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ASTM International’s Committee on Air Quality ( D22 ) will present its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Michael J. Brisson of the Savannah River National Laboratory, in Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee is honoring Brisson…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org R elease #10293
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ASTM International’s Committee Thermal Insulation ( C16 ) will present its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Willis J. Brayman, of Brayman Insulation Consultants, LLC, in Sterrett, Alabama., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee is honoring Brayman…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org R elease #10294
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ASTM International’s committee on glass and glass products ( C14 ) is creating a standard that will help clean and restore glass windows, doors, and other architectural glass used in modern buildings. People involved in related industries including glass manufacturing, glazing companies, and maintenance/restoration contractors are invited to participate in the development of the proposed standard…, ASTM Committee C14 on Glass and Glass Products Next Meeting:, April 11, Moorestown, N.J., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Paul West, International Window Cleaning Association, Zanesville, Ohio, tel +1.808.443.3833; kohalapaul@gmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org R elease #10277
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ASTM International’s Committee on Air Quality (D22) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit - to Andrew Oberta of The Environmental Consultancy in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. This prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Oberta for his outstanding…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10085
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Abstracts are being solicited for a conference on Detection Limits sponsored by ASTM International Committee D22 on Air Quality . The conference will be held on August 29-31, 2016, at the DoubleTree Raleigh – Brownstone – University, Raleigh, N.C. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum to educate, discuss, and debate the various aspects of detection limits as applied to the various…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Hannah Sparks, tel +1.610.832.9677; hsparks@astm.org Release #10082
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Attendees of the Annual Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) are welcome to attend an informational session hosted by ASTM International Committee F10 on Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems . The session, regarding ASTM and the history of Committee F10, will be held in San Angelo, Texas on June 21, 2016. For conference information and registration, please visit the American Meat Science…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kelly Ann Paul, tel +1.610.832.9745; kpaul@astm.org Release #10070
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A proposed ASTM standard could help improve workplace safety by describing proximity alarm systems that can be used to prevent cranes, utility trucks, and other equipment from encroaching inside OSHA minimum approach distances and contacting high-voltage power lines. The standard would be most useful to the construction industry, but it could also help in firefighting, drilling, mining,…, ASTM Committee F18 on Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers Next Meeting:, Oct. 4-7, 2015, Las Vegas, Nev., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Lance Burney, Sigalarm, Sanford, Fla., tel +1.407.321.0722; lance@sigalarminc.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, tel +1.610.832.9737; kshanahan@astm.org Release #9903
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A proposed ASTM standard will meet the need for a method that labs can follow when testing samples for mold. The proposed standard (WK17177, Test Method for Examination of Fungal Structures on Tape Lift Samples by Optical Microscopy) will provide labs with an approach based on quality and science. The primary users of the standard will be labs that provide services in the fields of occupational…, Committee D22 on Air Quality Next Meeting:, April 26-May 1, 2015, April committee week, Anaheim, Calif., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Terri L. Williams, Wisconsin Occupational Health Laboratory, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., tel +1.608.224.6261; terri.williams@slh.wisc.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, tel +1.610.832.9738; jadkins@astm.org Release # 9797 March 17, 2015 ###
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Keeping birds away from potentially fatal encounters with building exteriors is the purpose of a proposed new ASTM International standard, ASTM WK47853 , Test Method for Bird Collision Deterrence Material Threat Factor. It is possible that as many as a billion birds are killed every year after colliding with glass on buildings, including many single-family homes — and this is in the United States…, ASTM Committee C14 Next Meeting:, April 14, 2015, Moorestown, N.J., Technical Contact:, Stefan Knust, Ennead Architects, New York, New York, tel +1.212.807.7171; sknust@ennead.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9767
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Taking a tape-lift sample is one of the main practices used by indoor environmental quality investigators for detecting whether mold structures (for example, spores and hyphae) have either settled onto or colonized the surface. Despite the popularity of the method, there can be significant inconsistency in how tape lifts are collected. A new ASTM standard, ASTM D7910 , Practice for the Collection…, ASTM Committee D22 Next Meeting:, Oct. 5-8, 2014, October Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, John M. Neville, Ph.D., Bureau Veritas North America Inc., Novi, Mich., Phone: 248-344-3042; john.neville@us.bureauveritas.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 #9655