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A new ASTM International standard aims to enhance the safety of infant bathers. The consumer safety specification establishes performance requirements, test methods, and labeling requirements to promote safe use of the popular products, which allow parents and caregivers to bathe newborns and infants in a reclined position. Specifically, the standard covers sharp edges, small parts, labeling,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org , Committee Contact: , Leonard Morrissey, tel +1.610.832.9719; lmorrissey@astm.org Release #10750 ###
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ASTM International’s toy safety subcommittee ( F15.22 ) is seeking help reviewing a tricycle standard that is slated to be transferred to its jurisdiction from the American National Standards Institute. The subcommittee is part of ASTM International’s larger consumer products committee ( F15 ). The ANSI standard (ANSI Z315.1) covers safety requirements for tricycles used by children eight and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832.9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #10983
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Carol Pollack-Nelson, Ph.D., owner of Independent Safety Consulting LLC (Rockville, Maryland, USA), will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. Pollack-Nelson is also a human factors psychologist specializing in consumer product safety. She provides guidance to stakeholders on a wide range of product safety issues including foreseeable use and anticipated hazards.…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10945
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ASTM International’s consumer products committee ( F15 ) invites all interested parties to join its subcommittee on powered scooters and skateboards as it further develops a proposed standard on electric-powered scooters for adults. According to ASTM International member David Dick, senior technical engineer, Bureau Veritas, the proposed standard ( WK70724 ) could cover the establishment of…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Molly Lynyak, tel +1.610.832-9743; mlynyak@astm.org Release #10924
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At its twice-yearly meeting, the ASTM International board of directors approved a proposal for a new membership-wide, “society” award in honor of longtime member Werner H. Gumpertz, who died in 2017. Three board members also visited the Simpson Gumpertz & Heger headquarters, located in the city (Boston) where the board meeting was held. Gumpertz, who volunteered with ASTM International for 57…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10916
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ASTM International’s consumer products committee ( F15 ) is seeking participation to develop a proposed standard for weighted blankets. According to ASTM International member Carol Pollack-Nelson, the subcommittee that will develop the proposed standard (F15.74) wants to determine performance requirements, warnings, and instructional literature that would make the blankets safer for consumers. “…
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The ASTM International board of directors unanimously voted to name Tim Brooke, ASTM International’s vice president of laboratory service and certification, as the new president and chief operating officer of the Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), an ASTM International affiliate. Brooke assumed the new role on Nov. 1 and is retaining his existing title. Brooke replaces Pat Gleason, who will…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10908
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Yesterday, global standards organization ASTM International announced its slate of six new board of directors nominees for 2020, five of whom are women. In addition, the organization’s president, Katharine Morgan, unveiled a new “Women in Standards” video highlighting the growing role of women in developing technical standards. The board nominees are experts representing perspectives of industry…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10876 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will provide performance requirements for designers and manufacturers of eye protectors for racket sports. ASTM’s committee on sports equipment, playing surfaces, and facilities ( F08 ) developed the new standard ( F3164 ). The new standard covers both prescription and non-prescription eye protective devices for racquetball, squash, and/or tennis. Requirements…, , Media Inquiries: , Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact: , Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #10875
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ASTM International announced today that the, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, (SSMS) journal has been included in Elsevier’s Ei Compendex, a highly-regarded designation which reflects quality research. Ei Compendex, Elsevier’s comprehensive engineering literature database, includes more than 20 million records from 77 countries across 190 engineering disciplines. Launched in 2017, the journal publishes research papers, industry case studies and application papers, survey…, Smart Manufacturing in Energy Intense Process Industries., Upcoming special issues include, Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Manufacturing, and, Technology Infrastructure for enabling Smart Manufacturing., A call for another special issue,, Cyber Security for the Smart Manufacturing Ecosystem, , is forthcoming. The SSMS journal is also available in Google Scholar and the Web of Science’s Emerging Source Citation Index. For more information, visit www.astm.org/SSMS and watch this video . , Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10845