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2. Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels and Lubricants
Member Orientation
Greg Miiller, Vice Chairman

3. About ASTM
Overview and Process

4. What is ASTM? A Proven and Practical System Established in 1898
150 committees & 12,700+ Standards
32,000 members
8,000+ International Members from 150 countries
5,100 ASTM standards used in 75 countries
Accreditation: American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Process complies with WTO principles: Annex 4 of WTO/TBT Agreement
Development and delivery of information
made uncomplicated
A common sense approach: industry driven
Market relevant globally
No project costs
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5. 6,788 Important. Every Day. The Role of ASTM Standards
Ensures safety, quality and reliability
Emerging Industry Support: Standards are a foundation to build upon
Responsive: innovations, new challenges, new technology and new markets
Industry Lead: Effective and relevant across diverse markets
Built on Consensus: 90% approval; balanced and equal
Helping Everyone: all stakeholders involved directly impacts content
Voluntary until Referenced: contracts, regulations, codes, and laws around the world.
6,788
ASTM standards have been adopted, used as a reference, or used as the basis of national standards outside the USA
Focusing on emerging industry support

6. Over a Century of Openness
How We Work
Provide Infrastructure and Tools
Templates, Online balloting, Online collaboration areas, meetings support, managers, administrative support, editors, promotional support
Industry comes Together:
Exchange expertise and knowledge
Participating in a transparent process – open to anyone, anywhere
Staff does not write standards, remain neutral
Activities are Industry-Driven
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main committees plus 2,020+ subcommittees
– The principle that makes ASTM standards accepted and trusted worldwide is openness.
– We bring together experts, individuals, organizations, academia, governments, trade associations, consultants and consumers from all over the world.
– Over 30,000 members from 148 countries.
– Exchanging expertise and knowledge, they participate in a transparent process that’s open to anyone, anywhere, with an interest in a standard’s development and use.
– This means that as well as being timely and relevant, an ASTM standard is fully representative of the sectors to which it applies.
– And an aid to innovation, not a hurdle to overcome.

7. ASTM: The Power of Partnership
All stakeholders involved
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Consensus-based procedures
Private and public sector cooperation
Every member has equal say
1 vote per interest
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Academia

8. Training from the Experts
Hands-on and practical, ASTM training programs help users get the most out of standards
They’re informed, relevant and built on sector- specific expertise
D02 Training Courses:
ASTM D3241 Heater Tube Rating Workshop
ASTM Petroleum Lab Technician Online Training
Aviation Fuels: Specifications and Test Methods
Crude Oil: Sampling, Testing, and Evaluation
Diesel Fuel: Specifications and Test Methods
Gasoline: Specifications, Testing, and Technology
Marine Fuels: Specifications, Testing, Purchase, and Use
Statistics in ASTM Standard Test Method Development, Application, and Quality Assurance
1,500
people trained annually across 100 ASTM courses
Hands-on and practical, ASTM training programs help users get the most out of standards that are critical to quality and performance.
Reflecting the same approach as our standards, they’re informed, relevant and built on sector-specific expertise.
Our training comes in many formats, from self-guided e-learning and continuing education programs, to intensive three-day seminars that focus on industry-specific issues.
Courses include open enrollment options in locations around the world, on-site training for individual firms and flexible online programs to accommodate busy schedules.
Firms can view which courses their employees have taken and the progress they’ve made via our learning management system.

9. Objective Testing Program52
proficiency testing programs involve 4,700
Laboratories and 6,500 units of participation 58% of participation from outside USA
Testing and Certification
Proficiency Testing Program (PTP): confirm and improve competence; determine method accuracy; instill the ability to judge, assess and compare test methods
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– ASTM also offers a program for personnel. It’s open to anyone meeting the eligibility requirements of ASTM and can really boost employee and employer relations.
D02 Programs:
Over 25 different programs related to Petroleum products and lubricants
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All-expense paid trip to committee week
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Participation in day-long mentoring program that provides an introduction to ASTM and an overview of the ASTM standards development process
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11. ASTM Global Membership
ASTM International Orientation Module
ASTM Global Membership
Offices In:
W. Conshohocken, PA
(USA – HQ)
Beijing, China
Brussels, Belgium
Lima, Peru
Ottawa, Canada
Washington, DC
Example of global participation at ASTM.
We now have signed 110 MOUs with many countries and regional bodies.
The MOU map provided will show all the countries and regional bodies that we have MOU agreements with the sign date.
Offices in various locations around the world.

