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Leo J. Titus, Jr., president of ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC, in Chantilly, Va., has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee E36 on Accreditation & Certification . Formed in 1973, E36 has nearly 150 members and includes 5 technical subcommittees that oversee 8 standards related to operation and recognition of accreditation bodies and conformity assessment entities for calibration and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10036
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ASTM International, one of the world’s leading standards development organizations, announced today that it will serve as a top global venue for creating practices, guides and other standards for human resource (HR) management. The launch of Committee E63 on Human Resource Management follows a Dec. 14 organizational meeting held at ASTM headquarters in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. ASTM’s…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #10011
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Performance tests of potential personnel are becoming more commonly used as predictors of on-the-job performance. A new ASTM International standard is focused on 42 issues that are specific to personnel performance test development and implementation. ASTM E2849 , Practice for Professional Certification Performance Testing, was developed by Subcommittee E36.80 on Personnel Performance Testing and…, ASTM Committee E36 Next Meeting:, June 23-24, 2014, June Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Wallace Judd, CertNT LLC, Leesburg, Va, Phone: 703-884-2222 (ext. 802); wallace@wallacejudd.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 #9565
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ASTM Committee C07 on Lime celebrates 100 years of standards development this year, and its June 27-28 meetings in San Diego, Calif., will feature special events to commemorate this milestone in addition to its regular technical meetings. The committee includes more than 70 professionals who represent lime producers, testing labs, building contractors, utility companies, equipment vendors and…
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A type of lime that has been used in construction since ancient Roman times is now covered by an ASTM International standard. ASTM International Committee C07 on Lime has approved ASTM C1707 , Specification for Pozzolanic Hydraulic Lime for Structural Purposes. The new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee C07.02 on Specifications and Guidelines. According to Margaret Thomson, the…
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ASTM International has published a new American National Standard, ASTM E2659 , Standard Practice for Certificate Programs. This standard provides much-needed guidance to certificate issuers on how to develop a quality certificate program and to consumers on how to identify such a program. In addition, the standard is designed to serve as the benchmark of quality for industry accreditation of…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide a method for a comparative evaluation of limestone sources available for use in flue gas desulfurization (FGD) applications. The proposed standard, WK20129 , Test Method for Evaluating Limestone for Use in Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Applications by Reactivity, is being developed by Subcommittee C07.05 on Chemical Tests, part of ASTM…
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All interested parties are invited to attend the first meeting of ASTM International Subcommittee E36.30 on Personnel Certificate Programs on June 23 at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center in Denver, Colo. The new subcommittee is part of ASTM International Committee E36 on Laboratory and Inspection Agency Accreditation, which will be meeting in Denver June 23-24. ASTM Subcommittee E36.30 will…
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A proposed new standard currently being developed by ASTM International Committee F01 on Electronics will prove to be useful to the tantalum sputtering target industry. The proposed standard, WK9490, Test Method for Reporting Crystallographic Orientation of Sputtering Target Materials, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F01.17 on Sputter Metallization. "The tantalum sputtering target…
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ASTM International Committee F01 on Electronics is currently developing a proposed new standard that will provide uniformity in the values reported for oxygen content in aluminum alloys used for sputtering targets in the manufacture of integrated circuits. The proposed standard, WK9120, Determination of Oxygen in High Purity Aluminum and Alloys in High Purity Aluminum Base by Inert Gas Fusion…