Friday, August 29, 2014

New Optical Equipment Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Optical Equipment are now available:
  • ASTM E1791, 1996 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Practice for Transfer Standards for Reflectance Factor for Near-Infrared Instruments Using Hemispherical Geometry
  • BS ISO 17411, 2014 Edition, Optics and photonics. Optical materials and components. Test method for homogeneity of optical glasses by laser interferometry
  • BS ISO 22493, 2014 Edition, Microbeam analysis. Scanning electron microscopy. Vocabulary
  • ISO 17411, 1st Edition, Optics and photonics - Optical materials and components - Test method for homogeneity of optical glasses by laser interferometry
  • ISO 22493, 2nd Edition, Microbeam analysis - Scanning electron microscopy - Vocabulary


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Thursday, August 28, 2014

New Water Supply System Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Water Supply Systems are now available:
  • BS EN 488, 2011 Edition with Amendment A1, District heating pipes. Preinsulated bonded pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks. Steel valve assembly for steel service pipes, polyurethane thermal insulation and outer casing of polyethylene
  • BS EN 14154-1, Withdrawn and replaced by the BS EN ISO 4064 series, Water meters. General requirements
  • BS EN 14154-2, Withdrawn and replaced by the BS EN ISO 4064 series, Water meters. Installation and conditions of use
  • BS EN 14154-3, Withdrawn and replaced by the BS EN ISO 4064 series, Water meters. Test methods and equipment
  • BS EN ISO 4064-1, 2014 Edition, Water meters intended for the metering of cold potable water and hot water
  • BS EN ISO 4064-2, 2014 Edition, Water meters for cold potable water and hot water. Test methods
  • BS EN ISO 4064-3, 2014 Edition, Water meters for cold potable water and hot water. Part 3: Test report format
  • BS EN ISO 4064-4, 2014 Edition, Water meters for cold potable water and hot water. Part 4: Non-metrological requirements not covered in ISO 4064-1
  • BS EN ISO 4064-5, 2014 Edition, Water meters for cold potable water and hot water. Part 5: Installation requirements
  • BS ISO 4427-2, 2007 Edition with Amendment A1, Plastics piping systems. Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings for water supply. Pipes
  • ISO 4064-1, 4th Edition, Water meters for cold potable water and hot water - Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements
  • ISO 4064-2, 4th Edition, Water meters for cold potable water and hot water - Part 2: Test methods
  • ISO 4064-3, 4th Edition, Water meters for cold potable water and hot water - Part 3: Test report format
  • ISO 4064-4, 1st Edition, Water meters for cold potable water and hot water - Part 4: Non-metrological requirements not covered in ISO 4064-1
  • ISO 4064-5, 1st Edition, Water meters for cold potable water and hot water - Part 5: Installation requirements
  • ISO 4427-2 Amendment 1, Amendment 1 for 1st Edition, Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings for water supply - Part 2: Pipes, Plastics piping systems


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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

New Electrical Accessory Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Electrical Accessories are now available:
  • BS EN 60255-5, Withdrawn and  replaced by BS EN 60255-27, Electrical relays. Insulation coordination for measuring relays and protection equipment. Requirements and tests
  • BS EN 60255-27, 2014 Edition, Measuring relays and protection equipment. Product safety requirements
  • BS EN 60358-1, Corrigendum 1 for 2012 Edition, Coupling capacitors and capacitor dividers. General rules
  • BS EN 60358-3, 2014 Edition, Coupling capacitors and capacitor dividers. AC or DC coupling capacitors for harmonic-filters applications
  • BS EN 60831-2, 2014 Edition, Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for a.c. systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1 000 V. Ageing test, self-healing test and destruction test
  • BS EN 60947-3, Corrigendum 2 for 2009 Edition with Amendment 1, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear. Switches, disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and fuse-combination units
  • BS EN 61535, Corrigendum 1 for 2009 Edition with Amendment 1, Installation couplers intended for permanent connection in fixed installations
  • BS EN 62626-1, 2014 Edition, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear enclosed equipment. Enclosed switch-disconnectors outside the scope of IEC 60947-3 to provide isolation during repair and maintenance work
  • IEC 60309-1, Edition 4.2, Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes - Part 1: General requirements
  • IEC 61534-21, Edition 2.0, Powertrack systems - Part 21: Particular requirements for powertrack systems intended for wall and ceiling mounting
  • IEC 61534-22, Edition 2.0, Powertrack systems - Part 22: Particular requirements for powertrack systems intended for onfloor or underfloor installation
  • IEC 62196-1, Edition 3.0, Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets - Conductive charging of electric vehicles - Part 1: General requirements
  • IEC 62196-3, Edition 1.0, Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets - Conductive charging of electric vehicles - Part 3: Dimensional compatibility and interchangeability requirements for d.c. and a.c./d.c. pin and contact-tube vehicle couplers


