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23--Sources of Help Technical Advisory Board or the Highway Traffic Safety Technical Advisory Board Many American Nabonal Standards on safety and health are developed by American Na bonal Standards Committees formed under ANSI procedures American Society for Testing and Materials 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19103 ASTM is the world's largest source of vol untary consensus standards for materials, products, systems and services There are currently more than 4800 ASTM standards ASTM membership is drawn from a broad spectrum of individuals, agencies, and in dustries concerned with materials The 22,000 members include engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, tesbng experts, com panies, associations and research insbtutes, governmental agencies and departments (fed eral, state, and municipal), educabonal mstitubons, and libraries ASTM standards are published under the following categones Nonferrous metals Ferrous metals Cemenbbous, ceramic and masonry materials, soils, roads, and waterproofing Paint, wood, adhesives, paper, packaging Fuels, petroleum, aromatic hydrocarbons, soap, water, texbles, leather Electrical insulabons, electronics, plastics, rub ber, paper Space sunulabon, nuclear, aerospace, surgical implants, environmental acousbcs Forensic sciences, occupational health and safety aspects of materials, physical and biological agents, and hazard potential of chemicals Protecbve equipment for sports, tires, meat and meat products, vacuum cleaners, fences, security systems, aerosols and clo sures, safety and trachon for footwear, and peshcides ASTM recently formed a committee on con sumer product safety to develop standards that will help protect the public by reducing the risk of injury associated with the use of consumer products such as matches, cigarette fighters, bathtubs and shower structures, chil dren's high chairs, trampolines, and football helmets 598 ASTM standards are of interest to the safety professional since they identify areas of hazard and establish guidelines for safe performance. The society also publishes standards for at mospheric sampling and analysis, fire tests of materials and construcbon, methods of test ing building construcbon, nondestrucbve test ing, fabgue tesbng, radiabon effects, pave ment skid resistance, protective equipment for electrical workers, and others These consbtute basic reference materials for the safety professional who will frequently be confronted with ASTM standards m proc esses, as with power plant installabons in which vessels, piping, valves, and other com ponent parts are designed and fabricated ac cording to these standards ASTM standards may also be factors in the raw materials used in protecbve equipment or other devices Other standards groups In addition to the American Nabonal Stand ards Insbtute, many governmental and other agencies have established specificabons used by safety professionals Many mdusbies through their trade associabons have also established either (a) codes covering opera tions in their own plants or (b) safe pracbces to be followed m the use of their products Some of these groups are American Society of Mechanical Engi neers American Welding Society Bureau of Mines Compressed Gas Association Department of Transportation General Services Administration Industrial Safety Equipment Association Interstate Commerce Commission National Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, 5032 Alhambra Ave , Los Angeles, Calif 90032 National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, 1155 North High St, Columbus, Ohio 43201 National Bureau of Standards National Fire Protection Association Occupational Safety and Health Admin istration