New Diagnostic Equipment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Diagnostic Equipment are now available:

• ASTM E2000, Withdrawn without replacement, Standard Guide for Minimum Basic Education and Training of Individuals Involved in the Detection of Deception (PDD)
• BS ISO 8600-4, 2014 Edition, Endoscopes. Medical endoscopes and endotherapy devices. Determination of maximum width of insertion portion
• IEC 62570, Edition 1.0, Standard practice for marking medical devices and other items for safety in the magnetic resonance environment
• ISO 8600-4, 2nd Edition, Endoscopes - Medical endoscopes and endotherapy devices - Part 4: Determination of maximum width of insertion portion

To see similar standards, look at our Document Center List of Standards on Diagnostic Equipment.  

You can also review my previous blog:

New Medical Diagnostic Equipment for the 1st Quarter 2013

New Chemical Analysis Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Chemical Analysis are now available:

• ASTM D5074, 1990 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Practice for Preparation of Natural-Matrix Sediment Reference Samples for Major and Trace Inorganic Constituents Analysis by Partial Extraction Procedures
• ASTM E2326, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Education and Training of Seized-Drug Analysts
• ASTM E2437, Withdrawn without replacement, Standard Practice for Designing and Validating Performance-Based Test Methods for the Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials
• BS EN 50436-1, 2014 Edition, Alcohol interlocks. Test methods and performance requirements. Instruments for drink-driving-offender programs
• BS EN 50436-2, 2014 Edition, Alcohol interlocks. Test methods and performance requirements. Instruments having a mouthpiece and measuring breath alcohol for general preventive use
• BS EN 61207-7, 2013 Edition, Expression of performance of gas analyzers. Tuneable semiconductor laser gas analyzers
• BS ISO 17862, 2013 Edition, Surface chemical analysis. Secondary ion mass spectrometry. Linearity of intensity scale in single ion counting time-of-flight mass analysers

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Chemical Analysis.

New Optoelectronics - Laser Equipment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Optoelectronics - Laser Equipment are now available:

• ANSI Z136.1, 2014 Edition, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers
• ANSI Z136.9, 2013 Edition, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Manufacturing Environments
• BS EN ISO 11252, Corrigendum 1 for the 2013 Edition, Lasers and laser-related equipment. Laser device. Minimum requirements for documentation
• DIN EN ISO 11252, 2014 Edition, Lasers and laser-related equipment - Laser device - Minimum requirements for documentation (ISO 11252:2013)
• IEC 60825-1, Edition 3.0, Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
• IEC 62629-12-1, Edition 1.0, 3D Display devices - Part 12-1: Measuring methods for stereoscopic displays using glasses - Optical

For similar standards, see our Document Center List of Standards on Optoelectronics - Laser Equipment.

You'll also want to review my 2 previous blogs:

New Optoelectronics - Laser Equipment Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2013

New Optoelectronics - Laser Equipment Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

And today at StandardsForum.com I review the new edition of IEC 60825-1.

New Environmental Protection Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Environmental Protection are now available:

• ASTM D6008, 1996 Edition Reapproved in 2014, Standard Practice for Conducting Environmental Baseline Surveys
• ASTM E1528, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process
• ASTM E2101, Withdrawn without replacement, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Frictional Properties of Winter Contaminated Pavement Surfaces Using an Averaging-Type Spot Measuring Decelerometer (Withdrawn 2014)  
• ASTM E2365, 2014 Edition, Standard Guide for Environmental Compliance Performance Assessment
• ASTM F2532, 2013 Edition, Standard Guide for Determining Net Environmental Benefit of Dispersant Use
• BS EN 60601-1-9, 2008 Edition with Amendment 1, Medical electrical equipment. General requirements for basic safety and essential performance. Collateral Standard: Requirements for environmentally conscious design
• ISO 37150, 1st Edition, Smart community infrastructures - Review of existing activities relevant to metrics
• PAS 180, 2014 Edition, Smart cities. Vocabulary
• PAS 181, 2014 Edition, Smart city Framework. Guide to establishing strategies for smart cities and communities

To see similar standards, please visit our Document Center List of Standards on Environmental Protection and it's links.