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Monday, August 25, 2014

New Road Vehicle System Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Road Vehicle Systems are now available:
  • BS EN ISO 18542-2, 2014 Edition, Road vehicles. Standardized repair and maintenance information (RMI) terminology. Standardized process implementation requirements, Registration Authority
  • BS ISO 3468, 2014 Edition, Passenger cars. Windscreen defrosting and demisting systems. Test method
  • BS ISO 8820-9, 2014 Edition, Road vehicles. Fuse-links. Fuse-links with shortened tabs (Type K)
  • BS ISO 11992-2, 2014 Edition, Road vehicles. Interchange of digital information on electrical connections between towing and towed vehicles. Application layer for brakes and running gear
  • BS ISO 11992-4, 2014 Edition, Road vehicles. Interchange of digital information on electrical connections between towing and towed vehicles. Diagnostic communication
  • BS ISO 17215-1, 2014 Edition, Road vehicles. Video communication interface for cameras (VCIC). General information and use case definition
  • ISO 3468, 3rd Edition, Passenger cars - Windscreen defrosting and demisting systems - Test method
  • ISO 8820-9, 1st Edition, Road vehicles - Fuse-links - Part 9: Fuse-links with shortened tabs (Type K)
  • ISO 10605 Amendment 1, Amendment 1 for the 2nd Edition, Road vehicles - Test methods for electrical disturbances from electrostatic discharge
  • ISO 11992-2, 3rd Edition, Road vehicles - Interchange of digital information on electrical connections between towing and towed vehicles - Part 2: Application layer for brakes and running gear
  • ISO 11992-4, 2nd Edition, Road vehicles - Interchange of digital information on electrical connections between towing and towed vehicles - Part 4: Diagnostic communication
  • ISO 17215-1, 1st Edition, Road vehicles - Video communication interface for cameras (VCIC) - Part 1: General information and use case definition
  • ISO 17215-2, 1st Edition, Road vehicles - Video communication interface for cameras (VCIC) - Part 2: Service discovery and control
  • ISO 17215-3, 1st Edition, Road vehicles - Video communication interface for cameras (VCIC) - Part 3: Camera message dictionary
  • ISO 17215-4, 1st Edition, Road vehicles - Video communication interface for cameras (VCIC) - Part 4: Implementation of communication requirements
  • ISO 17242, 1st Edition, Quasi-static calibration procedure for belt force transducers
  • ISO 18542-2, 1st Edition, Road vehicles - Standardized repair and maintenance information (RMI) terminology - Part 2: Standardized process implementation requirements, Registration Authority
  • ISO 19072-1, 2nd Edition, Road vehicles - Connection interface for pyrotechnic devices, two-way and three-way connections - Part 1: Pocket interface definition
  • ISO 21609, 2nd Edition, Road vehicles - (EMC) guidelines for installation of aftermarket radio frequency transmitting equipment


