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OVER 100 ATTEND ASTM INTERNATIONAL’S FIRST CHAPTER LAUNCH, IN UAE
Today, over 100 leaders from industry, government, and academia attended the launch celebration of ASTM International’s first- ever chapter. The chapter will be based in the United Arab Emirates. Rashid bin Fahad, Ph.D., who is serving as the chapter’s first president, said, “This is an exciting development in the cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and ASTM International. We begin this chapter with a focus on construction, which reflects the world-class infrastructure here in the UAE.” Taco van der Maten, ASTM International’s 2019 board chairman and marketing manager at Malvern PANalytical in The Netherlands, gave the keynote speech. “ASTM International and the Gulf have become partners in progress. Over 100 ASTM International members now serve across 26 technical committees, the largest representation in the Gulf,” he said. “This chapter will build on our momentum.” ASTM International President Katharine Morgan added, “We are well-positioned to deepen ASTM International’s relationships in the UAE more than ever before.” Abdulla Al Maeeni, director general of the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA), and Shakir Farsakh, principal commercial officer with the U.S. Commercial Service, also provided welcome remarks at the event, which took place at Dubai’s One and Only Royal Mirage hotel. The event was sponsored by Knauf Middle East. For many years, UAE stakeholders have been involved in developing and using ASTM International standards. For example, over the past five years, ASTM International, the International Code Council, and the U.S. International Trade Administration have jointly collaborated with UAE and other Gulf leaders to support standards and codes for sustainable construction in the region. According to organizers, the chapter will increase UAE involvement in standards-related activities and events, including those focused on the region’s specific needs. Regular meetings and events will be scheduled to further collaboration, deepen technical understanding, reach out to university students, and advance emerging technologies and innovation. For example, a Nov. 13 tour of the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council laboratory is being planned as the next chapter event.
ASTM INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES 5 WOMEN NOMINEES TO BOARD, NEW WOMEN IN STANDARDS VIDEO, MORE
Yesterday, global standards organization ASTM International announced its slate of six new board of directors nominees for 2020, five of whom are women. In addition, the organization’s president, Katharine Morgan, unveiled a new “Women in Standards” video highlighting the growing role of women in developing technical standards. The board nominees are experts representing perspectives of industry, governments, consumers, and more. They include: • Francine Bovard, a senior technical specialist with Arconic, a company which engineers and manufactures lightweight metals;
• Bonnie McWade-Furtado, an associate research and development scientist at Cabot Corp., a specialty chemical and performance materials company;
• Carol Pollack-Nelson, Ph.D., owner of Independent Safety Consulting LLC, which specializes in consumer product safety; • Casandra W. Robinson, a physical scientist at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); and, • Dalia Yarom, director of the standardization division at the Standards Institution of Israel (SII).
Michael J. Brisson, a technical advisor at the Savannah River National Laboratory, was also nominated. “I am thrilled that for the first time in ASTM International’s history, a majority of our incoming board members will likely be women,” said Morgan. “We want to make sure women’s voices are both represented and heard at every table. I am confident that the women nominated will serve as role models for even more women to follow in their footsteps.” In addition, current board member Vicky J. Taylor, senior research technologist at INVISTA (Canada) Co., is nominated to serve as the board’s vice chair. During an event with the Philadelphia Chapter of the Society of Women’s Environmental Professionals – a group based near ASTM International’s global headquarters – Morgan debuted a new video featuring four women who are active in various technical committees. It can be seen here:
https://www.astm.org/video/women-in-standards. Nazli Yessiller, Ph.D., director of the Global Waste Research Institute at California Polytechnic State University has accepted the role as editor for ASTM International’s prestigious Geotechnical Testing Journal, becoming the first woman editor in the journal’s 41-year history. Yessiller’s term will begin in 2021. More immediately, on Sept. 16, Teresa Cendrowska, ASTM International’s vice president of global cooperation, will take part in the first meeting of the signatories of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Declaration on Gender Responsive Standards and Standards Development in Cape Town, South Africa.
NEW GUIDE AIMS TO HELP MANAGE TRUCK FLEETS, HEAVY MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT
A new ASTM International standard aims to help owners and operators of heavy motorized equipment – such off-road construction, self-propelled warehouse trucks, tractors and aircraft support equipment -- to manage their assets. Accountability will be evident through standard performance measures, such as cost savings, increased asset visibility and utilization, extended asset life, petroleum and greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions, and increased mission effectiveness. ASTM International’s asset management committee (E53) developed the new standard, which will soon be published as E3221. ASTM International member William Gookin, associate vice president, Mercury Associates Inc., notes that while there are many policies on how to manage car and truck fleets, some heavier and off-road motorized equipment doesn’t fall under the existing standards. “Heavy motorized equipment are high-investment items, so there is significant capital tied up in these assets,” says Gookin. “Small improvements in management can provide significant savings to owners and operators.” The new standard will be most helpful to managers of large fleets of heavy motorized equipment in the public or private sector, he adds.
ASTM INTERNATIONAL PESTICIDES GROUP SEEKS HELP WITH STANDARD FOR TESTING TANK CLEANERS
ASTM International’s pesticides formulation subcommittee is looking for more people to help develop a standard for spray- tank cleaners, which are used by the agriculture industry. Different kinds of pesticide mixtures are increasingly sprayed from tanks onto various kinds of crops, according to ASTM member Todd O’Connell, chairman of the pesticides formulation subcommittee. When a new mixture is introduced to the tank, though, cross contamination can occur. O’Connell notes that tank cleaners mitigate the risk of contamination, but there are no standard ways to test their effectiveness The subcommittee (known as E35.22) will discuss possibly creating a task group to develop a standard test method for the effectiveness of tank cleaners. This discussion will be part of the next meetings of ASTM International’s committee on pesticides, antimicrobials, and alternative control agents (E35) and is open to anyone.
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