STANDARDIZATION NEWS
Volume 27, Number 1 , January 1999
2 ASTM Update
3 National/International Update
4 Technical and Professional Training
6 New Standards to Help Substantiate
Advertising Claims
7 Expanded Development of Precision and
Bias Estimates
8 Aviation Industry Representation Needed
9 Proficiency Test Program
10 Symposia
11 Letters
13 ASTM Telephone Listings
14 Interview with 1999 Chairman
fames S. Pierce
20 Construction Materials and Systems
for the 21st Century
by Geoffrey Frohnsdorff and
Thomas J. Pasko, Jr.
24 Standards Actions
33 Photoessays
33 1999 Nominations Sought for
the Frank W. Reinhart Award—1999
34 News of Members
34 World Standards Day
35 Obituaries
36 Awards
39 New Chairmen
40 Calendar
43 Calendar/Others
43 Advertisers Index
43 Classifieds
44 Professional Services
48 People: Mona B. Wolf
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STANDARDIZATION NEWS ( A S T M )
VOL:27, NO.2, FEBRUARY 1999
4 ASTM Update 12 New Test Method
addresses medical
5 national/internatinal face mask resistance to blood
Resistance to Bl
update
6 Proficiency Test 14 Technical and
Program Professional
training
7 Plain Talk for a
New Generation 16 Symposia
8 New Committee 18 1999 Society
Brings Standardized Officers Elected
Techniques to
Polygraph Testing 18 Letter
-19 Government
10 Draft Standard on Notebook
W rebound Boxes
Under Development
21 Impact of Standards Paper Contest: Introduction
22 The Rewards of Risk-Based Corrective Action
by Dennis D. Rounds
26 D 2369: The Stealthy Defender of PuhUc Health
by james Berry
30 For 100 Years, Notched Bar Impact
Testing Standards Have Yielded Widespread
Benefits for Industry
by Michael P. Manahan, Ph.D.,
Chris N. McCowan, Thomas A. Siewert,
johii M. Holt, Francis J. Marsh,
and Earl A. Ruth
28A February 1999 43 Awards of Merit
Society Review of
Main Committee 44 Awards
Ballot Actions
46 New Chairmen
36 Approved Standards ,.
Actions 48 Calendar
41 Photoessay 51 Advertisers ndex
51 Classifieds
52 Professional
services
42 Voss Award
Nominations
Requested 56 People: Professor
42 News of Members; Billy Thompson
News Notes
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STANDARDIZATION NEWS
VOL. 27, NO. 3, MARCH 1999
3 ASTM Update
4 National/
International
Update
6 Proficiency Test
Program
7 Plain Talk for a
New Generation
8 Committee
Producing Needed
Standardization for
Medical Products
9 New Standard on
Sampling Quality
and statistice
9 Papers Wanted for
Plastics Symposium;
Specific ASTM
Members Sought
11 Consumer Products
Committee Responds
to Product Safety
Needs
14 Technical and
Professional
Training
16 Symposia
17 TheNew MOU
State of the Art
20 Interactive Forums:
ASTM Launches Version 2.0
of Web-Based Interactive Standards
Development Forums Document
Collaboration System
by Daniel Schultz
24 The Nation's CEO's Look to the Future
Results from a NIST Survey
28 The Enemy Within: Hydrogen Embrittlement
by Louis Raymond, Ph.D.