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Friday, August 22, 2014

New Electrical Engineering Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Electrical Engineering are now available:
  • BS EN 60695-1-40, 2014 Edition, Fire hazard testing. Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products. Insulating liquids
  • BS EN 60695-9-2, 2014 Edition, Fire hazard testing. Surface spread of flame. Summary and relevance of test methods
  • BS EN 60695-10-2, 2014 Edition, Fire hazard testing. Abnormal heat. Ball pressure test method
  • BS EN 60754-1, 2014 Edition, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Determination of the halogen acid gas content
  • BS EN 60754-2, 2014 Edition, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Determination of acidity (by pH measurement) and conductivity
  • BS EN 61034-1, 2005 Edition with Amendment A1, Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions. Test apparatus
  • BS EN 62321-2, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample preparation
  • BS EN 62321-3-1, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Screening. Lead, mercury, cadmium, total chromium and total bromine by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
  • BS EN 62321-3-2, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Screening. Total bromine in polymers and electronics by Combustion. Ion Chromatography
  • BS EN 62321-4, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Mercury in polymers, metals and electronics by CV-AAS, CV-AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS
  • BS EN 62321-5, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Cadmium, lead and chromium in polymers and electronics and cadmium and lead in metals by AAS, AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS
  • IEC 60050-651, 2nd Edition, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - Part 651: Live working
  • PD 60417 Snapshot, 2013 Edition, Graphical symbols for use on equipment


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Thursday, August 21, 2014

New Plastic Pipe Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Plastic Pipes are now available:
  • ASTM D2513, 2014 Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Gas Pressure Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
  • ASTM D2665,  2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Drain, Waste, and Vent Pipe and Fittings
  • ASTM D3296, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for FEP-Fluorocarbon Tube
  • ASTM D3681, 2012 Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Test Method for Chemical Resistance of 'Fiberglass' (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe in a Deflected Condition
  • ASTM D3839, 2014 Edition, Standard Guide for Underground Installation of 'Fiberglass' (Glass-Fiber Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe
  • ASTM F1504, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Folded Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe for Existing Sewer and Conduit Rehabilitation
  • BS ISO 4427-2, 2007 Edition with Amendment A1, Plastics piping systems. Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings for water supply. Pipes
  • BS ISO 8513, 2014 Edition, Plastics piping systems. Glass-reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) pipes. Test methods for the determination of the apparent initial longitudinal tensile strength
  • BS ISO 10952, 2014 Edition, Plastics piping systems. Glass-reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) pipes and fittings. Determination of the resistance to chemical attack for the inside of a section in a deflected condition
  • BS ISO 17484-1, 2014 Edition, Plastics piping systems. Multilayer pipe systems for indoor gas installations with a maximum operating pressure up to and including 5 bar (500 kPa). Specifications for systems
  • ISO 4427-2 Amendment 1, Amendment 1 for 1st Edition, Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings for water supply - Part 2: Pipes, Plastics piping systems
  • ISO 8513, 2nd Edition, Plastics piping systems - Glass-reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) pipes - Test methods for the determination of the apparent initial longitudinal tensile strength
  • ISO 8779 Amendment 1, Amendment 1 for 3rd Edition, Plastics piping systems -- Polyethylene (PE) pipes for irrigation -- Specifications
  • ISO 10952, 3rd Edition, Plastics piping systems - Glass-reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) pipes and fittings - Determination of the resistance to chemical attack for the inside of a section in a deflected condition


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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

New Children's Equipment Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following Standards on Equipment for Children are now available:
  • BS 7272-2, 2008 Edition with Amendment A1, Writing and marking instruments. Part 2: Specification for end closures to reduce the risk of asphyxiation
  • BS EN 1400, 2013 Edition with Amendment A1, Child use and care articles. Soothers for babies and young children. Safety requirements and test methods
  • BS EN 14765, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 8098, Bicycles for young children. Safety requirements and test methods
  • BS EN 16120, 2012 Edition with Amendment A1, Child use and care articles. Chair mounted seat
  • BS EN ISO 8098, 2014 Edition, Cycles. Safety requirements for bicycles for young children
  • ISO 8098, 3rd Edition, Cycles - Safety requirements for bicycles for young children
  • PD CEN 16411, 2014 Edition, Child use and care articles. 2013 compiled interpretations of CEN/TC 252 standards


