ASTM Consumer Product Standards: Enhancing Product Quality and Buyer Safety

Topics including playground and toy safety, pool alarms, vacuum cleaners, sports equipment, snow skiing, amusement rides and more are discussed in this overview of the committees who produce ASTM's important consumer safety standards.

ASTM Construction Standards: Supporting the Building Industry

From cement and concrete to roofing and waterproofing, a myriad of ASTM standards from several technical committees support the needs of the building and construction industries.

A Greener World with the Help of ASTM International Standards

Air and water quality, sustainable buildings, pollution control and environmental management are some of the issues important o several ASTM committees who work to promote environmental health and safety through standardization.

ASTM and the Metals Industry: Partners in Long-Term Success

Since ASTM Committee A01 on Steel was founded in 1898, thousands of standards have been written that cover both ferrous and nonferrous metals.

ASTM Energy Standards: Helping to Power Our Lives

ASTM's largest committee, D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants, is just one of many ASTM committees contributing to the field of energy, from natural gas and nuclear energy to new up-and-coming alternative energy sources like solar and geothermal energy.

ASTM Standards: Enabling Clean Energy for a Changing World

ASTM standards work play an important part in advancing energy innovations that contribute to renewable energy for our planet.

Developing Standards for Healthcare and Medical Technology with ASTM International

ASTM International's healthcare committees concentrate on standards to improve health care services, protect patient privacy and develop safer products for the medical industry through ASTM standards in such areas as medical and surgical devices, packaging, labeling, pharmaceuticals and healthcare records.

Safe and Sustainable Highways with ASTM Standards

Supporting the science and technology of highway construction, ASTM standards ensure that roadways are reliable, safe and built to last.

ASTM Chemical Standards: Supporting Science, Innovation and Quality Manufacturing

The chemicals industry has been marked by growth and progress for more than 100 years, and ASTM standards make a contribution to quality, from the production of chemicals and components to finished products manufactured from those materials.

Driving Quality and Safety in the Automotive Industry

ASTM standards from several technical committees help to enhance the quality, safety and performance of the vehicles we drive.

ASTM Standards: Technical Resources for Oil Spill Response

Standards for oil spill response and environmental impact serve as proven technical resources in such situations as the Gulf of Mexico spill.