While all swimming pools pose certain risks, a new ASTM International standard focuses on specific issues presented by portable pools, which have become more popular and accessible to consumers in recent years.

Subcommittee E06.51 on Performance of Windows, Doors, Skylights and Curtain Walls, part of ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings, has formed a new task group to address skylights in a proposed standard, WK17797, Human Impact on Commercial Sky

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2008 ASTM International Katharine and Bryant Mather Scholarship. Administered by ASTM International Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, the scholarship applies to students pursuing degrees specializing in cement or concrete materials technology  or concrete construction.

Two keystone documents for the Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems industry are now ASTM International standards.

Work is continuing on a proposed new ASTM International standard that will aid laboratories and materials manufacturers in testing the moisture properties in construction materials.

Particulate matter emitted during the use of a vacuum cleaner is a significant area of concern that ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners has dealt with by developing and approving F 2608, Test Method for Determining the Change in Room Air Particulate Counts as a Result of the Vacuum Cleaning Process.

All interested parties are invited to participate in a new task group on instrument test results for sensory evaluation of consumer products, including food and cosmetics. The new task group will be part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation and will meet during the E18 meetings at April committee week in Anaheim, Calif.

Automotive companies and interior suppliers will be the primary users of a proposed new ASTM International standard that will aid in testing of automotive interior materials and parts, draperies or other applications in which durability behind glass is desired.

Subcommittee D01.37 on Ink Vehicles, part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications, is seeking participation in the development of a proposed new standard that outlines procedures for preparing ink resin solutions in both vegetable oils and petroleum distillates.

ASTM International Committee E12 on Color and Appearance has approved a new standard that describes techniques for planning and analyzing the results of an interlaboratory study conducted for certain test methods within E12.  E 2480, Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method with Multi-Valued Measurands, is under the jurisdiction of