ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. Some 12,575 ASTM voluntary consensus standards operate globally. The organization's headquarters is in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, about 5 mi (8.0 km) northwest of Philadelphia.
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ASTM HQ in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, as seen from a nearby bridge
A group of scientists and engineers, led by Charles Dudley, formed ASTM in 1898 to address the frequent railbreaks affecting the fast-growing railroad industry. The group developed a standard for the steel used to fabricate rails. Originally called the "American Society for Testing Materials" in 1902, it became the "American Society for Testing And Materials" in 1961. In 2001, ASTM officially changed its name to “ASTM International" and added the tagline "Standards Worldwide". In 2014, it changed the tagline to "Helping our World Work better". Now, ASTM International has offices in Belgium, Canada, China, Peru, Washington, D.C., and West Conshohocken, PA.[1][2]
On June 9th, 2022, it was announced that the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and ASTM International have agreed to extend and expand a Technical Cooperation Agreement from 2019.[3]
Membership and organization
Membership in the organization is open to anyone with an interest in its activities.[4] Standards are developed within committees, and new committees are formed as needed, upon request of interested members. Membership in most committees is voluntary and is initiated by the member's own request, not by appointment nor by invitation. Members are classified as users, producers, consumers, and "general interest". The latter includes academics and consultants. Users include industry users, who may be producers in the context of other technical commodities, and end-users such as consumers. In order to meet the requirements of antitrust laws, producers must constitute less than 50% of every committee or subcommittee, and votes are limited to one per producer company. Because of these restrictions, there can be a substantial waiting-list of producers seeking organizational memberships on the more popular committees. Members can, however, participate without a formal vote and their input will be fully considered.
As of 2015, ASTM has more than 30,000 members, including over 1,150 organizational members, from more than 140 countries.[5][6] The members serve on one or more of 140+ ASTM Technical Committees. ASTM International has several awards for contributions to standards authorship, including the ASTM International Award of Merit (the organization's highest award)[7] ASTM International is classified by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Standards compliance
ASTM International has no role in requiring or enforcing compliance with its standards. The standards, however, may become mandatory when referenced by an external contract, corporation, or government.[5]
In the United States, ASTM standards have been adopted, by incorporation or by reference, in many federal, state, and municipal government regulations. The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act, passed in 1995, requires the federal government to use privately developed consensus standards whenever possible. The Act reflects what had long been recommended as best practice within the federal government.
Other governments (local and worldwide) also have referenced ASTM standards.[8]
Corporations doing international business may choose to reference an ASTM standard.
All toys sold in the United States must meet the safety requirements of ASTM F963, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety, as part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The law makes the ASTM F963 standard a mandatory requirement for toys while the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) studies the standard's effectiveness and issues final consumer guidelines for toy safety.[9]
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources ASTM International news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message ASTM International formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials products systems and services Some 12 575 ASTM voluntary consensus standards operate globally The organization s headquarters is in West Conshohocken Pennsylvania about 5 mi 8 0 km northwest of Philadelphia ASTM InternationalASTM HQ in West Conshohocken Pennsylvania as seen from a nearby bridgeFounded1902HeadquartersWest Conshohocken Pennsylvania U SArea servedUnited States 1898 present International 1898 present Members30 000Websitewww wbr astm wbr orgIt is founded in 1902 as the American Section of the International Association for Testing Materials see also International Organization for Standardization Contents 1 History 2 Membership and organization 3 Standards compliance 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditA group of scientists and engineers led by Charles Dudley formed ASTM in 1898 to address the frequent rail breaks affecting the fast growing railroad industry The group developed a standard for the steel used to fabricate rails Originally called the American Society for Testing Materials in 1902 it became the American Society for Testing And Materials in 1961 In 2001 ASTM officially changed its name to ASTM International and added the tagline Standards Worldwide In 2014 it changed the tagline to Helping our World Work better Now ASTM International has offices in Belgium Canada China Peru Washington D C and West Conshohocken PA 1 2 On June 9th 2022 it was announced that the European Committee for Standardization CEN and ASTM International have agreed to extend and expand a Technical Cooperation Agreement from 2019 3 Membership and organization EditMembership in the organization is open to anyone with an interest in its activities 4 Standards are developed within committees and new committees are formed as needed upon request of interested members Membership in most committees is voluntary and is initiated by the member s own request not by appointment nor by invitation Members are classified as users producers consumers and general interest The latter includes academics and consultants Users include industry users who may be producers in the context of other technical commodities and end users such as consumers In order to meet the requirements of antitrust laws producers must constitute less than 50 of every committee or subcommittee and votes are limited to one per producer company Because of these restrictions there can be a substantial waiting list of producers seeking organizational memberships on the more popular committees Members can however participate without a formal vote and their input will be fully considered As of 2015 ASTM has more than 30 000 members including over 1 150 organizational members from more than 140 countries 5 6 The members serve on one or more of 140 ASTM Technical Committees ASTM International has several awards for contributions to standards authorship including the ASTM International Award of Merit the organization s highest award 7 ASTM International is classified by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization Standards compliance EditASTM International has no role in requiring or enforcing compliance with its standards The standards however may become mandatory when referenced by an external contract corporation or government 5 In the United States ASTM standards have been adopted by incorporation or by reference in many federal state and municipal government regulations The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act passed in 1995 requires the federal government to use privately developed consensus standards whenever possible The Act reflects what had long been recommended as best practice within the federal government Other governments local and worldwide also have referenced ASTM standards 8 Corporations doing international business may choose to reference an ASTM standard All toys sold in the United States must meet the safety requirements of ASTM F963 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety as part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 CPSIA The law makes the ASTM F963 standard a mandatory requirement for toys while the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC studies the standard s effectiveness and issues final consumer guidelines for toy safety 9 See also EditInternational Organization for Standardization Materials property Pt Co scale Technical standardReferences Edit ASTM International What is ASTM International The History of ASTM International Retrieved May 12 2021 Gerard Barbara April 8 2015 What is ASTM International Craftchind Craftech Industries Archived from the original on April 25 2017 Retrieved February 1 2017 ASTM International and CEN Extend and Expand Cooperation Program NEWSROOM newsroom astm org Retrieved June 17 2022 Membership ASTM International a b Detailed Overview ASTM International ASTM International Board of Directors ASTM International Archived from the original on November 26 2016 Retrieved November 6 2013 Society Awards ASTM International Transport Canada use of ASTM Archived November 19 2005 at the Wayback Machine Safer Children s Toys ASTM F963 Toy Safety Standard Required by U S Law ASTM International Archived from the original on June 22 2017 Retrieved April 14 2014 External links Edit Media related to ASTM at Wikimedia Commons ASTM International Standards and Publications Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ASTM International amp oldid 1145633890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