You'll also want to review my 2 previous blogs:

New Environmental Protection Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

New Environmental Protection Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

New Sterilization and Disinfection Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Sterilization and Disinfection are now available:

• AAMI TIR52, 2014 Edition, Environmental Monitoring For Terminally Sterilized Healthcare Products
• AAMI/ISO TIR 13004, 2013 Edition, Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Substantiation of a selected sterilization dose: Method VDmax SD
• BS EN 13727, 2012 Edition with Amendment A1, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity in the medical area. Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)
• BS EN 14476, 2013 Edition, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of virucidal activity in the medical area. Test method and requirements (Phase 2/Step 1)
• DIN EN 13624, 2013 Edition, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of fungicidal or yeasticidal activity in the medical area - Test method and requirements (phase2, step 1)
• DIN EN 13727, 2014 Edition, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity in the medical area - Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1)
• DIN EN ISO 11137-1, 2013 Edition, Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices (ISO 11137-1:2006 + Amd 1:2013)
• PD ISO 13004, 2013 Edition, Sterilization of health care products. Radiation. Substantiation of selected sterilization dose: Method VDmaxSD

For similar standards, see our Document Center List of Standards on Sterilization and Disinfection and it's links.

You'll also want to review my previous blogs:

New Sterilization and Disinfection Standards for the 4th Quarter 2013

New Sterilization and Disinfection Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

New Sterilization and Disinfection Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2013

New Printed Circuits And Board Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Printed Circuits And Boards are now available:

• BS 6221-25, Withdrawn without replacement, Printed wiring boards. Guide to the rework and repair of soldered surface mounted printed board assemblies
• BS EN 61249-4-18, 2013 Edition, Materials for printed boards and other interconnecting structures. Sectional specification set for prepreg materials, unclad (for the manufacture of multilayer boards). High performance epoxide woven E-glass prepreg of defined flammability (vertical burning test) for lead-free assembly
• BS EN 61249-4-19, 2013 Edition, Materials for printed boards and other interconnecting structures. Sectional specification set for prepreg materials, unclad (for the manufacture of multilayer boards). High performance non-halogenated epoxide woven E-glass prepreg of defined flammability (vertical burning test) for lead-free assembly
• BS QC 200012, Withdrawn without replacement, Process assessment schedule for printed board design facilities
• IPC 1752, Revision A with Amendments 1 and 2, Materials Declaration Management 
• IPC 1753, 2014 first release, Laboratory Report Standard
• IPC 1755, 2014 first release, Conflict Minerals Data Exchange Standard
• IPC 4103, Revision A with Amendment 1, Specification for Base Materials for High Speed/High Frequency Applications
• IPC 6013, Revision C, Qualification and Performance Specification for Flexible Printed Boards

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Printed Circuits And Boards. 

New Paper and Board Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Paper and Board are now available:

• ASTM E2325, Withdrawn without replacement,  Standard Guide for Non-destructive Examination of Paper
• BS 4420, Withdrawn and replaced by ISO 8791-2, Method for determination of the Bendtsen roughness of paper and board
• BS EN 643, 2014 Edition, Paper and board. European list of standard grades of paper and board for recycling
• BS EN 20535,  Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 535, Paper and board. Determination of water absorptiveness. Cobb method
• BS EN ISO 535, 2014 Edition, Paper and board. Determination of water absorptiveness. Cobb method
• BS ISO 8791-2, 2013 Edition, Paper and board. Determination of roughness/smoothness (air leak methods). Bendtsen method
• BS ISO 16945, 2014 Edition, Corrugating medium. Determination of the edge crush resistance after laboratory fluting
• DIN EN ISO 3037, 2013 Edition, Corrugated fibreboard - Determination of edgewise crush resistance (unwaxed edge method) (ISO 3037:2013)
• ISO 535, 3rd Edition, Paper and board - Determination of water absorptiveness - Cobb method
• ISO 12625-3, 2nd Edition, Tissue paper and tissue products - Part 3: Determination of thickness, bulking thickness and apparent bulk density and bulk
• ISO 16945, 1st Edition, Corrugating medium - Determination of the edge crush resistance after laboratory fluting
• TAPPI T236, 2013 Edition, Kappa number of pulp
• TAPPI TIP 0106-06, 2014 Edition, Kaolin clay pigment index
• TAPPI TIP 0304-09, 2014 Edition, The edge crush test (ECT): its relationship to box compression and its derivation from containerboard edge stiffness
• TAPPI TIP 0304-58, 2014 Edition, An explanation of the toxics in packaging (formerly CONEG) heavy metal guidelines
• TAPPI TIP 0304-62, 2014 Edition, Checking the parallel of corrugating rolls with 'NCR' paper
• TAPPI TIP 0305-54, 2014 Edition, Material handling considerations for flexo folder gluers
• TAPPI TIP 0404-25, 2014 Edition, Through drying
• TAPPI TIP 0404-26, 2014 Edition, Paper machine clothing performance analysis
• TAPPI TIP 0404-38, 2014 Edition, Dryer fabric cleaning
• TAPPI TIP 0404-52, 2014 Edition, Press section optimization

