The New IATA 618 2012 Edition, Dangerous Goods Regulations (DRG), is now available

The IATA 618 53rd Edition, “Dangerous Goods Regulations,” is now available.  This revision is valid from Jan 1, 2012 until Dec 31, 2012.

Recognized by the world’s airlines, IATA 618 is the industry standard for shipping dangerous goods by air and the most complete, up-to-date, and user-friendly reference manual trusted by the industry for over 50 years.

Staying in compliance with the latest regulations is critical for safely shipping dangerous goods by air. The IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) draws from the industry’s most trustworthy cargo sources to help users classify, pack, mark, label and document shipments of dangerous goods.

The DGR includes international dangerous goods air regulations as well as state and airline requirements, providing the user with all the information needed to ship safely and in compliance.

Changes in the 2012 edition will have a direct impact to all involved in the transport of dangerous goods by air, including changes to the assignment of Special Provisions and changes to the requirements in completing the Shipper’s Declaration.

IATA 618 is available from Document Center Inc. at our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us for more information by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We have an extensive catalog of standards available to provide you with the complete range of compliance information required for your business.

Author’s Note:

As of September 2013, the new 2013 update, IATA 618 55th Edition, is now available, making the 54th Edition obsolete.  The basic information on what the document covers remains the same, but changes have been made.  So if you use this document, you’ll want to purchase the new edition each year.

New ANSI-A10.8 2011 Edition released on Scaffolding Safety Requirements

ANSI A10.8, “Scaffolding Safety Requirements,” has just been released as the new 2011 Edition.  This 116-page standard establishes minimum criteria of knowledge and performance requirements for a qualified rigger in the construction industry. It is designed to assist in achieving reasonable safety of all persons and materials during the process of or as the result of rigging, lifting, or movement of loads.

ANSI A10.8-2011 is one of a series of safety standards that have been formulated by the Accredited Standards Committee on Safety in Construction and Demolition Operations, A10. It is expected that the standards in the A10 series will find a major application in industry, serving as a guide to contractors, labor, and equipment manufacturers.

A comparison document intended to note the changes in the new 2011 edition from the previous 2001 release is also available.

ANSI A10.8 and all A10 series standards are available from Document Center Inc. via our website, www.document-center.com.  Or you may prefer to contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).   All document sales include our superior notification service for future updates at no additional charge.

New TIA 607 Revision B on Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises

TIA 607 (formerly known as  EIA 607, ANSI/EIA/TIA 607, ANSI/TIA 607, EIA J STD 607 and CSA T527) has been updated as of 8/26/2011 to the new Revision B edition.

Titled “Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises,” the standard specifies the requirements for a uniform telecommunications grounding and bonding infrastructure to be followed in commercial buildings where telecommunications equipment will be installed.  It specifies both the infrastructure and its interconnection to other building systems.

TIA 607 specifies the requirements for:

– A ground (earth) reference for telecommunications systems within the telecommunications entrance facility, the telecommunications room, and equipment room;

– Bonding of metallic pathways, cable shields, conductors, and hardware at telecommunications rooms, equipment rooms, and entrance facilities.

The document is intended to encourage planning, which should include grounding and bonding arrangements to accommodate telecommunications equipment installation.  Design requirements and choices are described to enable the designer to make informed design decisions.

While primarily intended to provide direction for design of new commercial buildings, this Standard may be used as a guide for the renovation or retrofit of existing buildings.

TIA 607 and all TIA standards are available from Document Center Inc. through our website, www.document-center.com.  You may prefer to contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We’re the Standards Experts you need to help you meet your compliance requirements.

 

New AWS C3.7, 2011 Edition, Specification for Aluminum Brazing

AWS C3.7/C3.7M, “Specification for Aluminum Brazing,” has just been revised to the new 2011 Edition.  The specification addresses the minimum fabrication, equipment, material, process procedure requirements, and inspection requirements for aluminum brazing using the atmosphere furnace, vacuum furnace, and flux processes. It has been approved by ANSI as an American National Standard.

The document replaced the old MIL-B-7883 (“Brazing of steel, copper, copper alloys, aluminum and aluminum alloys”) in 1996 during MIL Spec reform, along with AWS C3.4, AWS C3.5, and AWS C3.6.  The new revision also replaces the now obsolete AWS C3.7M-C3.7-2005.

