Certification & Technical and
Professional Training
September 2012
ASTM Officers Training Workshop
Tim Brooke
Scott Murphy
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Why Certification
Services?
 New Activities needed standardization and
certification
 Neutral, Independent Third Party
 Expand Existing Services
• Proficiency Testing Programs
• Technical and Professional Training
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Development of New Programs
 Programs for Products (ISO Guide 65),
Personnel (ISO Guide 17024) and Personnel
Certificates (ASTM Practice E2659)
 Industry/technical committee support, do not
duplicate existing programs
 Based on ASTM standards
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Development of New Programs
 ASTM Headquarters – provide administrative
support
 Technical Advisory Committee – provide technical
direction
 Committee on Certification Programs
 Accreditation as needed
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Product Certification
Programs
 Participation Requirements
• Participant Agreement
• Documentation of Sample Selection Form
 Partner with Independent Laboratory
• Accredited to ISO 17025
 Auditing/Verification Requirements
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Yearly confirmation
•
Re-Testing
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Personnel Certification Programs
 Body of Knowledge
 Application w/ Eligibility Requirements
 Standardized Assessment
 Continuing Education Requirements
 Re-certification Requirements
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Personnel Certificate Programs
 Technical & Professional Training Course
 Examination
 No Continuing Education Requirements
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Technical and Professional Training
 Started in mid 80s in response to market needs
 Teaches the performance, use, and application of ASTM
Standards, other standards, and standards-related issues.
 90 participants first year; more than 1500 per year now.
 Public classes and on-site classes.
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Training Venues
 Public Classes
• Open to Anyone
 Private Classes
• Held at a Client’s Site
• Save on Travel Costs
• Lower Per Student Cost
• Less Time Away from the Job
• Training Customized to the Client’s Needs
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Petroleum Products (D02)
 Aviation Fuel: Specification and Test Methods
 Gasoline: Specifications, Testing, and Technology
 Marine Fuels: Specifications, Purchase, Testing,
and Use
 Crude Oil: Sampling, Testing, & Evaluation
 Diesel Fuels: Specifications & Test Methods
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The Environment (E50)
 Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA)
 Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial Real
Estate—Phase I and II
 Asbestos Control (E06/D22)
 Property Condition Assessments
 Activity & Use Limitations
 Vapor Encroachment Screening
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Textiles (D13)
 Regulatory Compliance for the Flammability of Wearing
Apparel
 Regulatory Compliance for the Flammability of Children’s
Sleepwear
 Textiles: Quality and Performance Standards
 ASTM Textile Standards for Yarns and Sewing Threads
 Flammability of Mattresses, Bed Clothes, & Furniture
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Additional Courses Available
 Major Testing Techniques for Plastics (D20)
 Precision and Bias in Standards (E11)
 Test Method Development (E11)
 Coal Chemistry Technician Training (D05)
 Rubber Testing: Selecting, Performing, and Interpreting
ASTM Rubber Test Methods (D11/D24)
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Additional Courses Available
 Retroreflective Materials (E12)
 Corrosion Testing (G01)
 Fire Hazards in Oxygen Systems (G04)
 Oxygen Systems Operations and Maintenance (G04)
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How Are Courses Developed?
 Noticing a trend in inquiries or sales
 Members approaching us directly
 Proposal submitted and evaluated
 General committee agreement on content and instructor
 Marketing efforts
 Course launched
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Proposal Process
 Proposal to Technical and Professional Training Staff
for review and evaluation.
 Includes: target audience, suggested topics to be
covered, lesson plan
 General agreement from committee
 Work with staff manager, marketing, PR
 Need to demonstrate market for both public and private
classes.
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Development and Instruction
 Course developers can be paid a consulting fee
 Instructors are paid a daily fee plus all expenses
 Doesn’t have to be same person to develop as to teach
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ASTM TRAINING OUTSIDE OF THE
UNITED STATES
 Australia
 Guam
 Bahrain
 India
 Belgium
 Indonesia
 Canada
 Israel
 China
 Italy
 El Salvador
 Jamaica
 Ecuador
 Japan
 France
 Jordan
 Germany
 Korea
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ASTM TRAINING OUTSIDE OF THE
UNITED STATES
 Mexico
 South Africa
 Panama
 Spain
 Peru
 Sweden
 Philippines
 Switzerland
 Qatar
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Saipan
 United Arab Emirates
 Saudi Arabia
 United Kingdom
 Singapore
 Venezuela
 Vietnam
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International Training Partners
 Japan—Environmental Courses
 Korea—Environmental Courses
 India and Sri Lanka—Textiles Courses
 Saudi Arabia and the Middle East—Petroleum Courses
 Peru and South America—Environmental Courses and Corrosion Courses
 Singapore—Petroleum Courses in Southeast Asia
 Taiwan—Environmental Courses
 China—Textiles Courses
 Vietnam—Gasoline
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On-Line Training
 Partnered with Environmental Data Resources (EDR) to
develop on-line version of E1527 course.
 On-line version developed and facilitated by same instructors
 1st offering Sept 2010
 Will develop on-line version of E2600 Vapor Encroachment
course for delivery during first half of 2012
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Take These Ideas Home with You
 Could your committee sponsor a TPT?
 Would there be a market need for training on any of your committee’s
standards?
 Are there any new activities going on with your committees that represent
an opportunity for training?
 Any regulatory use of your standards?
 We are always looking for new ideas…staff is here to support you!
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Contact Information
 Scott Murphy
• Phone: (610) 832-9685
• Email: smurphy@astm.org
• Training web page: www.astm.org/TRAIN/
 Tim Brooke
• Phone: (610) 832-9729
• Email: tbrooke@astm.org
• Certification web page:
www.astm.org/CERTIFICATION/
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