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See below for Standardization News articles that provide helpful hints for and discussion of various aspects of developing standards in ASTM International, including the regular statistics column DataPoints and PlainTalk by ASTM President James A. Thomas.

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Highlighting Building Safety

This May, ASTM International is among the sponsors of Building Safety Month, as proclaimed by the International Code Council. ...

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Setting Control Limits

Q. How are limits set?... READ MORE »

Committee Balance and Voting Requirements

The consensus process prepares an ASTM International standard to be the best for its purpose: its us... READ MORE »

At the Intersection of Standards and Sustainability

A sustainable ecosystem is a delicate arrangement of relationships, thriving on intertwined elements... READ MORE »

Doing What It Takes

For my first column of 2013, I would like to take a moment to look back at one of ASTM International... READ MORE »

Around the World in 28 Years

It has taken 28 years, but ASTM International member Dick Reaves is within a few hundred miles of ru... READ MORE »

Recognizing Librarians

This year, ASTM International has launched an initiative aimed at academic librarians — the 2013 A... READ MORE »

Is It in Spec ... or Not?

Q: Can a product with a single inspection result that is worse than specification limit by an amount... READ MORE »

Teaching Design Safety Early

Kids In Danger was founded in 1998 after the death of Danny Keysar in a recalled portable crib. Dann... READ MORE »

Global Business, Standards and Change

From the perspective of a career in diplomacy and international business, Shaun E. Donnelly talks ab... READ MORE »

ASTM Introduces Mobile App

You’re on your way to a committee meeting and you’re running late. Maybe traffic was heavier tha... READ MORE »