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A new ASTM International standard will help businesses and government agencies determine whether drivers are qualified to safely and effectively operate snowmobiles in the field. The new standard (soon to be published as F3221, Guide for Training for Snowmobile Operators Endorsement) was developed by ASTM’s committee on search and rescue ( F32 ). “Snowmobiles are used in a wide variety of…, ASTM Committee F32 on Search and Rescue Next Meeting:, Nov. 5-6, 2017, Golden, Colo., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dberge ls@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Steve Hudson, Maine Association for Search and Rescue, Southwest Harbor, Maine, tel +1.207.244.9936; shudsonme@gmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org Release #10216
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Yesterday, Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri was given the 2016 ASTM International President’s Leadership Award. This recognizes individuals early in their ASTM International career who have significantly advanced the organization's mission through extraordinary accomplishment, example, and vision. Rachuri is serving as Editor-in-Chief of ASTM International’s new journal, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10176
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A new ASTM standard will be used to help ensure the safety of drinking water. The new standard (soon to be published as D8001, Test Method for Determination of Total Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen by Calculation, and Total Phosphorus in Water and Waste Water by Ion Chromatography) will allow for the simultaneous analysis of total nitrogen and total phosphorus in water. The standard was…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., tel +1.408.481.4227; richard.jack@thermofisher.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10141
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On World Water Day, ASTM International announced it has approved a new standard that will help laboratories monitor for the presence of technetium-99 (Tc-99) in water. Tc-99 is a radioactive material often found around facilities that handle nuclear material. The new standard (soon to be published as D8026, Practice for Determination of Tc-99 in Water by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass…, ASTM Committee D19 on Water Next Meeting:, June 27-29, 2016, Bellevue, Wash., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Donna Beals, DM Beals LLC, Palm Coast, Fla., tel +1.206.714.9050; donnabeals@msn.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10026
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A proposed ASTM International standard will provide a common way to test and certify a certain kind of search-and-rescue dogs (trailing dogs), to find missing people. The proposed standard (WK44540, Guide for Evaluating Trailing Search Dog Crews or Teams) will identify the expected minimal performance capabilities of a trailing team certification. Trailing dogs can quickly determine direction of…, ASTM Committee F32 on Search and Rescue Next Meeting:, Nov. 8-9, 2015, in conjunction with the International Tech Rescue Symposium, Portland, Ore., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, A. Lee Lang, Fort Collins, Colo., tel +1.307.399.1345; aleelang@gmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org Release #9826 ###
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ASTM International is developing a proposed standard that will help manufacturers of automatic guided industrial vehicles evaluate their products. In addition to manufacturers, vehicle buyers will use this standard (WK48955: Test Method for Docking and Navigation for Driverless Automatic Guided Industrial Vehicles) to conduct their own tests on potential purchases. ASTM member Roger Bostelman is…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Roger V. Bostelman, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., tel +1.301.975.3426; roger.bostelman@nist.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #9811 ###
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Teams of highly skilled dogs have increasingly played an integral role in search and rescue operations. Now, a new ASTM International standard will define the knowledge, skills and abilities required for a dog crew or team to perform an area search. According to ASTM member Lee Lang, ASTM F3070 , Guide for Evaluating Area Search Dog Crews or Teams, was developed because search and rescue dog…, ASTM Committee F32 Next Meeting:, June 6, 2015, Estes Park, Colo., Technical Contact:, Lee Lang, Fort Collins, Colo., tel +1.307.399.1345; aleelang@gmail.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 #9729
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ASTM International has launched a new technical committee, F45 on Driverless Automatic Guided Industrial Vehicles . After organizational meetings in October 2013 and January 2014, F45 was approved at the board of director’s recent spring meeting. In use since 1953, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are defined by the Material Handling Institute (MHI) as “computer-controlled wheel-based load…, Technical Contact:, Roger Bostelman, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., roger.bostelman@nist.gov , ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9650
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A proposed new ASTM International test method will present a means to perform nitrate analysis of water without the use of hazardous chemicals. ASTM WK27289 , Test Methods for Nitrite-Nitrate in Water by Nitrate Reductase, is being developed by Subcommittee D19.05 on Inorganic Constituents in Water , part of ASTM International Committee D19 on Water . William Lipps, business unit manager (…, ASTM Committee D19 Next Meeting:, June 1-5, 2014, Lakewood, Colo., Technical Contact:, William Lipps, Shimadzu, Phone: 410-381-1227; wclipps@shimadzu.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9567
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Responding to the needs of stakeholders across the overall water industry, ASTM International has launched an online Water Portal: providing a single, comprehensive source for information and research across a broad range of water-related topics and areas of interest. The portal is accessible on the ASTM website at www.astm.org/waterportals . The launch of ASTM’s Water Portal comes at a time when…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-831-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9511