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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

New Insulating Material Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Insulating Materials are now available:
  • ASTM D257, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials
  • ASTM D495, Reinstated 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for High-Voltage, Low-Current, Dry Arc Resistance of Solid Electrical Insulation
  • ASTM D1051, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Rubber Insulating Sleeves
  • ASTM D1351, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for Thermoplastic Polyethylene Insulation for Electrical Wire and Cable
  • ASTM D1711, 2014 Edition, Standard Terminology Relating to Electrical Insulation
  • ASTM D3636, 2013a Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Practice for Sampling and Judging Quality of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials
  • ASTM D4566, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable
  • ASTM D4880, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Salt Water Proofness of Insulating Varnishes Over Enamelled Magnet Wire
  • ASTM D6053, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determination of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Content of Electrical Insulating Varnishes
  • ASTM E1652, 2014a Edition, Standard Specification for Magnesium Oxide and Aluminum Oxide Powder and Crushable Insulators Used in the Manufacture of Base Metal Thermocouples, Metal-Sheathed Platinum Resistance Thermometers, and Noble Metal Thermocouples
  • ASTM F478, 2014 Edition, Standard Specification for In-Service Care of Insulating Line Hose and Covers
  • BS EN 60684-3-216, 2005 Edition with Amendment A2, Flexible insulating sleeving. Specifications for individual types of sleeving. Heat-shrinkable, flame-retarded, limited-fire hazard sleeving
  • BS EN 60684-3-280, 2010 Edition with Amendment A1, Flexible insulating sleeving. Specifications for individual types of sleeving. Heat-shrinkable, polyolefin sleeving, anti-tracking
  • BS EN 60819-3-4, 2014 Edition, Non-cellulosic papers for electrical purposes. Specifications for individual materials. Sheet 4: Aramid fibre paper containing not more than 50 % of mica particles
  • BS EN 60893-3-4, Corrigendum 1 for 2004 Edition with Amendment A1, Insulating materials. Industrial rigid laminated sheets based on thermosetting resins for electrical purposes. Specifications for individual materials. Requirements for rigid laminated sheets based on phenolic resins


For similar standards, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Insulating Materials.  The page contains additional links for more specific sub-topics as well.

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Monday, August 18, 2014

New Health Informatics Standards for the 2nd 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 E1869, 2004 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for Confidentiality, Privacy, Access, and Data Security Principles for Health Information Including Electronic Health Records
  • ASTM E2211, Withdrawn, Standard Specification for Relationship Between a Person (Consumer) and a Supplier of an Electronic Personal (Consumer) Health Record
  • ISO/IEEE 11073-10103, 1st Edition Corrected Reprint, Health informatics - Point-of-care medical device communication - Part 10103: Nomenclature - Implantable device, cardiac
  • ISO/IEEE 11073-10417, 2nd Edition Corrected Reprint, Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10417: Device specialization - Glucose meter
  • ISO/IEEE 11073-10418, 1st Edition Corrected Reprint, Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10418: Device specialization - International Normalized Ratio (INR) monitor
  • ISO 16791, 1st Edition, Health informatics - Requirements for international machine-readable coding of medicinal product package identifiers
  • ISO 17938, 1st Edition, Health informatics - Semantic network framework of traditional Chinese medicine language system
  • ISO 17948, 1st Edition, Health informatics - Traditional Chinese medicine literature metadata
  • ISO/TS 18530, 1st Edition, Health Informatics - Automatic identification and data capture marking and labelling - Subject of care and individual provider identification
  • PD CEN 15872, 2014 Edition, Health informatics. Guidance on patient identification and cross-referencing of identities



