard will provide best practices for companies that coat pipe with porcelain enamel (glass) lining. Such lining has been used in municipal wastewater, sewage treatment and other water-related industries since the 1960s. Subcommittee B08.12 on Materials for Porcelain Enamel and Ceramic-Metal Systems is developing the standard. Porcelain enamel lining acts as a…, ASTM Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings Next Meeting:, Nov. 18-19, 2015, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Charles Baldwin, Ferro Corp., tel +1.216.875.6204; charles.baldwin@ferro.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Lake, tel +1.610.832.9661; dlake@astm.org Release #9827 ###
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An ASTM International standard will cover the emergence of infant sleep products with sleeping surfaces of greater than 10 degrees. The standard ( F3118 , Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Inclined Sleep Products) addresses issues such as maximum incline angles, side-to-side surface containment and side height requirements. The standard will establish safety performance requirements, test…, ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products Next Meeting:, Juvenile Products Subcommittees Meeting, Oct. 5-9, 2015, ASTM International headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mike Steinwachs, Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y., tel +1 716.687.3274; mike.steinwachs@fisher-price.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, tel +1.610.832.9719; lmorrissey@astm.org Release #9829 ###
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The 2015 revision to an ASTM International standard that protects children from gasoline burns has been included in a final rule by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The ruling was noted in the Federal Register on March 31 and became effective on April 12. The standard ( F2517 , Specification for Determination of Child Resistance of Portable Fuel Containers for Consumer Use) was first…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Phil Monckton, Scepter Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, tel +1.416.751.9445; pmonckton@scepter.ca, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, tel +1.610.832.9719; lmorrissey@astm.org Release #9813 ###
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Pigment manufacturers use the loss on ignition test to determine water of hydration or crystallized water. While loss on ignition is a frequently used test, its methodology is embedded within other standards and varies from one to another. Now, a proposed new standard, ASTM WK46877, Test Method for Pigment Loss on Ignition, will provide definitive instructions for conducting this common test. “…, ASTM Committee D01 Next Meeting:, Jan. 25-27, 2015, January Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Steven Brunner, WPC Technologies, Milwaukee, Wis., Phone: 414-225-2415; sbrunner@wpctech.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9682
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European Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency Endorse Aviation Modernization Initiative, Both the European Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have endorsed a global initiative to modernize the way smaller airplanes are certified. The initiative, “CS23/Part 23 Reorganization,” will lead to the world’s aviation authorities each modernizing their own certification rules. The initiative is based on 16 draft standards currently being developed by ASTM International…, Shown from left to right, at the "Shaping the Future of General Aviation Products in Europe" workshop in Brussels are Boudewijn Deuss, rulemaking officer, EASA; Gregory Bowles, director, European Regulatory Affairs and Engineering, GAMA, and ASTM F44 chairman; Yves Morier, head of GA Unit, EASA; Sara Gobbi, director of EU Affairs, ASTM; Christine DeJong, manager, ASTM; and Filip Cornelis, head of…, ASTM International welcomes participation in the development of its standards. For more information on becoming an ASTM member, visit www.astm.org/JOIN. For more news in this sector, visit www.astm.org/sn-transportation or follow us on Twitter @ASTMTransport., ASTM Committee F44 Next Meeting:, Jan. 27-30, 2015, January Committee Week, New Orleans, La., ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, Phone: 610-832-9736; cdejong@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9679
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ASTM International, at the request of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), will hold an organizational meeting to explore the establishment of a new ASTM standards development activity for aerospace personnel. The no-fee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, and will take place at NBAA in Washington, D.C. Key stakeholders are invited to participate with the goal of…, ASTM Aerospace Technician Meeting:, Dec. 2, 2014, NBAA Office, 1200 G St. NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C., ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, Phone: 610-832-9736; cdejong@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9673
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16 CFR 1222 Goes into Effect July 15, 2014, Beginning July 15, 2014, bedside sleepers must comply with ASTM F2906 , Consumer Safety Specification for Bedside Sleepers, in response to its recent incorporation in 16 CFR 1222, Safety Standard for Bedside Sleepers. This rule, approved for publication in the January Federal Register by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), was issued in response to the direction under Section 104…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, Phone: 610-832-9719; lmorrissey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9648
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A proposed new ASTM International standard is emerging from research being conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to identify and investigate coatings that will prevent the settlement and attachment of erosion-causing invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels inside water and wastewater pipelines. The proposed standard, ASTM WK45207 , Test Method for Erosion of Coatings by Flowing…, ASTM Committee D01 Next Meeting:, June 22-24, 2014, in conjunction with ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels and Lubricants meeting, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Daniel Libby, Chase Corp., Westwood, Mass., Phone: 781-332-0782; dlibby@chasecorp.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9645