28A March 1999
Society Review of
Main Committee
Ballot Actions
34 Approved Standard;
Actions
40 News of Members
41 Obituaries
42 New Chairmen
45 Calendar
51 Calendar/Others
51 Advertisers
Index
51 Classifieds
52 Professional
Services
56 People:
Colleen Stuart
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STANDARDIZATION NEWS
VOL. 27, NO. 4, APRIL 1999
CONTENTS
2 ASTM Update
4 National/International
Update
5 Plain Talk for a
New Generation
6 Committee F-24
Creates New
Technology for
Composite Foam
Padding on
Amusement Rides
7 Proposed New Test
Method Clarifies
Selection of
Heat Transfer Fluids
7 Two New Guides on
Fences Under
Development
7 Ceiling System
Corrosion Task
Croup Meets
8 Draft Standard
Improves Efficiency
for Mercury
Analysis in Coal
9 New Standard
Reference Material
SRM2100
Available from NIST
10 Letters
13 State of the Art
14 Proficiency Test
Program
15 Shop Talk
16 Technical and
Professional Training
18 Symposia
20 Federal Legislation Focuses Attention on
Importance of Standards
by Kathleen A. Frawley
22 Is Your Privacy Protected?
by Mary Alice Hanken
25 For the Record
by Claudia Tessier and Linda Byrne
28 A Case for ISO TC215 on International Health
Informatics
by Teresa Cendrowska
32 The Impact of Using an ASTM Standard for a
Master Patient Index
by Tony Seeger
36 The Great Cover-Up
by H. Andrew Grebe
32A April 1999 Society
Review of Main
Committee
Ballot Actions
40 Approved Standards
Actions
48 Dudley Medal
Nominees Sought
48 News of Members;
News Notes
49 Obituaries
50 Award of Merit
50 Awards
52 Calendar
59 Advertisers Index
59 Classifieds
60 Professional
Services
64 People: Tom Dulski
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STANDARDIZATION NEWS (A S T M)
VOL: 27, NO: 5, MAY 1999
2 ASTM Update
4 National/International
Update
6 Proficiency Test
Program
7 Plain Talk for a
New Generation
8 Technical and
Professional
Training
10 New Guide for
Selecting Aerospace
and General Purpose
Adhesives and
Secants Under_____
11 Volunteers Sought for
Interlaboratory Study
of New Test Method
for Iron Cyanide in
Wastewater
12 Subcommittee
Working to improve
Air Quality in
Correctional
Institutions with
Standardized Design
14 Participants Sought for
Development of
Standards on Shoreline
Restoration After
Oil spills
15 letters
16 symposia
18 A Standards View from Capitol Hill
by Jim Turner
20 Federal Government Coordination on Standards
by Belinda L. Collins, Ph.D.
22 Has DOD Left the Table?
by Greg Saunders
24 FDA's Focus on Consensus Standards
by Meivyn R. Altman, Ph.D., and
Donald E. Marlowe
26 The Changing Climate for Standards
by Paul Gill and William W. Vaughan
28 Keeping Up with Standards
by Mary C. McKiel
30 A Perspective on One Regulatory Agency's
Use of Consensus Standards
by john Craig
32 A New U.S. System for Laboratory Accreditation
by Fred 1. Grunder
28A May 1999 Society 44 Award of Merit
Review of Main 44 Awards
Committee calendar
Ballot Actions
51 Advertisers Index
34 Approved Standards
42 Photoessay
43 News of Members;
News Notes
44 Award of merit
44 Awards
46 calendar
51 advertisers index
51 classifieds
52 professional
services
56 people: kathy cone
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STANDARDIZATION NEWS (A S T M)
VOL. 27, NO. 6, JUNE 1999
2 Proficiency Test
Program
3 ASTM Update
5 National/International
Update
7 Plain Talk for a
New Generation
8 New Standards
Available on Roofing
Materials
9 Task Group Descends
on Micro-Technology
10 An Invitation to
Participate in Remote
Field Testing Standards
Development
11 Century-Long Paper
Study Launched
13 Telephone Listings
14 Technical and
Professional Training
16 Symposia
18 Shop Talk:
/ Wish There Were a
Book On...!
20 Insight:
Standardization in the
Next Century
22 Insight:
2000 and Beyond
24 An Interview with ANSI President
Sergio Mazza
28 Technology Supports Distribution and Use of
ASTM Standards
by Philip Lively and
Robert Dreyfuss
32 Value in the Marketplace
by Drew Azzara
35 Technology Supports
ASTM Technical Committees
by Leonard Morrissey
40 The Impact of ASTM Standards on the
Petroleum Industry
by William D. Nash, Ph.D.
