New ASTM Standard Aims to Keep Paintball Safe
Keeping paintball safe and fun is a major goal of Subcommittee F08.24 on Paintball and Equipment, part of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities.
ASTM Food Service Equipment Committee Approves Bread and Bun Slicing Machine Standards
A pair of new ASTM International standards developed by ASTM International Committee F26 on Food Service Equipment will be used to replace U.S. Department of Defense military standards.
ASTM Candle Products Subcommittee Approves Standard on Accessories
After developing F 2417, Specification for Fire Safety for Candles, Subcommittee F15.45 on Candle Products began working on a standard that would cover accessories, as data on home fires and Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls indicated that a number of types of accessories were involved in fires caused by candles in home settings.
ASTM International Committee on Wood Launches Subcommittee on Forests
A new ASTM International subcommittee, D07.08 on Forests, is now soliciting all interested stakeholders to assist in the development of a proposed new guide for forest management systems.
ASTM Quality and Statistics Committee Continues Conversions of Department of Defense Standards
A new ASTM International standard, E 2555, Practice for Factors and Procedures for Applying the MIL-STD-105 Plans in Life and Reliability Inspection, represents the latest work of a task group that is converting a series of old U.S. Department of Defense standards into ASTM documents.
Safety of Children's Folding Chairs Covered in New ASTM Standard
Responding to incident data presented by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and recent recalls, ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products has developed a new standard, F 2613, Consumer Safety Specification for Children’s Folding Chairs.
ASTM Committee on Composite Materials Standardizes Pull-Through Resistance Method
Subcommittee D30.05 on Structural Test Methods, part of ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials, has been standardizing a series of methods that are related to the analysis and substantiation of mechanically fastened joints composed of composite materials.
Patio Heater Standard Developed by ASTM Food Service Equipment Committee
The heating performance and energy consumption of commercial radiant patio heaters is the subject of a new ASTM International standard.
ASTM Committee on Glass Develops Standard for Choosing Refraction Test
A new ASTM International standard describes a variety of methods that can be used to determine the index of refraction and dispersion of glass. The standard, C 1648, Guide for Choosing a Method for Determining the Index of Refraction and Dispersion of Glass, will be useful to manufacturers of glass and glass products as well as designers of products in which glass is a critical component.
Participation Sought for New ASTM Radio Frequency Identification Task Group
Committee F10 on Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems invites all interested parties to join in the standards developing activities of a new task group on radio frequency identification (RFID). The new task group, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F10.20 on Device Performance Criteria, will have its first meeting Nov.