ASTM D4968-00

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 D-20 on Plastics with the annual review of standards and the preparation of precision and bias (P and B) statements.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2000
• ICS: 01.120 - Standardization. General rules
• Technical Committee: D20 - Plastics
• Drafting Committee: D20.90 - Executive

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D4968-02 - Standard Guide for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: D 4968 – 00
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 * 4.5 The model precision and bias (P and B) statements
included in Appendix X1-Appendix X3 were developed to
1.1 This guide is intended to assist the subcommittees and
standardize the presentation of data.
sections of Committee D20 on Plastics with the process of
standards evaluation during the five-year review mandated by
5. Evaluating the Need for Revisions
ASTM or when changes to test methods and specifications are
5.1 Society regulations require that all D20 standards be
required.
reviewed in detail every five years. Ballots to revise individual
NOTE 1—There is no known ISO equivalent to this guide.
sections of a document (which may change the date of issue)
do not absolve the responsible D20 subcommittee from the
2. Referenced Documents
requirement to conduct the detailed review every five years.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Begin the review for revision, reapproval, or withdrawal at
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D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
least one year prior to the required revision year, that is, four
D 5033 Guide for the Development of Standards Relating to
years after the last full review. The date of the last complete
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the Proper Use of Recycled Plastics
document review must be listed in the Summary of Changes
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E 456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
section at the end of the document.
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
5.2 The first step in the review process is to determine if the
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Determine the Precision of a Test Method
document under review should to be balloted for:
5.2.1 Reapproval without change,
3. Terminology
5.2.2 Reapproval with editorial changes,
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms that appear in this
5.2.3 Revision with technical changes, or
guide, refer to Terminology E 456.
5.2.4 Withdrawal.
3.2 Guidelines for terminology in standards which are
5.3 Using the Flowchart:
referenced in BOCA National Codes are given in Appendix
5.3.1 The flowchart for review of standards is found in
X3.
Annex A1. The following describes the details for each step of
the flowchart.
4. Significance and Use
5.3.2 Is Any Action Advisable?—If the review of the stan-
4.1 It is the intention of this guide to provide information to
dard using the guidelines in this guide and the current version
persons revising test methods and specifications in Committee
of the ASTM Form and Style for ASTM Standards (Blue Book)
D20 to ensure that all required elements are included and that
indicate no needed changes, ballot the standard for reapproval
the revised document is presented in the most user-friendly
without change.
manner possible.
5.3.3 Should the Standard Be Withdrawn?—If the examina-
4.2 This guide is intended for use by Committee D20 when
tion of the standard indicates that it is obsolete or basically
test methods and specifications under its jurisdiction are
flawed in light of more recent knowledge, ballot for with-
revised due to technical changes or upon five-year review.
drawal. Ballot for withdrawal should also be done if the
4.3 The flowchart in Annex A1 shows the review process in
document is replaced by a more current document.
outline form.
5.3.4 Is a Task Group Required?—If changes to the docu-
4.4 Specific instructions to be followed when revising
ment are to be considered, the subcommittee or section
Committee D20 documents are given in this guide.
chairperson may appoint a task group to recommend revisions.
5.3.5 Are Changes Editorial?—If the subcommittee, sec-
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics and tion, or task group considers the intended changes to be
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.13 on Statistical Methods.
editorial in nature, the appropriate standards editor at ASTM
Current edition approved March 10, 2000. Published June 2000. Originally
Headquarters should be consulted. If the changes meet the
published as D 4968 – 89. Last previous edition D 4968 – 98.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01. qualifications for editorial revision, the document can be
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.03.
changed without balloting. However the document must still be
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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balloted for reapproval at least every five years regardless of information to the potential user in the most concise and
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