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Friday, August 15, 2014

New Identification Cards And Related Devices Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is please to announce that the following New Standards on Identification Cards And Related Devices are  now available:
  • BS ISO/IEC 10373-6, 2011 Edition with Amendment A4, Identification cards. Test methods. Proximity cards
  • BS ISO/IEC 14443-1, Corrigendum 1 for the 2008 Edition with Amendment A2, Identification cards. Contactless integrated circuit cards. Proximity cards. Physical characteristics
  • BS ISO/IEC 14443-3, 2011 Edition with Amendment A3, Identification cards. Contactless integrated circuit cards. Proximity cards. Initialization and anticollision
  • BS ISO/IEC 14443-4, 2008 Edition with Amendment A4, Identification cards. Contactless integrated circuit cards. Proximity cards Transmission protocol
  • BS ISO/IEC 24727-1, 2014 Edition, Identification cards - Integrated circuit card programming interfaces. Part 1: Architecture
  • BS ISO/IEC 24727-2, 2008 Edition with Amendment A1,  Identification cards. Integrated circuit card programming interfaces Generic card interface 
  • BS ISO/IEC 24727-4, 2008 Edition with Amendment 1, Identification cards. Integrated circuit card programming interfaces. Application programming interface (API) administration
  • BS ISO/IEC 7816-12, Corrigendum1 for 2005 Edition, Identification cards. Integrated circuit cards. Cards with contacts. USB electrical interface and operating procedures
  • ISO/IEC 14443-3, Amendment 3 and Amendment 6 for 2nd Edition, Identification cards -- Contactless integrated circuit cards -- Proximity cards -- Part 3: Initialization and anticollision
  • ISO/IEC 24727-1, 2nd Edition, Identification cards - Integrated circuit card programming interfaces - Part 1: Architecture
  • ISO/IEC 24727-2, Amendment 1 for 1st Edition, Identification cards -- Integrated circuit card programming interfaces -- Part 2: Generic card interface
  • ISO/IEC 24727-3, Amendment 1 for 1st Edition, Identification cards -- Integrated circuit card programming interfaces -- Part 3: Application interface
  • ISO/IEC 24727-4, Amendment 1 for 1st Edition, Identification cards -- Integrated circuit card programming interfaces -- Part 4: Application programming interface (API) administration
  • PD CEN 15480-3, 2014 Edition, Identification card systems. European Citizen Card. European Citizen Card Interoperability using an application interface
  • PD CEN 16634, 2014 Edition, Personal identification. Recommendations for using biometrics in European Automated Border Control


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Thursday, August 14, 2014

New Semiconductor Standards for the 1st Half of 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Semiconductor Devices are now available:
  • BS EN 60191-4, 2014 Edition, Mechanical standardization of semiconductor devices. Coding system and classification into forms of package outlines for semiconductor device packages
  • BS EN 60749-26, 2014 Edition, Semiconductor devices. Mechanical and climatic test methods. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitivity testing. Human body model (HBM)
  • IEC 62047-20, Edition 1.0, Semiconductor devices - Micro-electromechanical devices - Part 20: Gyroscopes
  • IEC 62047-21, Edition 1.0, Semiconductor devices - Micro-electromechanical devices - Part 21: Test method for Poisson's ratio of thin film MEMS materials
  • IEC 62047-22, Edition 1.0, Semiconductor devices - Micro-electromechanical devices - Part 22: Electromechanical tensile test method for conductive thin films on flexible substrates
  • IEC 62483, Edition 1.0, Environmental acceptance requirements for tin whisker susceptibility of tin and tin alloy surface finishes on semiconductor devices


For more standards on this topic, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Semiconductor Devices.  Not only are there more documents for you to review, there's also links to lists on additional subsets on this subject.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