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Paper and Board.

You'll also want to review my previous blog:

New Paper and Board Standards for the 4th Quarter 2013

New Accident And Disaster Control Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Accident And Disaster Control are now available:

• ASTM E2771, 2011 Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Terminology for Homeland Security Applications
• ASTM F1422, 2008 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for Using the Incident Command System Framework in Managing Search and Rescue Operations
• ASTM F1728, 1996 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Practice for Multiple Persons Cold Water Survival/Rescue Technique: Huddle Position
• ASTM F1729, 1996 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Practice for Single Person Cold Water Survival/Rescue Technique: HELP Position
• ASTM F1767, Withdrawn without replacement, Standard Guide for Forms Used for Search and Rescue
• ASTM F1993, Withdrawn without replacement, Standard Classification of Human Search and Rescue Resources
• BS 5499-4, 2013 Edition, Safety signs. Code of practice for escape route signing

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards for Accident And Disaster Control.

New Air Quality Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Air Quality are now available:

• ASTM C1304, 2008 Edition Reaffirmed in 2013, Standard Test Method for Assessing the Odor Emission of Thermal Insulation Materials
• ASTM D1356, 2014 Edition, Standard Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres
• BS EN 1948-4, 2010 Edition with Amendment A1, Stationary source emissions. Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs.  Sampling and analysis of dioxin-like PCBs
• BS EN 13936, 2014 Edition, Workplace exposure. Procedures for measuring a chemical agent present as a mixture of airborne particles and vapour. Requirements and test methods
• BS EN 16402, 2013 Edition, Paints and varnishes. Assessment of emissions of substances from coatings into indoor air. Sampling, conditioning and testing
• BS EN 16413, 2014 Edition, Ambient air. Biomonitoring with lichens. Assessing epiphytic lichen diversity
• BS EN 16414, 2014 Edition, Ambient air. Biomonitoring with mosses. Accumulation of atmospheric contaminants in mosses collected in situ: from the collection to the preparation of samples
• BS ISO 15031-4, 2014 Edition, Road vehicles. Communication between vehicle and external equipment for emissions-related diagnostics. External test equipment
• BS ISO 16000-21, 2013 Edition, Indoor air. Detection and enumeration of moulds. Sampling from materials
• ISO 15031-4, 2nd Edition, Road vehicles - Communication between vehicle and external equipment for emissions-related diagnostics - Part 4: External test equipment

For similar standards, see our Document Center List of Standards on Air Quality and following the links to the subtopics you're interested in.

You'll also want to review my previous blogs:

New Workplace Atmospheres (Air Quality) Standards for the 4th Quarter 2013

New Ambient Air Quality Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2013

New Air Quality Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

New Health Informatics Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on IT Applications in Health Care Technology are now available:

