PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE 25 West 43rd Street, NY, NY 10036 VOL. 41, #4 January 22, 2010 Contents American National Standards Call for Comment on Standards Proposals ................................................. 2 Call for Comment Contact Information ........................................................ 9 Call for Members (ANS Consensus Bodies)................................................ 11 Final Actions .................................................................................................. 14 Project Initiation Notification System (PINS)............................................... 16 International Standards ISO Draft Standards....................................................................................... 21 ISO and IEC Newly Published Standards..................................................... 22 Proposed Foreign Government Regulations................................................. 24 Information Concerning .................................................................................. 25 American National Standards Call for comment on proposals listed This section solicits public comments on proposed draft new Ordering Instructions for "Call-for-Comment" Listings American National Standards, including the national adoption of 1. 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Journals may excerpt items in their fields Standards Action - January 22, 2010 - Page 2 of 37 Pages BSR/UL 1450-201x, Standard for Safety for Motor-Operated Air Comment Deadline: February 21, 2010 Compressors, Vacuum Pumps, and Painting Equipment (revision of ANSI/UL 1450-2009) UL (Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.) Clarifies the cord length requirements for 18 inch or less cord lengths. Revisions Click here to see these changes in full, or look at the end of BSR/UL 22-201x, Standard for Safety for Amusement and Gaming “Standards Action.” Machines (Proposals dated 1/22/10) (revision of ANSI/UL 22-2004 (R2008)) Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Susan Malohn, (847) 664-1725, [email protected] Describes the risk of a fire hazard in secondary circuits. Click here to see these changes in full, or look at the end of “Standards Action.” Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Linda Phinney, (408) 754-6684, [email protected] Comment Deadline: March 8, 2010 AHAM (Association of Home Appliance BSR/UL 444-201x, Standard for Communications Cables (revision of Manufacturers) ANSI/UL 444-2008a) Revisions Withdraws the proposal for silver-plated steel conductors. Click here to see these changes in full, or look at the end of BSR/AHAM DW-1-201x, Household Electric Dishwashers (revision of “Standards Action.” ANSI/AHAM DW-1-2005) Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Mitchell Gold, (847) 664-2850, Establishes uniform, repeatable procedures or standard methods for [email protected] measuring specified product characteristics of household electric dishwashers. Single copy price: $60.00 BSR/UL 555-201x, Standard for Fire Dampers (revision of ANSI/UL Obtain an electronic copy from: 555-2009a) http://www.aham.org/ht/d/ProductDetails/sku/404011014000/from/714 Adds corridor dampers. /pid/ Click here to see these changes in full, or look at the end of Order from: Matthew Williams, (202) 872-5955 x317, “Standards Action.” [email protected] Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Mitchell Gold, (847) 664-2850, [email protected] ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Revisions BSR/UL 561-201x, Standard for Safety for Floor-Finishing Machines BSR/ASME BPVC Section I-201x, Rules for Construction of Power (revision of ANSI/UL 561-2009) Boilers (8/13/09 Meeting) (revision of ANSI/ASME BPVC 2007 Covers the proposed addition of the Abnormal Operation - Electronic Edition) Components Test, Section 33A. Provides requirements for all methods of construction of power, electric, Click here to see these changes in full, or look at the end of and miniature boilers; high temperature water boilers used in stationary “Standards Action.” service; and power boilers used in locomotive, portable, and traction service. Rules pertaining to use of the V, A, M, PP, S and E Code Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Esther Espinoza, (408) symbol stamps are also included. The rules are applicable to boilers in 754-6500, [email protected] which steam or other vapor is generated at a pressures exceeding 15 psig, and high temperature water boilers intended for operation at pressures exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures exceeding 250 degree F. Superheaters, economizers, and other pressure parts BSR/UL 1322-201x, Standard for Safety for Fabricated Scaffold Planks connected directly to the boiler without intervening valves are and Stages (Proposals dated 1/22/10) (revision of ANSI/UL considered as part of the scope of Section I. 1322-2004a) Single copy price: Free The following is being recirculated: Proposed item (d) of paragraph 1.1 is being deleted since requirements Obtain an electronic copy from: http://cstools.asme.org/publicreview for fabricated tubular frame scaffolding will not be included in the Order from: Mayra Santiago, ASME; [email protected] standard and an editorial revision to new paragraph 3.3.1.1 is being Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Umberto D’Urso, (212) proposed. 591-8535, [email protected] Click here to see these changes in full, or look at the end of “Standards Action.” Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Marcia Kawate, (408) 754-6743, [email protected] Standards Action - January 22, 2010 - Page 3 of 37 Pages BSR/ASME BPVC Section I-201x, Rules for Construction of Power ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Boilers (11/5/09 Meeting) (revision of ANSI/ASME BPVC 2007 Edition) Solutions) Provides requirements for all methods of construction of power, electric, Reaffirmations and miniature boilers; high temperature water boilers used in stationary service; and power boilers used in locomotive, portable, and traction BSR ATIS 1000653.a-1998 (R201x), Integrated Services Digital Network service. Rules pertaining to use of the V, A, M, PP, S and E Code (ISDN) - Call Park Supplementary Service-Generic Procedures for the symbol stamps are also included. The rules are applicable to boilers in Control of ISDN Supplementary Services, Clarification for Number which steam or other vapor is generated at a pressures exceeding 15 Identification (reaffirmation of ANSI ATIS 1000653.a-1998 (R2005)) psig, and high temperature water boilers intended for operation at Makes revisions to improve and clarify the standard, based on related pressures exceeding 160 psig and/or temperatures exceeding 250 advances in other standards bodies. degree F. Superheaters, economizers, and other pressure parts connected directly to the boiler without intervening valves are Single copy price: $25.00 considered as part of the scope of Section I. Obtain an electronic copy from: [email protected] Order from: Kerrianne Conn, (202) 434-8841, [email protected] Single copy price: Free Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same Obtain an electronic copy from: http://cstools.asme.org/publicreview BIFMA (Business and Institutional Furniture Order from: Mayra Santiago, ASME; [email protected] Manufacturers Association) Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Umberto D’Urso, (212) 591-8535, [email protected] Revisions BSR/ASME BPVC Section II-201x, Part A - Ferrous Material BSR/BIFMA X5.1-201x, General Purpose Office Seating - Tests Specifications, Part B - Nonferrous Material Specifications, Part D - (revision of ANSI/BIFMA X5.1-2002) Provides manufacturers, specifiers, and users with a common basis for Materials Properties (11/3/09 Meeting) (revision of ANSI/ASME BPVC evaluating the safety, durability, and structural adequacy of 2007 Edition) general-purpose office chairs. General-purpose office chairs are Provides material specifications for base metallic and for non-metallic normally used in an office environment and may include, but are not materials (except