Thursday, December 17, 2015

New Air Quality Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

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


  • ASTM D1356, 2015a Edition, Standard Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres
  • ASTM D2914, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Sulfur Dioxide Content of the Atmosphere (West-Gaeke Method)
  • ASTM D6246, 2008 Edition (Reapproved in 2013) with an Editorial Correction, Standard Practice for Evaluating the Performance of Diffusive Samplers
  • ASTM D7440, 2008 Edition Reapproved in 2015 with an Editorial Correction, Standard Practice for Characterizing Uncertainty in Air Quality Measurements
  • ASTM E2115, 2015 Edition, Standard Guide for Conducting Lead Hazard Assessments of Dwellings and of Other Child-Occupied Facilities  
  • BS EN 1231, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 17621, Workplace atmospheres. Short term detector tube measurement systems. Requirements and test methods
  • BS EN ISO 11665-1, Corrigendum 1 for 2012 Edition, Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222. Origins of radon and its short-lived decay products and associated measurement methods
  • BS EN ISO 11665-6, Corrigendum 1 for 2012 Edition, Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222. Spot measurement method of the activity concentration
  • BS EN ISO 17621, 2015 Edition, Workplace atmospheres. Short term detector tube measurement systems. Requirements and test methods
  • ISO 8178-7, 2nd Edition, Reciprocating internal combustion engines - Exhaust emission measurement - Part 7: Engine family determination
  • ISO 8178-8, 2nd Edition, Reciprocating internal combustion engines - Exhaust emission measurement - Part 8: Engine group determination
  • ISO 14644-1, 2nd Edition, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments - Part 1: Classification of air cleanliness by particle concentration
  • ISO 14644-2, 2nd Edition, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments - Part 2: Monitoring to provide evidence of cleanroom performance related to air cleanliness by particle concentration
  • ISO-15031-5, 3rd Edition, Road vehicles - Communication between vehicle and external equipment for emissions-related diagnostics - Part 5: Emissions-related diagnostic services
  • ISO 15031-6, 3rd Edition, Road vehicles - Communication between vehicle and external equipment for emissions-related diagnostics - Part 6: Diagnostic trouble code definitions
  • ISO 16258-1, 1st Edition, Workplace air - Analysis of respirable crystalline silica by X-ray diffraction - Part 1: Direct-on-filter method
  • ISO 16258-2, 1st Edition, Workplace air - Analysis of respirable crystalline silica by X-ray diffraction - Part 2: Method by indirect analysis
  • ISO 17211, 1st Edition, Stationary source emissions - Sampling and determination of selenium compounds in flue gas
  • ISO 17621, 1st Edition, Workplace atmospheres - Short term detector tube measurement systems - Requirements and test methods


For more standards like these, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Air Quality.  Links will take you to the various sub-topics.

You may also want to review my previous post:

Monday, December 14, 2015

New Central Heating System Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

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


  • BS EN 15377-1, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 11855-1, Heating systems in buildings. Design of embedded water based surface heating and cooling systems. Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity
  • BS EN 15377-3, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 11855-4, Heating systems in buildings. Design of embedded water based surface heating and cooling systems. Optimizing for use of renewable energy sources
  • BS EN 15502-1, 2012 Edition with Amendment A1, Gas-fired heating boilers. General requirements and tests
  • BS EN ISO 11855-1, 2015 Edition, Building environment design. Design, dimensioning, installation and control of embedded radiant heating and cooling systems. Definition, symbols, and comfort criteria
  • BS EN ISO 11855-2, 2015 Edition, Building environment design. Design, dimensioning, installation and control of embedded radiant heating and cooling systems. Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity
  • BS EN ISO 11855-3, 2015 Edition, Building environment design. Design, dimensioning, installation and control of embedded radiant heating and cooling systems. Design and dimensioning
  • BS EN ISO 11855-4, 2015 Edition, Building environment design. Design, dimensioning, installation and control of embedded radiant heating and cooling systems. Dimensioning and calculation of the dynamic heating and cooling capacity of Thermo Active Building Systems (TABS)
  • BS EN ISO 11855-5, 2015 Edition, Building environment design. Design, dimensioning, installation and control of embedded radiant heating and cooling systems. Installation


For more standards like these, please see the Document Center List of Standards on Central Heating Systems.