New Ignitability And Burning Behavior Of Materials And Products Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Ignitability And Burning Behavior Of Materials And Products are now available:
  • ASTM D3675, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Flexible Cellular Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
  • ASTM D5048, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Comparative Burning Characteristics and Resistance to Burn-Through of Solid Plastics Using a 125-mm Flame
  • ASTM D6890, 2013b Edition with an Editorial Correction, Standard Test Method for Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber
  • ASTM E1474, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter
  • ASTM E2102, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Mass Loss and Ignitability for Screening Purposes Using a Conical Radiant Heater
  • ASTM F1959, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining the Arc Rating of Materials for Clothing
  • BS EN 71-2, 2011 Edition with Amendment 1, Safety of toys. Flammability
  • BS EN 12881-1, 2014 Edition, Conveyor belts. Fire simulation flammability testing. Propane burner tests
  • BS EN 50267-1, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 60754-1 and BS EN 60754-2, Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Apparatus
  • BS EN 50267-2-1, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 60754-1 and BS EN 60754-2, Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Procedures. Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas. Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas
  • BS EN 50267-2-2, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 60754-1 and BS EN 60754-2, Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Procedures. Determination of degree of acidity of gases for materials by measuring pH and conductivity. Determination of degree of acidity of gases for materials by measuring pH and conductivity
  • BS EN 50267-2-3, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 60754-1 and BS EN 60754-2, Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Procedures. Determination of degree of acidity of gases for cables by determination of the weighted average of pH and conductivity. Determination of degree of acidity of gases for cables by determination of the weighted average of pH and conductivity
  • BS EN 60695-1-40, 2014 Edition, Fire hazard testing. Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products. Insulating liquids
  • BS EN 60695-9-2, 2014 Edition, Fire hazard testing. Surface spread of flame. Summary and relevance of test methods
  • BS EN 60695-10-2, 2014 Edition, Fire hazard testing. Abnormal heat. Ball pressure test method
  • BS EN 60695-11-2, 2014 Edition, Fire hazard testing Test flames. 1 kW nominal pre-mixed flame: Apparatus, confirmatory test arrangement and guidance
  • BS EN 60754-1, 2014 Edition, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Determination of the halogen acid gas content
  • BS EN 60754-2, 2014 Edition, Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Determination of acidity (by pH measurement) and conductivity
  • BS EN 61034-1, 2005 Edition with Amendment 1, Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions. Test apparatus
  • DIN EN ISO 15791-1, 2014 Edition, Plastics - Development and use of intermediate-scale fire tests for plastics products - Part 1: General guidance (ISO 15791-1:2014)



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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

New Water Quality Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Water Quality are now available:
  • ASTM D5072, 2009 Edition with Editorial Correction, Standard Test Method for Radon in Drinking Water
  • ASTM D5256, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Relative Efficacy of Dynamic Solvent Systems for Dissolving Water-Formed Deposits
  • ASTM D5979, 1996 Edition Reaffirmed in 2014, Standard Guide for Conceptualization and Characterization of Groundwater Systems
  • ASTM D6698, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for On-Line Measurement of Turbidity Below 5 NTU in Water
  • ASTM E2635, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Water Conservation in Buildings Through In-Situ Water Reclamation
  • BS 6920-1, 2014 Edition, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on thequality of the water. Part 1 Specification
  • BS 6920-2.1, 2014 Edition, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water. Part 2: Methods of test. Section 2.1: Samples for testing
  • BS 6920-2.2.1, 2000 Edition with Amendment A3, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water. Methods of test. Odour and flavour of water. General method of test
  • BS 6920-2.2.2, 2000 Edition with Amendment A1, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water. Methods of test. Odour and flavour of water. Method of testing odours and flavours imparted to water by multi-layered hoses and pipes
  • BS 6920-2.2.3, 2000 Edition with Amendment A2, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of water. Methods of test. Odour and flavour of water. Method of testing tastes imparted to water by hoses for conveying water for food and drink preparation
  • BS 6920-2.3, 2000 Edition with Amendment A1, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water. Methods of test. Appearance of water
  • BS 6920-2.4, 2000 Edition with Amendment A1, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of water. Methods of test. Growth of aquatic micro-organisms test
  • BS 6920-2.5, 2000 Edition with Amendment A2, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water. Methods of test. The extraction of substances that may be of concern to public health
  • BS 6920-2.6, 2000 Edition with Amendment A2, Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water. Methods of test. The extraction of metals
  • BS EN 1085, Withdrawn and Replaced by BS EN 16323, Wastewater treatment. Vocabulary
  • BS EN 14184, 2014 Edition, Water quality. Guidance for the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters
  • BS EN 14407, 2014 Edition, Water quality. Guidance for the identification and enumeration of benthic diatom samples from rivers and lakes
  • BS EN 15362, 2014 Edition, Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water. Sodium carbonate
  • BS EN 15363, 2014 Edition, Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water. Chlorine
  • BS EN 15514, 2014 Edition, Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water. Hydrochloric acid
  • BS EN 15910, Corrigendum 1 for 2014 Edition, Water quality. Guidance on the estimation of fish abundance with mobile hydroacoustic methods
  • BS EN 16323, 2014 Edition, Glossary of wastewater engineering terms
  • BS EN ISO 12010, Corrigendum 1 for 2012 Edition, Water quality. Determination of short-chain polychlorinated alkanes (SCCPs) in water. Method using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and negative-ion chemical ionization (NCI)
  • BS EN ISO 16665, Corrigendum 1 for 2013 Edition, Water quality. Guidelines for quantitative sampling and sample processing of marine soft-bottom macrofauna
  • BS ISO 10260, 1992 Edition, Water quality. Measurement of biochemical parameters. Spectrometric determination of the chlorophyll-a concentration
  • BS ISO 13165-2, 2014 Edition, Water quality. Radium-226. Test method using emanometry
  • ISO 13165-2, 1st Edition, Water quality - Radium-226 - Part 2: Test method using emanometry