• ASTM E2699, 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Digital Radiographic (DR) Test Methods
• ASTM E2738, 2013 Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Computed Radiography (CR) Test Methods
• ASTM E2767, 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Test Methods
• BS EN ISO 11073-10102, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Point-of-care medical device communication. Nomenclature. Annotated ECG
• BS EN ISO 11073-10103, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Point-of-care medical device communication. Nomenclature. Implantable device, cardiac
• BS EN ISO 11073-10417, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Personal health device communication. Device specialization. Glucose meter
• BS EN ISO 11073-10418, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Personal health device communication. Device specialization. International Normalized Ratio (INR) monitor
• BS EN ISO 18104, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Categorial structures for representation of nursing diagnoses and nursing actions in terminological systems
• BS EN ISO 21549-2, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Patient healthcard data. Common objects
• BS EN ISO 21549-3, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Patient healthcard data. Limited clinical data
• BS EN ISO 21549-4, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Patient healthcard data. Extended clinical data
• BS ISO 20301, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Health cards. General characteristics
• BS ISO 20302, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Health cards. Numbering system and registration procedure for issuer identifiers
• BS ISO 22857, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Guidelines on data protection to facilitate transborder flows of personal health data
• ISO 16791, 1st Edition, Health informatics - Requirements for international machine-readable coding of medicinal product package identifiers
• ISO 18104, 1st Edition, Health informatics - Categorial structures for representation of nursing diagnoses and nursing actions in terminological systems
• ISO 18530, 1st Edition, Health Informatics - Automatic identification and data capture marking and labelling - Subject of care and individual provider identification
• ISO 20301, 2nd Edition, Health informatics - Health cards - General characteristics
• ISO 20302, 2nd Edition, Health informatics - Health cards - Numbering system and registration procedure for issuer identifiers
• ISO 21549-2, 2nd Edition, Health informatics - Patient healthcard data - Part 2: Common objects
• ISO 21549-3, 2nd Edition, Health informatics - Patient healthcard data - Part 3: Limited clinical data
• ISO 21549-4, 2nd Edition, Health informatics - Patient healthcard data - Part 4: Extended clinical data
• ISO 28380-1, 1st Edition, Health informatics - IHE global standards adoption - Part 1: Process
• ISO 28380-2, 1st Edition, Health informatics - IHE global standards adoption - Part 2: Integration and content profiles
• ISO/IEEE 11073-10102, 1st Edition, Health informatics - Point-of-care medical device communication - Part 10102: Nomenclature - Annotated ECG
• ISO/IEEE 11073-10103, 1st Edition, Health informatics - Point-of-care medical device communication - Part 10103: Nomenclature - Implantable device, cardiac
• ISO/IEEE 11073-10417, 1st Edition, Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10417: Device specialization - Glucose meter
• ISO/IEEE 11073-10418, 1st Edition, Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10418: Device specialization - International Normalized Ratio (INR) monitor

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on IT Applications in Health Care Technology.

And don't forget to take a look at my previous blogs:

New IT Applications in Health Care Technology Standards for the 4th Quarter 2013

New Health Informatics Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

New Product and Company Certification - Conformity Assessment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Product and Company Certification - Conformity Assessment are now available:

• ARP 9134, Stabilized Revision A, Supply chain risk management guideline
• AS 9014, Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Americas Aerospace Quality Group (AAQG) Requirements for Aerospace Quality Management System Certification/Registrations Programs
• AS 9101, Revision E, Quality Management Systems Audit Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations
• AS 9104, Revision A Reaffirmed in 2013, Requirements for Aerospace Quality Management System Certification/Registrations Programs
• ASTM C1093, 2013a Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Practice for Accreditation of Testing Agencies for Masonry
• ASTM D6512, 2007 Edition reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Practice for Interlaboratory Quantitation Estimate
• ASTM E2028, Withdrawn without replacement, Standard Practice for Receiving, Testing and Reporting Results of Investigation of Metal, Ore, or Metal Related Samples that Are or May Be Involved in Litigation (Withdrawn 2014)
• ISO 22003, 2nd Edition, Food safety management systems - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems
• ISO/IEC 17027, 1st Edition, Conformity assessment - Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons
• JIS Q 1011, 2014 Edition (Japanese Language only), Conformity Assessment - Conformity Assessment for Japanese Industrial Standards - Guidance on a Third-Party Certification System for Ready-Mixed Concrete Products
• PD ISO 22003, 2013 Edition, Food safety management systems. Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Product and Company Certification - Conformity Assessment.  