Friday, December 11, 2015

New Buildings in General Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

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


  • ASTM E2506, 2015 Edition, Standard Guide for Developing a Cost-Effective Risk Mitigation Plan for New and Existing Constructed Facilities
  • BS 8536, Withdrawn and replaced by BS 8536-1, Facility management briefing. Code of practice
  • BS 8536-1, 2015 Edition, Briefing for design and construction. Code of practice for facilities management (Buildings infrastructure)
  • BS 8895-2, 2015 Edition, Designing for material efficiency in building projects. Code of Practice for concept and developed design
  • BS EN 16627, 2015 Edition, Sustainability of construction works. Assessment of economic performance of buildings. Calculation methods
  • BS EN ISO 11855-2, 2015 Edition, Building environment design. Design, dimensioning, installation and control of embedded radiant heating and cooling systems. Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity
  • ISO 15928-1, 2nd Edition, Houses - Description of performance - Part 1: Structural safety
  • ISO 15928-2, 2nd Edition, Houses - Description of performance - Part 2: Structural serviceability
  • ISO 15928-3, 2nd Edition, Houses - Description of performance - Part 3: Structural durability
  • SS EN 16627, 2015 Edition, Sustainability of construction works. Assessment of economic performance of buildings. Calculation methods
  • SS EN ISO 11855-2, 2015 Edition, Building environment design. Design, dimensioning, installation and control of embedded radiant heating and cooling systems. Determination of the design heating and cooling capacity


For more standards like these, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Buildings in General.

And you can also take a look at my previous post:

Thursday, December 10, 2015

New Glass And Ceramics Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Glass And Ceramics Industries are now available:


  • ASTM C1273, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Method for Tensile Strength of Monolithic Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperatures
  • ASTM C1275, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Method for Monotonic Tensile Behavior of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramics with Solid Rectangular Cross-Section Test Specimens at Ambient Temperature
  • ASTM D5359, 1998 Edition Reapproved in 2015, Standard Specification for Glass Cullet Recovered from Waste for Use in Manufacture of Glass Fiber
  • BS EN 12150-1, 2015 Edition, Glass in building. Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass. Definition and description
  • ISO 15733, 2nd Edition, Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Mechanical properties of ceramic composites at ambient temperature in air atmospheric pressure - Determination of tensile properties
  • ISO 17841, 1st Edition, Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Test method for thermal fatigue of fine ceramics substrate
  • ISO 17859, 1st Edition, Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Measurement method of piezoelectric strain at high electric field


For more standards like these, follow the links on our Document Center List of Standards on Glass And Ceramics Industries.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

