ASTM D4968-06
(Guide)Standard Guide for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
Standard Guide for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
SCOPE
1.1 This guide is intended to assist the subcommittees and sections of Committee D20 on Plastics with the process of standards evaluation during the five-year review mandated by ASTM or when changes to test methods and specifications are required.
Note 1—There is no known ISO equivalent to this guide.
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Designation: D 4968 – 06
Standard Guide for
Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for
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Plastics
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4968; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 4.3 The flowchart inAnnexA1 shows the review process in
outline form.
1.1 This guide is intended to assist the subcommittees and
4.4 Specific instructions to be followed when revising
sections of Committee D20 on Plastics with the process of
Committee D20 documents are given in this guide.
standards evaluation during the five-year review mandated by
4.5 The model precision and bias (P and B) statements
ASTM or when changes to test methods and specifications are
included in Appendix X1-Appendix X3 were developed to
required.
standardize the presentation of data.
NOTE 1—There is no known ISO equivalent to this guide.
5. Evaluating the Need for Revisions
2. Referenced Documents
5.1 Society regulations require that all D20 standards be
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
reviewed in detail every five years. Ballots to revise individual
D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
sections of a document (which may change the date of issue)
D 5033 Guide for Development of ASTM Standards Relat-
do not absolve the responsible D20 subcommittee from the
ing to Recycling and Use of Recycled Plastics
requirement to conduct the detailed review every five years.
E 456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
Begin the review for revision, reapproval, or withdrawal at
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
least one year prior to the required revision year, that is, four
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
years after the last full review. The date of the last complete
document review must be listed in the Summary of Changes
3. Terminology
section at the end of the document.
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms that appear in this
5.2 The first step in the review process is to determine if the
guide, refer to Terminology E 456.
document under review should to be balloted for:
3.2 Guidelines for terminology in standards which are
5.2.1 Reapproval without change,
referenced in BOCA National Codes are given in Appendix
5.2.2 Reapproval with editorial changes,
X3.
5.2.3 Revision with technical changes, or
5.2.4 Withdrawal.
4. Significance and Use
5.3 Using the Flowchart:
4.1 It is the intention of this guide to provide information to
5.3.1 The flowchart for review of standards is found in
persons revising test methods and specifications in Committee
AnnexA1. The following describes the details for each step of
D20 to ensure that all required elements are included and that
the flowchart.
the revised document is presented in the most user-friendly
5.3.2 Is Any Action Advisable?—If the review of the stan-
manner possible.
dard using the guidelines in this guide and the current version
4.2 This guide is intended for use by Committee D20 when
of the ASTM Form and Style for ASTM Standards (Blue Book)
test methods and specifications under its jurisdiction are
indicate no needed changes, ballot the standard for reapproval
revised due to technical changes or upon five-year review.
without change.
5.3.3 Should the Standard Be Withdrawn?—If the examina-
tion of the standard indicates that it is obsolete or basically
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics and
flawed in light of more recent knowledge, ballot for with-
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.90 on Executive.
drawal. Ballot for withdrawal should also be done if the
Current edition approved March 15, 2006. Published April 2006. Originally
approved in 1989. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as D 4968 - 02.
document is replaced by a more current document.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
5.3.4 Is a Task Group Required?—If changes to the docu-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
ment are to be considered, the subcommittee or section
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. chairperson may appoint a task group to recommend revisions.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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