AWS C3.7/C3.7M-2011 and all AWS Standards are available from Document Center Inc. at our website, www.document-center.com.  Or order by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  Our staff is available to assist you with your standards requirements and questions from 8 am to 5 pm California time.

ASTM A29/A29M on Carbon and Alloy Steel Bars has been revised for the second time this year

ASTM A29/A29M, “Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for,” has just been revised to the 2011A Edition.  This November update replaces the ASTM A29/A29M-11 Edition from April.  The addition of the A to the date (ASTM A29/A29M-11a) reflects this change.

ASTM standards are normally reviewed on a five year cycle.  So it is not all that common to have multiple revisions in any one year.  ASTM’s protocol is to add a letter to the date to specify these differing revisions, starting with a, then b, and so on.  The use of the letter also signifies that there has been change to the technical content.  Should the revision be only editorial in nature, there will be the use of a differing mark in the document number ((e1), (e2) and so on).

ASTM A29/A29M covers a group of requirements for carbon and alloy steel bars under each of the following specifications: hot-rolled carbon steel bars, cold-finished carbon steel bars, hot-rolled alloy steel bars, and cold-finished alloy steel bars.  It replaced the MIL-S-56033 specification (Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Round, Square, and Flat (for Springs) back in 1975.

The specification covers a group of common requirements which  apply to carbon and alloy steel bars for a long list of ASTM specifications.  These documents are all referenced (called out) in ASTM A29/A29M itself.

Both current and historical ASTM standards are available from Document Center Inc. via our website, www.document-center.com.  Or consider contacting us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  Our staff can review the documents with you should you need additional information in order to make your purchasing decision.

New AWS A5.8 2011 Edition, Specification for Filler Metals for Brazing and Braze Welding

There’s a new edition for AWS A5.8, “Specification for Filler Metals for Brazing and Braze Welding.”  This new 2011 revision is correctly numbered AWS A5.8/A5.8M, since it includes both feet and inches and metric measurements (which must be used independently of one another).  It has been adopted as an American National Standard.

This specification prescribes the requirements for the classification of filler metals for brazing and braze welding. The chemical composition, physical form, and packaging of more than 75 brazing filler metals are specified.

The filler metal groups described include aluminum, cobalt, copper, gold, magnesium, nickel, silver, and brazing filler metals for vacuum service. Information is provided concerning the liquidus, the solidus, the brazing temperature range, and general areas of application recommended for each filler metal.

Additional requirements are included for manufacture, sizes, lengths, and packaging.  This specification also has a guide included as an appendix to provide a source of information concerning the classification system employed and the intended use of the filler metals for brazing and braze welding.

Over the years, AWS A5.8 has replaced A-A-50291 (Brazing Alloys, Aluminum and Magnesium, Filler Metal), QQ-B-655 (Brazing Alloys, Aluminum and Magnesium, Filler Metal), and partially replaced QQ-B-650 (Brazing Alloys, Copper, Copper-Zinc, and Copper-Phorphorus).

AWS A5.8/A5.8M and all AWS standards are available from Document Center Inc. on our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We can assist you with all your standards requirements, including audits, notifications, and standards delivery.

New 2011 Edition for ASTM B633, Standard Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Zinc on Iron and Steel

ASTM B633, “Standard Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Zinc on Iron and Steel,” has been updated to the new 2011 Edition.  This is one of Document Center’s best selling ASTM standards and is an essential Zinc Plating specification.  This specification covers requirements for electrodeposited zinc coatings applied to iron or steel articles to protect them from corrosion.

The coatings covered are to be provided in four standard thickness classes in the as-plated condition or with one of three types of supplementary finishes. The surfaces of the articles can under go pre-plating basis metal cleaning, pre- and post-coating treatment for reducing the risk of hydrogen embrittlement, and reactivation and supplementary treatments.

Coatings should be sampled, prepared, tested and conform accordingly to specified requirements as to appearance (luster and workmanship), thickness, adhesion, corrosion resistance, and hydrogen embrittlement.

ASTM B633 replaced the now-obsolete QQ-Z-325, the federal specification for Electrodeposited Zinc Coating.  It does not cover electrodeposited zinc-coated steel wire or sheets (originally  ASTM A591/A591M covered sheets, but it was replaced in 2005 with ASTM A879/A879M).

This new ASTM specification, all current ASTM standards, and many of the obsolete revisions not available at ASTM are all on our Document Center website, www.document-center.com.  Feel free to contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com) should you prefer.

