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Low energy air guns, also known as air soft or soft air guns, have become increasingly popular over the last several years. These low energy air guns are often used in tactical gaming sports similar to paintball. ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities has recently approved a new standard for air guns, F 2654 , Specification for Low Energy Air Gun (LEAG) Warnings. The…
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Keeping paintball safe and fun is a major goal of Subcommittee F08.24 on Paintball and Equipment, part of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities. In order to do that, the subcommittee began work in 2005 on a series of standards that would expand the scope of its standard F 1750 , Specification for Paintball Marker Threaded-Propellant Source Interface. One of the new…
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A new ASTM International standard describes a variety of methods that can be used to determine the index of refraction and dispersion of glass. The standard, C 1648 , Guide for Choosing a Method for Determining the Index of Refraction and Dispersion of Glass, will be useful to manufacturers of glass and glass products as well as designers of products in which glass is a critical component. C 1648…
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Subcommittee F08.55 on Body Padding, part of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities, is seeking the expertise and advice of professionals, manufacturers and riding groups within the horse racing world to assist in the development of a proposed new standard, WK14824 , Specification for Body Protectors Used in Equine Competition and Racing. WK14824 will cover minimum…
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While poured-in-place playground surfacing is a very promising form of playground surface construction, its use has not been without problems. In order to address these issues, ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities has developed F 2479, Guide for Specification, Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Poured-in-Place Playground Surfacing. F 2479 is under the…
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ASTM International’s Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science will hold its February meeting in conjunction with the 58th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon 2007) from Feb. 25-27 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Ill. All E13 meetings will be held in room N-129. During the conference and exhibit portion of…
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Building a public use skateboarding park can be a difficult and divisive event for many communities. Financial and accountability issues need to be considered and the park needs to be safe for skateboarders who use it. The needs of skateboarders themselves must be addressed as well, since many communities have built inadequate parks that remain unused as skateboarders continue to skate at the…
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According to Jerry Workman, chair of new ASTM International Subcommittee E13.16 on Chemical Sensors, one place to begin to understand the current and future importance of chemical sensors is the classic television show, Star Trek. “Mr. Spock, the science officer on the Starship Enterprise, routinely used his Tricorder to make measurements of atmospheric gases, soil samples, living tissue and…
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ASTM International Subcommittee E13.15 on Analytical Data is currently working on a proposed new standard, WK6371, Analytical Information Markup Language (AnIML). Subcommittee E13.15 is under the jurisdiction of Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science. AnIML is a markup language for describing analytical chemistry result data and metadata that can be used for data…
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Dried blood represents the greatest challenge to cleaning surgical instruments. To meet this challenge, ASTM International Committee D12 on Soaps and Other Detergents has developed a new standard, D 7225 , Guide for Blood Cleaning Efficiency of Detergents and Washer-Disinfectors. The new guide is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D12.16 on Hard Surface Cleaning. Water-soluble components of…