You will also want to review my previous blog:

New Product and Company Certification - Conformity Assessment Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

New Electric Cells and Battery Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce the following New Standards on Electric Cells and Batteries are now available:

• ANSI C18.2M-1, 2013 Edition, Part 1: American National Standard for Portable Rechargeable Cells and Batteries - General and Specifications
• ANSI C18.3M-1, 2013 Edition, American National Standard for Portable Lithium Primary Cells and Batteries - General and Specifications
• ASTM D7148, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining the Ionic Resistivity (ER) of Alkaline Battery Separator Using a Carbon Electrode in an Electrolyte Bath Measuring System
• BS EN 61427, Withdrawn and replaced by BS En 61427-1, Secondary cells and batteries for photovoltaic energy systems (PVES). General requirements and methods of test 
• BS EN 61427-1, 2013 Edition, Secondary cells and batteries for renewable energy storage. General requirements and methods of test. Photovoltaic off-grid application
• IEEE 1187, 2013 Edition, IEEE Recommended Practice for Installation Design and Installation of Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications
• SAE J2380, 2013 Edition, Vibration Testing of Electric Vehicle Batteries

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Galvanic Cells and Batteries and it's links.

You'll also want to review my previous blog:

New Electric Cells and Battery Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

New Microbiology Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Microbiology are now available:

• ASTM E2894, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Applying Aerosolized Bacillus Spores as Dry Inocula to Inanimate Surfaces
• BS EN ISO 11930, Corrigendum 1 for 2012 Edition, Cosmetics. Microbiology. Evaluation of the antimicrobial protection of a cosmetic product
• BS EN ISO 17994, 2014 Edition, Water quality. Requirements for the comparison of the relative recovery of microorganisms by two quantitative methods
• DIN EN ISO 4833, Withdrawn and Replaced by DIN EN ISO 4833-1 and DIN EN ISO 4833-2, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs - Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms - Colony-count technique at 30 °C (ISO 4833:2003); German version EN ISO 4833:2003
• DIN EN ISO 4833-1, 2013 Edition, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms - Part 1: Colony-count at 30 degrees C by the pour plate technique (ISO 4833-1:2013)
• DIN EN ISO 4833-2, 2013 Edition, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms - Part 2: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the surface plating technique (ISO 4833-2:2013)
• ISO 4833-2, Corrigendum for the 1st Edition, Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms - Part 2: Colony count at 30 degrees C by the surface plating technique
• ISO 17994, 2nd Edition, Water quality - Requirements for the comparison of the relative recovery of microorganisms by two quantitative methods

For similar standards, please see the links on our page Document Center List of Standards on Microbiology.

And you'll also want to review my previous blogs:

New Microbiology Standards for the 4th Quarter 2013

New Microbiology Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

New Microbiology Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

New Non-Ferrous Metal Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Non-Ferrous Metals are now available:

• ASTM B897, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Configuration of Zinc and Zinc Alloy Jumbo, Block, Half Block, and Slab Ingot
• ASTM F2924, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Additive Manufacturing Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium with Powder Bed Fusion
• ASTM F3001, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Additive Manufacturing Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) with Powder Bed Fusion
• DIN EN 573-3, 2013 Edition, Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical composition and form of wrought products - Part 3: Chemical composition and form of products
• DIN EN 10269, 2014 Edition, Steels and nickel alloys for fasteners with specified elevated and/or low temperature properties
• JIS H 4650, Errata for the 2012 Edition, Titanium and titanium alloys - Rods and bars

For similar standards, follow the links on our page: Document Center List of Standards on Non-Ferrous Metals.

And you'll also want to review my StandardsForum.com blog:

New AMS Titanium Specifications for 2014

New Protective Equipment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Protective Equipment are now available:

