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Arc protective blankets are used in many electrical applications to protect workers who are stationed near energized electrical parts. While these blankets have been used for years, there have been no testing criteria for their evaluation. A new ASTM International standard will be used to determine the effectiveness of arc protective blankets in suppressing the combined effect of an arc flash and…
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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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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 new ASTM International standard, F 2621 , Practice for Determining Response Characteristics and Design Integrity of Arc Related Finished Products in an Electric Arc Exposure, is the latest in a series of standards developed by Subcommittee F18.65 on Wearing Apparel to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries caused by electric arcs. ASTM Practice F 2621 provides procedural guidelines for…
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Joe Koury, staff manager for ASTM International Committee E52 on Forensic Psychophysiology, will speak at the annual seminar of the American Association of Police Polygraphists on April 17 at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town in Albuquerque, N.M. This meeting will follow the April 14-15 meetings of Committee E52, which will take place at the some hotel. In his presentation, Koury will provide an…
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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…
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Forensic Psychophysiology Committee in ASTM International Aims at Reducing Perjury with New StandardThe aim of a new ASTM standard developed by Committee E52 on Forensic Psychophysiology is to assist the judicial system in reducing incidents of perjury. The new standard, E 2324, Guide for PDD Paired Testing, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E52.05 on Psychophysiological Detection of Deception (PDD). According to George Baranowski, founder, Mindsight Consultants, the guide could be…