New Iron Ore Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

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


  • ASTM E246, 2010 Edition Reapproved in 2015, Standard Test Methods for Determination of Iron in Iron Ores and Related Materials by Dichromate Titrimetry
  • ISO 3271, 5th Edition, Iron ores for blast furnace and direct reduction feedstocks - Determination of the tumble and abrasion indices
  • ISO 4689-2, 2nd Edition, Iron ores - Determination of sulfur content - Part 2: Combustion/titration method
  • ISO 4689-3, 2nd Edition, Iron ores - Determination of sulfur content - Part 3: Combustion/infrared method
  • ISO 4695, 4th Edition, Iron ores for blast furnace feedstocks - Determination of the reducibility by the rate of reduction index
  • ISO 4696-1, 3rd Edition, Iron ores for blast furnace feedstocks - Determination of low-temperature reduction-disintegration indices by static method - Part 1: Reduction with CO, CO2, H2 and N2
  • ISO 4696-2, 3rd Edition, Iron ores for blast furnace feedstocks - Determination of low-temperature reduction-disintegration indices by static method - Part 2: Reduction with CO and N2
  • ISO 4700, 4th Edition, Iron ore pellets for blast furnace and direct reduction feedstocks - Determination of the crushing strength
  • ISO 7215, 4th Edition, Iron ores for blast furnace feedstocks - Determination of the reducibility by the final degree of reduction index
  • ISO 8371, 3rd Edition, Iron ores for blast furnace feedstocks - Determination of the decrepitation index
  • ISO 10204, 3rd Edition, Iron ores - Determination of magnesium - Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
  • ISO 11256, 3rd Edition, Iron ore pellets for shaft direct-reduction feedstocks - Determination of the clustering index
  • ISO 11257, 3rd Edition, Iron ores for shaft direct-reduction feedstocks - Determination of the low-temperature reduction-disintegration index and degree of metallization
  • ISO 11258, 3rd Edition, Iron ores for shaft direct-reduction feedstocks - Determination of the reducibility index, final degree of reduction and degree of metallization
  • ISO 11536, 1st Edition, Iron ores - Determination of loss on ignition - Gravimetric method
  • ISO 13930, 3rd Edition, Iron ores for blast furnace feedstocks - Determination of low-temperature reduction-disintegration indices by dynamic method
  • ISO 15634, 2nd Edition, Iron ores - Determination of chromium content - Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
  • ISO 16742, 1st Edition Corrected Reprint, Iron ores - Sampling of slurries
  • ISO 18230, 1st Edition, Iron ores - Determination of loss on ignition - Non-oxidised ores


For more standards like these, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Iron Ores.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

New Road Vehicle Electrical And Electronic Equipment Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Road Vehicle Electrical And Electronic Equipment are now available:


  • BS EN 62321-6, 2015 Edition, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in polymers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
  • IEC 62321-6, Edition 1.0, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products - Part 6: Polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in polymers by gas chromatograhy -mass spectometry (GC-MS)
  • IEC 62321-7-1, Edition 1.0, Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products - Part 7-1: Hexavalent chromium - Presence of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in colourless and coloured corrosion-protected coatings on metals by the colorimetric method
  • ISO 8820-3, 4th Edition, Road vehicles - Fuse-links - Part 3: Fuse-links with tabs (blade type) Type C (medium), Type E (high current) and Type F (miniature)
  • ISO 10924-4, 2nd Edition, Road vehicles - Circuit breakers - Part 4: Medium circuit breakers with tabs (Blade type), Form CB15
  • ISO 15031-5, 3rd Edition, Road vehicles - Communication between vehicle and external equipment for emissions-related diagnostics - Part 5: Emissions-related diagnostic services
  • ISO 15031-6, 3rd Edition, Road vehicles - Communication between vehicle and external equipment for emissions-related diagnostics - Part 6: Diagnostic trouble code definitions


Monday, December 7, 2015

New Fiber Optic Interconnecting Device Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices are now available:


  • BS EN 60875-1, 2015 Edition, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. Non-wavelength-selective fibre optic branching devices. Generic specification
  • BS EN 61300-2-28, Corrigendum 1 for the 2013 Edition, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. Basic test and measurement procedures. Tests. Industrial atmosphere (sulphur dioxide)
  • BS EN 61755-3-31, 2015 Edition, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. Connector optical interfaces. Connector parameters of non-dispersion shifted single mode physically contacting fibres. Angled polyphenylene sulphide rectangular ferrules
  • BS EN 62150-3, 2015 Edition, Fibre optic active components and devices. Test and measurement procedures. Optical power variation induced by mechanical disturbance in optical receptacles and transceiver interfaces
  • IEC 61300-3-50, Corrigendum 2 for Edition 1.0, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 3-50: Examinations and measurements - Crosstalk for optical spatial switches
  • IEC 61755-3-31, Edition 1.0, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Connector optical interfaces - Part 3-31: Connector parameters of non-dispersion shifted single mode physically contacting fibres - Angled polyphenylene sulphide rectangular ferrules
  • IEC 61755-3-32, Edition 1.0, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Connector optical interfaces - Part 3-32: Connector parameters of non-dispersion shifted single mode physically contacting fibres - Angled thermoset epoxy rectangular ferrules
  • IEC 61977, Edition 3.0, Fiber optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Fibre optic filters - Generic specification
  • IEC 62005-9-1, Edition 1.0, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Reliability - Part 9-1: Qualification of passive optical components


