The rapid growth and variety of rides being developed within the water park industry has created a need for new standards to regulate the design and installation of water slides. While individual states within the United States had created rules and guidelines for water slides, these often varied greatly from each other.
 

Anyone who has ever lost time searching for a set of keys that simply are not where they’re supposed to be will appreciate the larger-scale, though similar concept behind E 2499, Standard Practice for Classification of Equipment Physical Location Information, a new standard developed by ASTM International Committee E 53 on Property Management Systems.

A new ASTM International publication, STP 1482, Contaminated Sediments: Evaluation and Remediation Techniques, contains 38 peer-reviewed papers on the latest advances in the fields of environmental science and underwater engineering related to sediments.

Mold, or even the prospect of mold, can create a level of fear and misperception that can have a significant negative impact on all phases of the real estate market.

A more efficient method to take asphalt pavement layer temperatures is the subject of a new standard developed by Subcommittee E17.41 on Pavement Management. The document, D 7228, Test Method for Prediction of Asphalt-Bound Pavement Layer Temperatures, details surface temperature measurement and is based on temperature relationships in the Federal Highway Administration Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Seasonal Monitoring Program.

ASTM International Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment has developed a new standard in response to a United States Food and Drug Administration ruling to change how the marketing of surgical gowns is regulated.

A new standard, developed by ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, establishes performance requirements for single-use, enteral feeding devices with retention balloons. These devices are used by medical professionals to provide nutrition or administer medication to patients through a natural orifice (nasal, oral, transluminal) or through a surgically created stoma.

ASTM International Committee D10 on Packaging is currently inviting all interested parties to join a new D10 subcommittee, D10.97 on University Liaison.

ASTM International Committee F14 on Fences is currently seeking participation in recently formed Subcommittee F14.50 on High Security Fences and Perimeter Barriers. The purpose of the new subcommittee is to develop a series of standards that address a higher level of security fencing and perimeter barrier than currently exist.

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.