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A new U.S. regulation incorporates ASTM International’s consumer safety performance standard for portable hook-on chairs for children aged six months to three years and under 37 pounds. This specification ( F1235 ), intended to improve the safety of portable hook-on chairs and prevent deaths and injury to young children, was referenced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, tel +1.610.832.9719; lmorrissey@astm.org Release #10037
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Richard P. Rosati, vice president of governmental affairs and industry standards at Bureau Veritas in Buffalo, N.Y., has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products . Formed in 1973, F15 includes 56 technical committees that oversee more than 100 standards related to the safety of consumer products including playground and athletic equipment, pool safety,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10035
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Today ASTM International announced that a new safety standard for labeling and packaging individually wrapped liquid-detergent laundry packets is on track for final approval on Sept. 15. The standard (F3159-15, Consumer Safety Specification for Liquid Laundry Packets) is aimed at reducing risks of ingestion, particularly by children. “This is a great example of how industry, consumer groups,…, ASTM Committee F15 Meeting:, Nov. 16-18, 2015, Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contacts:, Rick Hackman, Associate Director, Technical External Relations, Procter & Gamble, tel +1.513.983.0534; hackman.rj@pg.com ; Carol Pollack-Nelson, Owner and Human Factors Psychologist, Independent Safety Consulting, tel +1.301.340.2912; pollacknel@comcast.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Leonard Morrissey, tel +1.610.832.9719; lmorrissey@astm.org Release #9900
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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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A new ASTM International standard will provide accurate performance tests that are used to make sure that nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers are running properly. ASTM E2977 , Practice for Measuring and Reporting Performance of Fourier-Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (FT-NMR) Spectrometers for Liquid Samples, is the first ASTM standard that incorporates recent technological advances in…, Technical Contact:, Gary Kramer, Gaithersburg, Md., tel +1.301.990.9627; gary-kramer@comcast.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9756
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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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Ingot producers, forge shops and titanium service centers that hold ingot for conversion by contract forge shops will be the primary users of a proposed new ASTM International standard from Committee B10 on Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys . ASTM WK42957 , Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Forging Stock, is being developed by Subcommittee B10.01 on Titanium . According to…, ASTM Committee B10 Next Meeting:, May 6-7, 2014, May Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, James A. McMaster, MC Consulting, Huletts Landing, N.Y., Phone: 518-499-0331; jimmcmaster@msn.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 #9628
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A new ASTM International standard will be used to quantitatively test the ability of a trace detector to reliably sense and identify very small amounts of explosives. ASTM E2677 , Test Method for Determining Limits of Detection in Explosive Trace Detectors, was developed by Subcommittee E54.01 on CBRNE Sensors and Detectors , part of ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting:, May 28-30, 2014, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Technical Contact:, Michael Verkouteren, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Phone: 301-975-3933; m.verkouteren@nist.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 #9629
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Laboratory informatics tools are used in laboratory environments across the world that directly touch the everyday human experience. The rapid pace of change in the area of laboratory informatics over the last six years has led to a significant revision of ASTM E1578 , Guide for Laboratory Informatics. “Laboratory informatics tools are used in lab environments across many industries, including…, Technical Contact:, James B. Powers Jr., Bridge Associates LLC, Princeton, N.J., Phone: 610-659-2094; powers@balpharma.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, Phone: 610-832-9804; jkoury@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9528