• ASTM F1045, 2014 Edition Reaffirmed in 2013, Standard Performance Specification for Ice Hockey Helmets
• ASTM F1765, 1997a Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for Ice Staff Self-Rescue Technique
• ASTM F1766, 1997a Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for Ice Awls Self-Rescue Technique
• ASTM F1768, 1997 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for Using Whistle Signals During Rope Rescue Operations
• ASTM F1790, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measuring Cut Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing
• ASTM F1868, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Thermal and Evaporative Resistance of Clothing Materials Using a Sweating Hot Plate
• ASTM F1897, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Leg Protection for Chain Saw Users
• ASTM F2894, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Materials, Protective Clothing and Equipment for Heat Resistance Using a Hot Air Circulating Oven
• BS 7971-10, 2014 Edition, Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training. Coveralls. Requirements and test methods
• BS EN 1621-2, 2014 Edition, Motorcyclists' protective clothing against mechanical impact. Motorcyclists' back protectors. Requirements and test methods
• DIN EN 340, Withdrawn and replaced by DIN EN ISO 13688, Protective clothing - General requirements; German version EN 340:2003
• DIN EN ISO 13688, 2013 Edition, Protective clothing - General requirements (ISO 13688:2013)
• PAS 59, 2014 Edition, Specification for collective fall arrest soft landing systems

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Protective Equipment and it's links.

You'll also want to review my previous blogs:

New Protective Equipment Standards for the 4th Quarter 2013

New Head Protective Equipment Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

New Head Protective Equipment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

New Ophthalmic Equipment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Ophthalmic Equipment are now available:

• ANSI Z80.27, 2014 Edition, Ophthalmics - Implantable Glaucoma Devices
• DIN EN ISO 14889, 2014 Edition, Ophthalmic optics - Spectacle lenses - Fundamental requirements for uncut finished lenses (ISO 14889:2013)
• DIN EN ISO 15798, 2014 Edition, Ophthalmic implants - Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (ISO 15798:2013)
• DIN EN ISO 8980-3, 2014 Edition, Ophthalmic optics - Uncut finished spectacle lenses - Part 3: Transmittance specifications and test methods (ISO 8980-3:2013)
• ISO 24348, 3rd Edition, Ophthalmic optics - Spectacle frames - Method for the simulation of wear and detection of nickel release from metal and combination spectacle frames

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Ophthalmic Equipment.

You'll also want to review my previous blog:

New Ophthalmic Equipment Standards for 2013.

New Children's Equipment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Equipment for Children are now available:

• ASTM F2167, 2014 Edition, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bouncer Seats
• ASTM F2194, 2013a Edition, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles
• ASTM F2236, 2014 Edition, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers
• ASTM F2549, 2014 Edition, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Frame Child Carriers
• ASTM F2907, 2014a Edition, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Sling Carriers
• ISO 11540, 2nd Edition, Writing and marking instruments - Specification for caps to reduce the risk of asphyxiation

For additional standards on this topic, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Equipment for Children.

You'll also want to review my previous blogs:

New Children's Equipment Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

New Children's Equipment Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2013

New Children's Equipment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

New Wire Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Wire are now available:

• BS EN 60317-0-1, 2014 Edition, Specification for particular types of winding wires. General requirements. Enamelled round copper wire
• BS EN 60317-0-2, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. General requirements. Enamelled rectangular copper wire
• BS EN 60317-0-3, 2008 Edition with Amendment 1, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. General requirements. Enamelled round aluminium wire
• BS EN 60317-20, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Solderable polyurethane enamelled round copper wire, class 155
• BS EN 60317-21, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Solderable polyurethane enamelled round copper wire overcoated with polyamide, class 155
• BS EN 60317-23, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Solderable polyesterimide enamelled round copper wire, class 180
• BS EN 60317-27, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Paper tape covered rectangular copper wire
• BS EN 60317-28, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Polyesterimide enamelled rectangular copper wire, class 180
• BS EN 60317-35, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Solderable polyurethane enamelled round copper wire, class 155, with a bonding layer
• BS EN 60317-36, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Solderable polyesterimide enamelled round copper wire, class 180, with a bonding layer
• BS EN 60317-37, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Polyesterimide enamelled round copper wire, class 180, with a bonding layer
• BS EN 60317-38, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Polyester or polyesterimide overcoated with polyamide-imide, enamelled round copper wire, class 200, with a bonding layer
• BS EN 60317-46, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Aromatic polyimide enamelled round copper wire, class 240
• BS EN 60317-47, 2014 Edition, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Aromatic polyimide enamelled rectangular copper wire, class 240
• BS EN 60317-55, Specifications for particular types of winding wires. Solderable polyurethane enamelled round copper wire overcoated with polyamide, Class 180
• IEC 60317-51, Edition 2.0, Specifications for particular types of winding wires - Part 51: Solderable polyurethane enamelled round copper wire, class 180
• IEC 60317-52, Edition 2.0, Specifications for particular types of winding wires - Part 52: Aromatic polyamide (aramid) tape wrapped round copper wire, temperature index 220
• IEC 60317-53, Edition 2.0, Specifications for particular types of winding wires - Part 53: Aromatic polyamide (aramid) tape wrapped rectangular copper wire, temperature index 220

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards for Wires.