Friday, December 4, 2015

New Plastic Fitting Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

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


  • ASTM D2466, 2015 Edition, Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 40
  • ASTM D2609, 2015 Edition, Standard Specification for Plastic Insert Fittings for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe
  • ASTM F437, 2015 Edition, Standard Specification for Threaded Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 80
  • ASTM F438, 2015 Edition, Standard Specification for Socket-Type Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 40
  • ASTM F656, 2015 Edition, Standard Specification for Primers for Use in Solvent Cement Joints of Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe and Fittings
  • BS EN ISO 1452-3, Corrigendum 1 for 2010 Edition, Plastics piping systems for water supply and for buried and above-ground drainage and sewerage under pressure. Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U). Fittings
  • ISO 17885, 1st Edition, Plastics piping systems - Mechanical fittings for pressure piping systems - Specifications
  • ISO 18488, 1st Edition, Polyethylene (PE) materials for piping systems - Determination of Strain Hardening Modulus in relation to slow crack growth - Test method
  • ISO 18489, 1st Edition, Polyethylene (PE) materials for piping systems - Determination of resistance to slow crack growth under cyclic loading - Cracked Round Bar test method


For more standards on this topic, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Plastic Fittings.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

New Water Quality - Examination of Water for Chemical Substances Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on the Examination of Water for Chemical Substances are now available:


  • ASTM D2036, 2009 Edition Reapproved in 2015, Standard Test Methods for Cyanides in Water
  • ASTM D4282, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determination of Free Cyanide in Water and Wastewater by Microdiffusion
  • ASTM D5543, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Method for Low-Level Dissolved Oxygen in Water
  • ASTM D5997, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Method for On-Line Monitoring of Total Carbon, Inorganic Carbon in Water by Ultraviolet, Persulfate Oxidation, and Membrane Conductivity Detection
  • ASTM D6317, 2015 Edition,Standard Test Method for Low Level Determination of Total Carbon, Inorganic Carbon and Organic Carbon in Water by Ultraviolet, Persulfate Oxidation, and Membrane Conductivity Detection
  • ASTM D7126, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Method for On-Line Colorimetric Measurement of Silica
  • ASTM D7236, 2015a Edition, Standard Test Method for Free Cyanide and Aquatic Free Cyanide with Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) Utilizing Gas Diffusion Separation and Amperometric Detection
  • ASTM D7365, 2009a Edition Reapproved in 2015, Standard Practice for Sampling, Preservation and Mitigating Interferences in Water Samples for Analysis of Cyanide
  • BS 6920-4, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 15768, 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. Method for the GCMS identification of water leachable organic substances
  • BS EN 15768, 2015 Edition, Influence of materials on water intended for human consumption. GC-MS identification of water leachable organic substances
  • BS EN 16691, 2015 Edition, Water quality. Determination of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in whole water samples. Method using solid phase extraction (SPE) with SPE-disks combined with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
  • BS EN 16693, 2015 Edition, Water quality. Determination of organochlorine pesticides (OCP) in whole water samples. Method using solid phase extraction (SPE) with SPE-disks combined with gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
  • BS EN 16694, 2015 Edition, Water quality. Determination of selected polybrominated diphenly ether (PBDE) in whole water samples. Method using solid phase extraction (SPE) with SPE-disks combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
  • ISO 16780, 1st Edition, Water quality - Determination of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN) - Method using gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS)
  • ISO 18191, 1st Edition, Water quality - Determination of pHt in sea water - Method using the indicator dye m-cresol purple


Wednesday, December 2, 2015

New Anaesthetic, Respiratory and Reanimation Equipment Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Anaesthetic, Respiratory and Reanimation Equipment are now available:


