1 committee f40 on declarable substances in materials brynn iwanowski & pat picariello june 27 2006 astm international 2 objectives of this presentation brief overview subcommittees current activities future meeting 3 global forum for the development voluntary consensus standards focus products systems and services high technical quality market relevance guides trade economy 4 history founded 1898 by engineers chemists proud partner industry government over 100 years blending tradition with forward thinking vision 5 members 30 000 world s experts more than 125 countries represented create that impact our daily lives 6 committees 139 cover nondestructive testing consumer nanotechnology petroleum construction building plastics homeland security unmanned vehicles d imagining paint textiles environmental medical devices pharmaceutical manufacturing steel 7 open transparent relevant process all have equal vote voice engenders public private sector cooperation leads to widespread acceptance strong producer user general interest are balanced no excess
