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A recent revision to an ASTM International property management systems standard provides clarity on the use of the word “inventory” and allows for the electronic verification of assets within an organization. The revised standard, ASTM E2132 , Practice for Inventory Verification: Electronic and Physical Inventory of Assets, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E53.01 on Process Management ,…, Technical Contact:, Rick Shultz, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Md., Phone: 443-778-5585; richard.shultz@jhualpl.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicarie@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9096
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ASTM International Committee F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices will be holding three days of standards development meetings from Feb. 16-18, 2012, at the Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The committee produces global safety standards for the amusement industry. Approximately 50 separate meetings will be held, each one focusing on a specific safety element of the amusement industry. …
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A proposed new standard is the ongoing result of a collaborative effort between ASTM International and the Association for Challenge Course Technology to develop manufacturing and operations standards for commercial zip lines and other aerial adventure courses. ASTM WK34049 , Practice for Special Requirements for Aerial Adventure Courses, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F24.60 on…
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Many children (and adults) love trains, and now an ASTM subcommittee has turned its attention to trains as well. Subcommittee F24.60 on Special Rides/Attractions , part of ASTM International Committee F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices , is working on two proposed standards for amusement railway rides, ASTM WK31185 , Practice for Amusement Ride Steam Locomotives, and ASTM WK35400 , Practice for…
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ASTM International Committee F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices , which produces global safety standards for the amusement industry, will be holding three days of meetings from Oct. 13-15, 2011 at the Valley Ho Hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz. Approximately 50 separate meetings will be held, each one focusing on a specific safety element of the amusement industry. Areas that are covered include, but…
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A new ASTM International standard covers a special grade of industrial woven wire cloth called filter cloth for general filtration, including the separation of solids from fluids. ASTM E2814 , Guide for Industrial Woven Wire Filter Cloth, was developed by Subcommittee E29.01 on Sieves, Sieving Methods and Screening Media , part of ASTM International Committee E29 on Particle and Spray…, ASTM Committee E29 Next Meeting:, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Ken Beyer, Unique Wire Weaving Co., Hillside, N.J., Phone: 908-688-4600; ken@uniquewire.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine Sierk, Phone: 610-832-9728; csierk@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8934
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Movement, shipment and transfer are all words that are commonly used by entities that deal with tangible property. To ensure that these words are being used and understood by all parties involved, ASTM International Committee E53 on Property Management Systems has approved a new standard, ASTM E2671 , Practice for Defining Movements, Shipments and Transfers of Tangible Property. ASTM E2671 was…
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Jim Seay, chairman of ASTM International Committee F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices, and president of attractions provider Premier Rides, delivered the opening educational session at the 2010 International Association of Amusement Parks' (IAAPA) Asian Attraction Expo held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia July 13-16. Seay's presentation was part of an all day IAAPA Safety…
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Committee F24 Announces New Canadian Standard, More than 100 attendees, including representatives from eight countries as far away as New Zealand, participated in a meeting in Toronto, Canada, held by ASTM International Committee F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices from October 15 to 17. The event encompassed nearly 40 technical meetings to review existing standards as well as new standards in development. A broad spectrum of issues from…
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ASTM International Committee E29 on Particle and Spray Characterization has recently approved an extensive revision of ASTM standard E11 , Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes. The revision will lead to better control of the quality of sieve cloths and test sieves. ASTM E11 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E29.01 on Sieves, Sieving Methods and Screening Media.…