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Monday, August 11, 2014

New Testing Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc.  is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Testing in General are now available:
  • ASTM E177, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
  • ASTM E328, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Stress Relaxation Tests for Materials and Structures
  • ASTM E691, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
  • ASTM E1169, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Conducting Ruggedness Tests
  • ASTM F2717, 2014 Edition, Standard Guide for Development of an Independent Third-Party Verification of Reference Materials
  • PD CLC 50619, 2014 Edition, Guidance on how to conduct Round Robin Tests


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Friday, August 8, 2014

New Environmental Protection Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Environmental Protection are now available:
  • BS EN 62321-2, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample preparation
  • BS EN 62321-3-1, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Screening. Lead, mercury, cadmium, total chromium and total bromine by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
  • BS EN 62321-3-2, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Screening. Total bromine in polymers and electronics by Combustion. Ion Chromatography
  • BS EN 62321-4, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Mercury in polymers, metals and electronics by CV-AAS, CV-AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS
  • BS EN 62321-5, 2014 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Cadmium, lead and chromium in polymers and electronics and cadmium and lead in metals by AAS, AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS
  • BS ISO 37120, 2014 Edition, Sustainable development of communities. Indicators for city services and quality of life
  • ISO 13315-2, 1st Edition, Environmental management for concrete and concrete structures - Part 2: System boundary and inventory data
  • ISO 14046, 1st Edition, Environmental management - Water footprint - Principles, requirements and guidelines
  • ISO 14071, 1st Edition, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Critical review processes and reviewer competencies: Additional requirements and guidelines to ISO 14044:2006
  • ISO 17325-1, 1st Edition, Ships and marine technology - Marine environment protection - Oil booms - Part 1: Design requirements
  • ISO 37120, 1st Edition, Sustainable development of communities - Indicators for city services and quality of life
  • PAS 180, 2014 Edition, Smart cities. Vocabulary
  • PAS 181, 2014 Edition, Smart city. Framework. Guide to establishing strategies for smart cities and communities
  • PAS 2060, 2014 Edition, Specification for the demonstration of carbon neutrality
  • PAS 2395, 2014 Edition, Specification for the assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the whole life cycle of textile products
  • PD CEN 16640, 2014 Edition, Bio-based products. Determination of the bio based carbon content of products using the radiocarbon method
  • PD CEN 16663, Durability of wood and wood-based products. Determination of emissions from preservative treated wood to the environment. Wooden commodities exposed in Use Class 3 (Not covered, not in contact with the ground). Semi-field method