There’s a new standard EP23 available for Laboratory Quality Control Based on Risk Management

CLSI has released a new standard, EP23, titled “Laboratory Quality Control Based on Risk Management; Approved Guideline.”  The document, available through Document Center Inc., provides guidance based on risk management for laboratories to develop quality control plans tailored to the particular combination of measuring system, laboratory setting, and clinical application of the test.

CLSI, formerly known as NCCLS, is a global, nonprofit, standards-developing organization that promotes the development and use of voluntary consensus standards and guidelines within the health care community.

The new guideline EP23 compliments the ISO 14971, “Medical devices — Application of risk management to medical devices,” ISO 10993-1, “Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process,” and ISO 20993, “Biological evaluation of medical devices — Guidance on a risk-management process.”  It shows the increasing emphasis on risk management as a component of quality control in the health care industry.

All standards mentioned can be purchased from Document Center Inc. through our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We can assist you in the challenge of compiling and maintaining your standards documentation.

ASTM E230, Standard Specification and Temperature-Electromotive Force (emf) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples, has been editorially corrected

ASTM E230/E230M, “Standard Specification and Temperature-Electromotive Force (emf) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples,” was released as the 2011(e1) Edition in October.  This is an editorial correction of ASTM E230/E230M-11 from August of this year.  Table 46 was editorially corrected, which means that there is a change to the table that does not affect the technical content.

Originally this standard was numbered ASTM E230, but in 2011 the document was redesignated as ASTM E230/E230M.  This means it now has both metric and feet and inches measurements included in the standard.

This specification contains reference tables that give temperature-electromotive force (emf) relationships for types B, E, J, K, N, R, S, T, and C thermocouples. These are the thermocouple types most commonly used in industry.

Thermocouples and matched thermocouple wire pairs are normally supplied to the tolerances on initial values of emf versus temperature. Color codes for insulation on thermocouple grade materials, along with corresponding thermocouple and thermoelement letter designations are given.

Four types of tables are presented: general tables, EMF versus temperature tables for thermocouples, EMF versus temperature tables for thermoelements, and supplementary tables.

This specification is intended to define the thermoelectric properties of materials that conform to the relationships presented in it’s tables and that bear the letter designations contained in the document.

Topics such as ordering information, physical and mechanical properties, workmanship, testing, and marking are not addressed. The user is referred to specific standards such as ASTM E235, E574, E585/E585M, E608/E608M, E1159, or E2181/E2181M for guidance in these areas.

This ASTM specification and all current ASTM documents are available from Document Center Inc. either via our website, www.document-center.com, or by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  Many obsolete editions are available as well.

What is ISO 9000? Why do I use ISO 9001?

Since we’ve been selling standards since 1982, we’ve seen the business of standards-based quality schemes (like 6 Sigma, TQM, etc.) really take off .  And the certification for ISO 9000 has been the most successful of all of these programs.  ISO states that ISO 9001:2008 is implemented by over a million organizations in 176 countries.  But for the new-comer to the standard, there are any number of questions that always come up.

The first issue that new customers have is understanding why they need to purchase ISO 9001 when they are going for ISO 9000 certification.

This is because ISO 9000 really refers to a family of standards.  The ISO 9000:2005 is an overview document, covering “Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary.”  The document number is ISO 9000, the 2005 refers to the year that it was published.

An organization actually certifies to the ISO 9001 standard.  It is called out as ISO 9001:2008, even though it was corrected and reprinted in 2009.  This document, “Quality management systems — Requirements,” provides for the adoption of a process approach when developing, implementing and improving the effectiveness of a quality management system, to enhance customer satisfaction by meeting customer requirements.  It specifies requirements for a quality management system that can be used for internal application by organizations, or for certification, or for contractual purposes.  This means that when an organization is certified to “ISO 9000,” it is actually judged against the requirements of ISO 9001.

There are additional offspring of ISO 9001 for various industries.  So, you may prefer to be certified to AS 9100, “Quality Management Systems – Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations,” ISO/TS 16949, “Quality management systems — Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations,” or ISO 13485, “Medical devices – Quality management systems – Requirements for regulatory purposes.”

If you’d like to take a look at the documents that make up the ISO 9000 family, take a look at our ISO 9000 Compendium page.  It offers a listing of the ISO 9000 standards family as of the date of the last published ISO compilation of the documents.

As always, the standards mentioned are available for sale at our Document Center Inc. website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We’re open from 8 am to 5 pm California time to assist you with all your standards requirements.