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TIP 1004-01 "TAPPI Roll Number for inventory/tracking systems and bar codes" (Revision)
TIP 0606-24 "Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) safe storage and handling" (Revision)

Special note: Documents appearing in the TAPPI online version of the Standards and TIPs are updated once a month (usually around the 15th). So it is possible that there is a delay between the publication announcement and the posting online. If you are a subscriber to the online access to Standards and TIPs and you are in a hurry for new documents that have not yet been posted, you can send a request to standards@tappi.org.

The TAPPI Standards regulations require public review of standards that are up for ballot. TAPPI members can view any drafts that are in ballot by logging in to the TAPPI web site (www.tappi.org), clicking on "My TAPPI," and then clicking on the "Standards Public Draft Review" link on the left side of the page. If you would like to review and comment on any draft and are not a member of the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG), you may view the draft online or you may request a copy of the draft being balloted by writing to standards@tappi.org. TAPPI members may join SSIGs as permanent members; go to the Subject Category page to download forms for this purpose. Nonmembers of TAPPI may join any SSIG as a voting member; to do so, send a message to standards@tappi.org to receive a copy of the draft and a ballot.

Listed below are TAPPI Standards that have recently gone out for ballot to the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG). The date in parentheses is the closing date for voting.

T 1211 sp-06 "Acceptance procedures for calibration laboratories" (April 30, 2010)
T 414 om-04 "Internal tearing resistance of paper (Elmendorf-type method)" (April 30, 2010)
T 621 cm-01 "Analysis of rosin" (May 3, 2010)
T 564 sp-06 "Transparent chart for the estimation of defect size" (May 3, 2010)
T 525 om-06 "Diffuse brightness of paper, paperboard and pulp (d/0)" (May 7, 2010)
T 425 om-06 "Opacity of paper (15/d geometry, illuminant A/2 degrees, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing)" (May 10, 2010)
T 546 om-06 "Machine direction grammage variation measurement (gravimetric method)" (May 17, 2010)
T 558 om-06 "Surface wettability and absorbency of sheeted materials using an automated contact angle tester" (May 17, 2010)
T 454 om-06 "Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers" (May 24, 2010)
T 551 om-06 "Thickness of paper and paperboard (soft platen method)" (May 24, 2010)
T 465 sp-06 "Static creasing of paper for water vapor transmission tests" (May 24, 2010)
T 493 cm-01 "Identification and determination of melamine resin in paper" (May 28, 2010)
T 576 pm-07 "Tensile properties ("dry tensile") of towel and tissue products" (proposed new title) (June 1, 2010)
T New (WI 3016) "Tensile breaking strength ("wet tensile strength") of water-saturated paper and paperboard: immersion method" (June 1, 2010)
T New (WI 3017) "Tensile breaking strength ("wet tensile strength") of water-saturated paper and paperboard" (June 1, 2010)
T 223 cm-01 "Pentosans in wood and pulp" (June 1, 2010)
T 429 cm-01 "Alpha-cellulose in paper" (June 1, 2010)
T 541 om-05 "Internal bond strength of paperboard (z-direction tensile)" (June 1, 2010)
T 476 om-06 "Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard (Taber-type method)" (June 1, 2010)

SSIG members needed for review of T 657 "Sampling of fillers and pigments"

T 657 "Sampling of fillers and pigments" came up for five-year review in 2008. Since that time, there have been two ballots, neither of which received the proper percent return to validate. Eight people have been dropped form the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) for missing three ballots in a row (including ballots from the previous review of this standard).

It is now necessary to reconstitute this SSIG in order to have the minimum number of 10 participants. It is important to retain this standard because it is referenced in all other standards that test fillers and pigments.

If you would like to participate in this SSIG, please contact standards@tappi.org no later than June 1, 2010. Thank you for your consideration.

The following standards have been posted on the agenda for the next SARG meeting. These are ready for final approval. If you have comments on any of these standards, please send a message to standards@tappi.org no later than April 29, 2010.

T 456 "Wet tensile breaking strength of paper and paperboard"
T 254 "Cupriethylenediamine disperse viscosity of pulp (falling ball method)"
T 403 "Bursting strength of paper"
T 411 "Thickness (caliper) of paper, paperboard, and combined board"
T 617 "Analysis of lime"
T 553 "Alkalinity of paper as calcium carbonate (alkaline reserve of paper)"
T 562 "CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (45/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer)"
T 840 "Testing adhesives used in glued lap joints of corrugated fiberboard containers"
T 702 "Rheological measurements for characterization of polyolefins: low-density polyethylene (LDPE) for extrusion coating"
T 431 "Ink absorbency of blotting paper
T 619 "Analysis of salt cake"

The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is scheduled for Monday, May 3, 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, GA – the site of the 2010 TAPPI PaperCon Conference. SARG approval is the last step prior to publication for any new or revised standard.

In order to act on any appeals from TAPPI members relevant to the standards up for approval, the SARG meeting is open to anyone for participation. The agenda has been posted on the SARG page. There are links from the agenda items to the final drafts that are up for approval.

If you would like to participate by conference call, please send a message before April 28, 2010, to standards@tappi.org.

A new TAPPI standard has been proposed: "Aerobiological fungal growth of paper under extreme indoor air quality." This test method evaluates fungal spore germination on cellulose paper fiber under post-flood disaster conditions. Part one evaluates fungi growth on samples by visually recording germination over 7-day testing period as the temperature slowly increases. Part two evaluates the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs), and types of fungi growing on samples in the environmental cabinet assembly, after 28 days. Environmental cabinet assembly conditions simulate indoor air quality (IAQ) conditions, occurring in room post-flood disaster, when building mechanical systems are inoperable, affecting cellulose products as the RH and temperature increase.

The procedure will: (a) determine background levels of VOC and MVOC in tank chamber, before testing; (b) test paper sample for fungal growth, after 7 days of testing; (c) visually, evaluate fungal growth on paper sample as RH and temperature increases; (d) determine levels of VOC and MVOC, after 28-day testing period; and (e) document quantitative and qualitative data.

Any persons who are interested in this method may join the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) to receive ballots when this method is ready for vote. If you would like to join the SSIG for this project, please notify the Standards Department at standards@tappi.org or by fax at +1-770-446-6947, no later than May 21, 2010.