New Liquid Fuel Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Liquid Fuel are now available:

• ASTM D93, 2013 Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
• ASTM D613, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
• ASTM D910, 2013a Edition, Standard Specification for Aviation Gasolines
• ASTM D975, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
• ASTM D1322, 2012 Edition with Editorial Corrections, Standard Test Method for Smoke Point of Kerosine and Aviation Turbine Fuel
• ASTM D4814, 2013b Edition, Standard Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel
• ASTM D5188, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Vapor-Liquid Ratio Temperature Determination of Fuels (Evacuated Chamber and Piston Based Method)
• ASTM D5623, 1994 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Test Method for Sulfur Compounds in Light Petroleum Liquids by Gas Chromatography and Sulfur Selective Detection
• ASTM D5705, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Hydrogen Sulfide in the Vapor Phase Above Residual Fuel Oils
• ASTM D5842, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling of Fuels for Volatility Measurement
• ASTM D7545, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Middle Distillate Fuels - Rapid Small Scale Oxidation Test (RSSOT)
• ASTM D7668, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determination of Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils - Ignition Delay and Combustion Delay Using a Constant Volume Combustion Chamber Method
• ASTM D7719, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for High Octane Unleaded Test Fuel
• BS EN 15779, 2009 Edition with Amendment A1, Petroleum products and fat and oil derivates. Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for diesel engines. Determination of polyunsaturated (4 double bonds) fatty acid methyl esters (PUFA) by gas chromatography
• DIN EN 590, 2013 Edition, Automotive fuels - Diesel - Requirements and test methods
• JIS K 2202, 2012 Edition English Language Version, Motor gasoline
• PD CEN 16214-2, 2014 Edition, Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications. Principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers. Conformity assessment including chain of custody and mass balance

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Liquid Fuels.

You'll also want to review my previous blogs:

New Liquid Fuel Standards for the 4th Quarter 2013

New Liquid Fuel Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

New Liquid Fuel Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

New Electrical Engineering Standards for the 1st Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Electrical Engineering in General are now available:

• BS 5760-0, 2014 Edition, Reliability of systems, equipment and components. Guide to reliability and maintainability
• BS 5760-24, 2014 Edition, Reliability of systems, equipment and components. Guide to the integration of risk techniques in the inspection and testing of complex systems
• BS 7671, Amendment A2 for 2008 Edition, Requirements for electrical installations. IET Wiring Regulations. Seventeenth edition
• IEC 60050-651, 2nd Edition, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - Part 651: Live working
• IEC 60050-903, Edition 1.0, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - Part 903: Risk assessment
• IEC 60695-2-11, Edition 2.0, Fire hazard testing - Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products (GWEPT)
• IEC 60695-2-12 Amendment 1, for Edition 2.0, Amendment 1 for IEC-60695-2-12, Fire hazard testing - Part 2-12: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire flammability index (GWFI) test method for materials
• IEC 60695-2-13 Amendment 1, for Edition 2.0, Amendment 1 for IEC-60695-2-13, Fire hazard testing - Part 2-13: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire ignition temperature (GWIT) test method for materials
• IEC 60695-9-2, Edition 1.0, Fire hazard testing - Part 9-2: Surface spread of flame - Summary and relevance of test methods
• IEC 60695-10-2, Edition 3.0, Fire hazard testing - Part 10-2: Abnormal heat - Ball pressure test method
• IEC 61936-1 Amendment 1, for Edition 2.0, Amendment 1 for IEC 61936-1, Power installations exceeding 1 kV a.c. - Part 1: Common rules

For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Electrical Engineering in General.

And you'll also want to review my previous blog:

New Electrical Engineering Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2013

New Electrical Engineering Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013