32A June 1999 Society
Review of Main
Committee
Ballot Actions
44 Approved Standards
Actions
50 Photoessay
51 News of Members;
News Notes
51 Obituaries
53 Award of Merit
54 Awards
56 Calendar
59 Advertisers Index
59 Classifieds
60 Professional
Services
64 People:
Clair Harmon
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STANDARDIZATION NEWS (A S T M )
VOL. 27 , NO. 7 , 1999
2 ASTM Update
3 National/International Update
5 Plain Talk for a New Generation
6 Letters
10 Symposia
11 News of the Board
12 Word from the Chairman
14 Shop Talk
15 State of the Art
18 Thermal Expansion and Temperature Tightness
Tests for Gaskets Are Under Development
19 New Specification Identifies Compostable Plastics
20 Performance-Based Weathering Standards
Available; Older Standards to Bewithdrawn
21 New Test Method Measures Uplift Resistance of
Asphalt Shingles
22 Standards Boost an Industry
by Richard Lampo
27 The Mutually Beneficial Impact
ofASTM Standards
on Military Fuel Specifications
by Dennis Hardy, Ph.D.
24A July 1999 Ballot
30 Approved Standards Actions
37 Society News
37 News of Members
37 Obituaries
39 Awards of Merit
40 Awards
42 Calendar
43 Advertisers Index
43 Class-if ieds
44 Professionalservices
56 People: Angela Booker
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STANDARDIZATION NEWS (A S T M)
VOL. 27, NO. 8, AUGUST 1999
2 ASTM Update
4 National/International Update
7 Plain Talk for a New Generation
11 Symposia
13 State of the Art
14 New Guide Will Offer an Industry-Wide Protocol
for Commercial Real Estate Property Condition
Assessments
15 New Subcommittee Launches Standardization of
Flax Material
16 Specification on Asphalt Roll Roofing Streamlines
Three Prior Standards
17 New Specification on Chemically-Strengthened
Glass Available
17 International Metals Combustion Workshop to
Follow G-4 Fall Meeting
17 Test Method for Color Stability of Plastics
Under Revision
18 Washington Notebook
20 Who Says Your Product Is Better
Than Mine?
by Deborah Holden and Mona Wolf
24 A Day in the Life ofASTM Standards
by James and Margaret Rumbaugh
24 A August 1999 Ballot
28 Approved Standards Actions
32 Society News
32 News of Members
33 Obituaries
33 ASTM Nominating Committee Selects
Slate of Board Candidates
35 Awards of Merit/Awards
39 Calendar
43 Advertisers Index
43 Classifieds
44 Professional Services
48 People: Kathleen Diamond
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STANDARDIZATION NEWS (A S T M)
VOL. 27, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 1999
C0NTENTS
2 ASTM Update
4 National/International Update
7 Plain Talk for a New Generation
8 Symposia
12 Six New Standards Available on
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
13 Wetlands Standard Will Evaluate Alternatives to
Clean Water Act Section 404 Program
13 Mars Pathfinder Data Supports New ASTM Bonding
Specification
15 Round Robin Participants Sought for Testing of Oil
and Grease in Wastewater
15 New Specification Bonds Metal Clad Plate Industry
Communication
16 Participants Sought for Development of Standards
for Safer Glass Candle Containers
18 Shop Talk: ASTM Connects to Industry Network
19 Standards: Education Introduction
20 Standards and Codes in Mechanical
Engineering Education by Michael G. Jenkins
26 A New Center for Global Standards
Analysis—Interview
30 Managing Changeby Richard J. Serbu
34 Training the Professional—interview
36 Safety for the Motoring Public
by William A. Goodwin and
Eldrid^e A. Whitehurst
32A Sept. 1999 Ballot
40 Approved Standards
Actions
44 Society News
44 News of Member
44 Obituaries
45 Awards of Merit
48 Awards
50 Staff News
52 Calendar
58 Advertisers Index
58 Classifieds
60 Professional Services
64 People:
Martyn Shorten
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