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A new ASTM International standard represents current best practices in the design, performance, labeling and instructions for infant slings. ASTM F2907 , Specification for Sling Carriers, was developed by Subcommittee F15.21 on Infant Carriers, Bouncers and Baby Swings , under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products . According to Vesta Garcia, executive director…
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For several years, ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics has been preserving military sampling standards no longer supported by the U.S. Department of Defense. The latest ASTM standard to emerge from this program is ASTM E2819 , Practice for Single- and Multi-Level Continuous Sampling of a Stream of Product by Attributes Indexed by AQL. “The reason for preserving military…
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Updates Address Heavy Metals, Compositing, Bath Toy Projections and More As part of its continuing efforts to proactively address potential toy safety issues, ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products has approved revisions to ASTM F963, Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety . Changes made to the standard include revisions to the section on heavy metals, the introduction of…
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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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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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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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Interested parties are invited to join in the development of a new proposed standard being developed by ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics . ASTM WK32565 , Guide for the Use of Non-Parametric Statistical Methods, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E11.10 on Sampling/Statistics . According to Stephen Luko, statistician, Hamilton Sundstrand, Shared Engineering…, ASTM Committee E11 Next Meeting:, Oct. 26-28, 2011, ASTM International Headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Technical Contact:, Stephen N. Luko, Hamilton Sunstrand, Shared Engineering Services, Windsor Locks, Conn., Phone: 860-654-3447; stephen.luko@hs.utc.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine Sierk, Phone: 610-832-9728; csierk@astm.org Release #8978
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A new ASTM International standard will be a useful document for vendors, buyers and regulators in determining the applicability of different types of booms to be used for oil spill response. ASTM F2683 , Guide for Selection of Booms for Oil Spill Response, was developed by Subcommittee F20.11 on Control , part of ASTM International Committee F20 on Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response .…
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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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Measurement systems analysis is an important topic in statistics and quality for engineering, manufacturing, laboratory practice and business process applications. A new ASTM International standard, ASTM E2782 , Guide for Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), covers many core issues of MSA. ASTM E2782 was developed by Subcommittee E11.20 on Test Method Evaluation and Quality Control, under the…