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More than 1,000 of the world’s top experts in petroleum and other industries will meet at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Wash., June 26-30 to create and revise technical standards that support technology and innovation. Also at the meeting: • ASTM will launch the Petroleum Lab Technician Certificate Program which includes online, video-assisted training modules on key test methods. Free…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10104
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As a result of the Safety Equipment Institute becoming a subsidiary of ASTM International on April 19, SEI is expanding its offerings beyond its existing product certifications to include personnel certifications and environmental declaration programs. The SEI Board Standing Committee on Certification Programs met for the first time yesterday. It approved operating manuals and procedures for SEI’…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel. +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, SEI Staff Contact:, Pat Gleason, tel. +1.703.442.5732; pgleason@seinet.org Release #10101
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A revision to the most widely used fuel specification in the world incorporates the new ethanol blend of up to 15%. The revision is aimed at improving driveability and performance for consumers filling up with gas at the pump. This important revision ( available here as D4814-16b ) builds on a standard that is used by businesses, governments, consumers, and others in many countries, according…, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10092
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Experts in sports equipment reinstated and revised a key ASTM International standard for athletic mouth protectors ( F697 ). The standard covers the care and use of mouth guards used to protect mouths and teeth in sports ranging from hockey to football. Christopher Dennison, member of Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces and Facilities, notes that the revised standard provides…, ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces and Facilities Next Meeting:, May 3-5, 2016, May Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Christopher Dennison, Ph.D., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, tel +1.780.492.2425; cdenniso@ualberta.ca, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #10058
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ASTM International members are working to revise and reinstate a test method that helps determine how much water is in various petroleum products ( D6304-04 , Standard Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration). Knowing the water content in these products helps manufacturers and buyers predict their quality…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Kishore Nadkarni, Millennium Analytics Inc., East Brundwick, N.J., tel +1.732.613.8710; knadkarni@aol.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10053
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Isabel Wright, technical manager at Armacell LLC in Chapel Hill, N.C., has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities . Formed in 1969, F08 has over 900 members and includes 36 subcommittees that oversee over 180 standards related to sports equipment playing surfaces and facilities. The standards aim to enhance safety and reduce…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10039
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A new ASTM International standard aims to help protect ice hockey players from potential throat injuries. The new standard ( F3165 , Specification for Throat Protective Equipment for Hockey Goaltenders) covers performance requirements and test methods for throat protectors used by ice hockey goalkeepers. The new standard discusses construction of the protectors, positioning of the protectors with…, ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities Next Meeting:, May 3-5, 2016, May Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mark Granger, Schroon Lake, NY, tel +1.518.532.7459; mgranger@mgrangerlaw.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #10024
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ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces and Facilities is developing a standard for measuring properties of crumb rubber infill that could be ingested by players on artificial turfs. The proposed standard (WK47821, Specification for Extractable Hazardous Metals in Synthetic Turf Infill Materials) will be discussed at the committee’s May meeting. Crumb rubber is…, ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities Next Meeting:, May 3-5, 2016, May Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Phil M. Stricklen, Shaw Industries, Dalton, Ga., tel +1.706.532.2150; phil.stricklen@shawinc.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #10025
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A new ASTM International standard will help shippers, laboratories, regulators and others who need to safely take samples of volatile crude oils in transit. According to ASTM member David Murray, the introduction of a new sampling tool – the manual piston cylinder – has allowed for more sampling of live crude oils and crude-condensate mixtures, which are too volatile to sample using conventional…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants Next Meeting:, June 26-30, 2016, Bellevue, Wash., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, David Murray, Omnicon Consultants Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada tel +1.780.218.3759; dave.murray@omnicon.ca, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #9998
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A new ASTM International standard will help to more quickly and accurately detect for contaminants called asphaltenes in a variety of petroleum products. The new standard (soon to be published as D7996, Test Method for Measuring Visible Spectrum of Asphaltenes in Heavy Fuel Oils and Crude Oils by Spectroscopy in a Microfluidic Platform) will thus improve efficiency in producing crude and heavy…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels and Lubricants Next Meeting:, June 26-30, 2016, Bellevue, Wash., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Farshid Mostowfi, Ph.D., Schlumberger DBR Technology Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, tel +1.780.577.8341; fmostowfi@slb.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #9988