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Interested laboratories can now register for two New ASTM Interlaboratory Crosscheck Programs. The two programs are: Hydraulic Fluids/Oils, and In-Service Hydraulic Fluids and Oils. Both Crosscheck Programs will provide statistical quality assurance tools that will enable laboratories to maintain or improve a high level of performance in conducting routine ASTM tests by comparing results with…
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A new Interlaboratory Crosscheck Program (ILCP) on Biodiesel is being offered by ASTM International Proficiency Testing in cooperation with the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) ( www.aocs.org/ ). The program will provide participating laboratories with statistics that can be used to improve or maintain high performance levels in their laboratories when conducting routine ASTM biodiesel…
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ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood is seeking participation in the development of a proposed new specification that establishes engineering design values for wood and natural fiber-polymer composites. As the performance of these composites improves, more sophisticated engineering applications will become available to this class of materials. Engineering design values will enhance their…
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", Performance of Structural Wood Adhesives: Issues Related to the ASTM Standards on Engineered Wood Products" is the subject of a workshop being sponsored by ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood. The workshop will be held from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Oct. 18, as part of the ASTM October Committee Week in Dallas, Texas. For those interested, a joint meeting of Subcommittee D07.02 on Lumber and…
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ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities has developed a new standard that establishes requirements for the information that is permanently affixed to backpacking and mountaineering tents and bivy sacks. The requirements included in standard F 2441, Practice for Labeling of Backpacking and Mountaineering Tents and Bivy Sacks, significantly expand on the information now required for…
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ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities has developed a new standard, F 2416, Specification for Protective Headgear Used in Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices (EPAMDs). The new standard, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F08.53 on Headgear and Helmets, covers headgear to be worn by people riding Segway Human Transporters (HTs) and other EPAMDs…