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Standards Help Prevent Oxygen-Enriched Fires

A revised standard aims to address oxygen fire risks, drawing on the expertise of stakeholders from across industry, academia, and the military.

A Standard Approach to Enterprise Risk Management

Mar 02, 2026

What’s Happening

New Standard for Insulation Systems

The standard will bring further awareness to creep strength testing.

Oct 05, 2026

New Standard for Karst Investigations

The new standard will help developers study instances of karst on a potential site.

Oct 05, 2026

Recovered Carbon Black Standard

A new standard will help establish a particle size metric.

Oct 05, 2026

ASTM Calls for Papers on Hemp-Lime Composites for Sustainable Construction

Hemp-lime has gained growing attention as a low-to-negative-carbon, energy-saving, climate-resilient insulation material.

Oct 05, 2026

ASTM’s MoU Program Turns 25

The MoU program provides access to a full collection of standards that economies can use as a starting point, adopt, or reference.

Oct 01, 2026

A Decade of Commercial Space Safety

The committee on commercial spaceflight celebrates a decade of collaboration.

Oct 01, 2026

Firearms Safety Standards Revised

The revisions to two standards address unintended access issues.

Sep 21, 2026

New Zinc Alloy Standard

The alloy standard will have wide-ranging die casting applications.

Sep 21, 2026

Andrew Dunlap Honored by ASTM with Werner H. Gumpertz Award

Dunlap was recognized for commitment to advancing building enclosure technology.

Sep 14, 2026

Compostable Products Standard Revised

The new revisions strengthen biodegradation requirements for compostable products.

Sep 11, 2026

ASTM Launches Online Written Beta Exams for Facial Identification Certification Programs

New beta exams support the ASTM Certified Facial Examiner (CFE) and ASTM Certified Facial Reviewer (CFR) personnel certification programs.

Sep 08, 2026

ASTM Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Testing Workshop Invites Presentations

To examine the current state of FCGR data analysis and explore opportunities to promote more modern and potentially effective techniques.

Sep 03, 2026

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STANDARDIZATION NEWS
September / October 2026

The Future of Renewables

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Alternative Energies
Standards for Safer Work
Standards for a Modern Aviation Workforce

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