  • BS 5682, 2015 Edition, Dimensions of probes and terminal units for medical gas supply systems. Requirements
  • BS EN ISO 10651-2, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 80601-2-72, Lung ventilators for medical use. Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance. Home care ventilators for ventilator-dependent patients
  • BS EN ISO 23747, 2015 Edition, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment. Peak expiratory flow meters for the assessment of pulmonary function in spontaneously breathing humans
  • BS EN ISO 80601-2-72, 2015 Edition, Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of home healthcare environment ventilators for ventilator-dependent patients
  • ISO 17510, 1st Edition, Medical devices - Sleep apnoea breathing therapy - Masks and application accessories
  • ISO 17510-2, Withdrawn and replaced by ISO 17510, Sleep apnoea breathing therapy -- Part 2: Masks and application accessories
  • ISO 23747, 2nd Edition, Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment - Peak expiratory flow meters for the assessment of pulmonary function in spontaneously breathing humans
  • ISO 80601-2-72, 1st Edition,  Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-72: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of home healthcare environment ventilators for ventilator-dependent patients


Tuesday, December 1, 2015

New Industrial Process Measurement and Control Standards for the 3rd Quarter 2015

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Industrial Process Measurement and Control are now available:


  • BS EN 62769-1, 2015 Edition, Field device integration (FDI). Overview
  • BS EN 62769-2, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). FDI Client
  • BS EN 62769-3, 2015 Edition, Devices and integration in enterprise systems; Field Device Integration. FDI Server
  • BS EN 62769-4, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). FDI Packages
  • BS EN 62769-5, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). FDI Information Model
  • BS EN 62769-6, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). FDI Technology Mapping
  • BS EN 62769-7, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). FDI Communication Devices
  • BS EN 62769-101-1, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). Profiles. Foundation Fieldbus H1
  • BS EN 62769-101-2, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). Profiles. Foundation Fieldbus HSE
  • BS EN 62769-103-1, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). Profiles. PROFIBUS
  • BS EN 62769-103-4, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). Profiles. PROFINET
  • BS EN 62769-109-1, 2015 Edition, Field Device Integration (FDI). Profiles. HART(r) and WirelessHART(r)
  • IEC 60534-8-4, Edition 3.0, Industrial-process control valves - Part 8-4: Noise considerations - Prediction of noise generated by hydrodynamic flow
  • IEC 61784-5-4 Amendment 1 for Edition 1.0, Amendment 1 - Industrial communication networks - Profiles - Part 5-4: Installation of fieldbuses - Installation profiles for CPF 4
  • IEC 61804-3, Edition 3.0, Function Blocks (FB) for process control and Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) - Part 3: EDDL syntax and semantics
  • IEC 61804-5, Edition 1.0, Function blocks (FB) for process control and electronic device description language (EDDL) - Part 5: EDDL Builtin library
  • IEC 61987-21, Edition 1.0, Industrial-process measurement and control - Data structures and elements in process equipment catalogues - Part 21: List of Properties (LOP) of automated valves for electronic data exchange - Generic structures
  • IEC 61987-22, Edition 1.0, Industrial-process measurement and control - Data structures and elements in process equipment catalogues - Part 22: Lists of Properties (LOPs) of valve body assemblies for electronic data exchange
  • IEC 61987-23, Edition 1.0, Industrial-process measurement and control - Data structures and elements in process equipment catalogues - Part 23: Lists of Properties (LOPs) of actuators for electronic data exchange
  • IEC 61987-24-1, Edition 1.0, Industrial-process measurement and control - Data structures and elements in process equipment catalogues - Part 24-1: List of Properties (LOPs) of positioners and I/P converters for electronic data exchange
  • IEC 62443-2-3, Edition 1.0, Security for industrial automation and control systems - Part 2-3: Patch management in the IACS environment
  • IEC 62443-2-4, Edition 1.0, Security for industrial automation and control systems - Part 2-4: Security program requirements for IACS service providers