STARTAPPINew or Revised Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods
TIP 0404-60 "High vacuum sheet dewatering" (Revision)
TIP 0420-13 "Guidelines for side-entering stock agitators" (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.
TAPPI Standards in Ballot
The TAPPI Standards regulations require public review of standards that are up for ballot. Send a message to standards@tappi.org if you want to request a copy of draft in 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 419 om-11 "Starch in paper" (August 28, 2015) T 465 sp-10 "Static creasing of paper for water vapor transmission tests" (August 31, 2015) T 830 om-11 "Ink rub test of containerboard and corrugated board" (August 31, 2015) T 564 sp-11 "Transparent chart for the estimation of defect size" (September 4, 2015) T 810 om-11 "Bursting strength of corrugated board" (September 11, 2015) T 1211 sp-11 "Acceptance procedures for laboratories providing reference materials for TAPPI Standards" (September 14, 2015) T 460 om-11 "Air resistance of paper (Gurley method)" (September 18, 2015) T 218 sp-11 "Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (Büchner funnel procedure)" (September 21, 2015) T 646 om-11 "Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (45/0)" (September 25, 2015) T 462 cm-06 "Castor-oil penetration test for paper" (September 28, 2015)
Members for Working Groups of Useful Methods Needed
Reports outlining the overdue reviews for Standards and TIPs were sent to the Quality and Standards Management Committee (Q&SMC) on August 11, 2015. Copies of these reports were also sent to the assigned Working Group Chairmen for these overdue reviews as well as to chairmen of the appropriate technical groups in TAPPI.
Anyone who did not receive the overdue reports but who have an interest may obtain copies by requesting them from standards@tappi.org.
Working Group Chairmen: These reports were sent to you for your information and action, if required. Q&SMC may, according to the Standards Guidelines, withdraw any Standards or TIPs whose reviews are overdue, especially if it appears that little progress is being made on the Work Item. If more information or indications of progress on these Work Items are received prior to the next meeting (October 20, 2015), Q&SMC will take these reports of progress under consideration.
If you are working on a Standard that will be ready to go to the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) for final approval, please be aware that the SARG agenda must be posted on the web at least 50 days before their next meeting on October 20, 2015. This means that any standards that are ready for SARG must be submitted no later than August 21, 2015, in order to be included in the Fall 2015 SARG agenda.
To provide updates regarding these reports, send a message to standards@tappi.org no later than Monday, October 19, 2015, in order to be able to provide this information to Q&SMC at their next meeting.
Standards Coming Up For Review
An early review has been proposed for T 804 "Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers." The draft submitted proposes adding a new appendix to describe compressive load conditioning.
If you are not already a member of the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) for T 804, you are invited to join in order to participate in this review. Please send a message to standards@tappi.org no later than September 15, 2015, so you can be added to the roster before a ballot goes out.
Announcement of SARG Meeting
The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2015, 1:30 pm EASTERN time, at the CorrExpo Conference in Louisville, KY.. 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 will be posted on the SARG page no later than September 1, 2015. There will be links from the agenda items to the final drafts that are up for approval. August 21, 2015, is the deadline for any working group chairs who have standards that are ready for the final stage of approval to submit reports in order to be placed on the SARG agenda. If you would like to participate in the SARG meeting by conference call, please send a message before October 20, 2015, to standards@tappi.org. |