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Thursday, August 7, 2014

New Anaesthetic, Respiratory and Reanimation Equipment Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Anaesthetic, Respiratory and Reanimation Equipment are now available:
  • BS EN 1782, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 5361, Tracheal tubes and connectors
  • BS EN 15908, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 18082, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Non-interchangeable screw-threaded (NIST) low-pressure connectors for medical gases
  • BS EN ISO 5361, Corrigendum for 2012 Edition, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Tracheal tubes and connectors
  • BS EN ISO 10079-2, 2014 Edition, Medical suction equipment. Manually powered suction equipment
  • BS EN ISO 10079-3, 2014 Edition with Corrigendum 1, Medical suction equipment. Suction equipment powered from a vacuum or positive pressure gas source
  • BS EN ISO 11499, 2014 Edition, Dentistry. Single-use cartridges for local anaesthetics
  • BS EN ISO 18082, 2014 Edition, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Dimensions of non-interchangeable screw-threaded (NIST) low-pressure connectors for medical gases
  • BS EN ISO 81060-2, 2013 Edition with Corrigendum 1, Non-invasive sphygmomanometers. Clinical investigation of automated measurement type
  • BS ISO 16571, 2014 Edition, Systems for evacuation of plume generated by medical devices
  • BS ISO 81060-2, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 81060-2, Non-invasive sphygmomanometers. Clinical investigation of automated measurement type
  • ISO 10079-2, 3rd Edition, Medical suction equipment - Part 2: Manually powered suction equipment
  • ISO 10079-3, 3rd Edition, Medical suction equipment - Part 3: Suction equipment powered from a vacuum or positive pressure gas source
  • ISO 11499, 3rd Edition, Dentistry - Single-use cartridges for local anaesthetics
  • ISO 18082, 1st Edition, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment - Dimensions of non-interchangeable screw-threaded (NIST) low-pressure connectors for medical gases
  • ISO 80601-2-67, 1st Edition, Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-67: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of oxygen-conserving equipment



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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

New Dentistry Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

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

  • ANSI/ADA 34, 2013 Edition, Dental Cartridge Syringes
  • BS EN ISO 9173-3, 2014 Edition, Dentistry. Extraction forceps. Design
  • BS EN ISO 11499, 2014 Edition, Dentistry. Single-use cartridges for local anaesthetics
  • BS EN ISO 16635-1, 2013 Edition with Corrigendum 1, Dentistry. Dental rubber dam technique. Hole punch
  • ISO 9173-3, 1st Edition, Dentistry - Extraction forceps - Part 3: Design
  • ISO 11499, 3rd Edition, Dentistry - Single-use cartridges for local anaesthetics
  • ISO 16443, 1st Edition, Dentistry - Vocabulary for dental implants systems and related procedure
  • ISO 17988, 1st Edition, Dentistry - Corrosion test methods for dental amalgam


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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

New Metal Testing Standards for the 2nd Quarter 2014

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on the Testing of Metals are now available:
  • ASTM A370, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
  • ASTM A751, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
  • ASTM A923, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Detecting Detrimental Intermetallic Phase in Duplex Austenitic/Ferritic Stainless Steels
  • ASTM A1058, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products - Metric
  • ASTM B208, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and Continuous Castings
  • ASTM E143, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Shear Modulus at Room Temperature
  • ASTM E709, 2014 Edition, Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing
  • ASTM E826, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Testing Homogeneity of a Metal Lot or Batch in Solid Form by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
  • ASTM E1086, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Analysis of Austenitic Stainless Steel by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
  • ASTM E1814, 2014 Edition, Standard Practice for Computed Tomographic (CT) Examination of Castings
  • ASTM E2218, 2014 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining Forming Limit Curves
  • BS ISO 17340, 2014 Edition, Metallic materials. Ductility testing. High speed compression test for porous and cellular metals
  • ISO 17340, 1st Edition,Metallic materials - Ductility testing - High speed compression test for porous and cellular metals
  • JIS G 0556, 2014 Edition (Japanese Language Only), Method of macro-streak-flaw test for steel


For similar standards, see our Document Center List of Standards on the Testing of Metals and follow the links for the various level 3 lists.
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