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13. ASTM Standardization Concepts

14. ASTM Complies with the WTO principles for international standards development
WTO / TBT Principles
ASTM Principles
Transparency Openness Impartiality and consensus Effectiveness and relevance Coherence Consideration of developing nations
Transparency Openness Impartiality and consensus Effectiveness and relevance Coherence Consideration of developing nations

15. Process for Standards Development
What is a standard in ASTM?
Test Methods
Specifications
Practices
Guides
Classifications
Terminology
12,000
Standards
–A standard is a technical document that has been developed and approved through the ASTM consensus process. Test methods, specs, practices, guides, classifications and terminology.
All standards are living documents and can be revised or proposed at any time. ASTM requires that they be reviewed every 5 years, but, in fast-moving sectors, it’s more frequent than that. There allows for responsiveness to market needs and technology changes. The mandatory five year review exists to ensure they remain relevant.
– It’s backed by powerful tools and technologies that enhance global connectivity, such as collaboration areas for drafting standards, electronic balloting, virtual meetings and online member tools and resources.
– These systems give members the freedom to be in instant contact, to share thinking and to review and develop standards more quickly.
– This reinforces our reputation for timely as well as relevant standards.
Introduction to ASTM International
2015

16. Time Frame for Developing Information
Complexity of the job
Urgency of needs
Time devoted by members
Utilization of new informational technologies / qualitiies
Average Standards Approval: 18 months
New Standards Activities: 7 months
Revisions: 6 months or less
We are striving at improving this process!!!!!

17. Introduction to ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants

18. Committee D02 Largest ASTM Committee, organized in 1904
Includes over 2,400 members from more than 65 countries
Developer of over 800 petroleum, liquid fuels, and lubricant standards that have helped to provide heat for homes, fuel for automobiles and airplanes, and lubricants for machinery
Sponsor of numerous technical publications, laboratory quality assurance programs and technical and professional training courses, workshops, and symposia.

19. Committee D02 Scope
Liquid fuels derived from: petroleum or the liquefaction of coal, shale, oil sands, or other naturally occurring materials including:
Liquid fuels, ....
Liquid and semi-solid lubricants ....
Liquid fuels derived from biological materials (biofuels)
Synthesized liquid fuels (also known as renewable or
alternative fuels)
Hydraulic fluids ....
Petroleum Coke ....
Gaseous fuels ....
Waxes ....

20. Technical Committee Organization
Technical Committees form to address specific industry needs.
Subcommittees are established to address subsets of specialized subject matter.
Subcommittees organize their expertise into Sections or Task Groups.
Working Groups are then used to write and edit standards.
Main Committee
D02
D02.0A
Subcommittee A
D02.07
Subcommittee 7
D02.0A.01
Section 1
D02.0A.02
Section 2
D02.0A.02.A
Working Group A
2015

21. Executive Subcommittee
Membership
All Subcommittee Chairmen & Committee Officers
At Large Members, minimum 6
Responsibilities
SC Formation & dissolution
SC Scopes & objectives
Appoint Subcommittee Officers
Reviews Main committee membership
Committee bylaws & long range planning
Awards panel

22. Product Subcommittees
.A Gasoline and Oxygenated Fuels
.B Automotive Lubricants
.C Turbine Fuels
.D Hydrocarbons for Chemical and Special Uses
.E Burner, Diesel, Non-Aviation Gas Turbine and Marine Fuels
.F Manufactured Carbon and Graphite Products
.G Lubricating Greases
.H Liquefied Petroleum Gases
.J Aviation Fuels
.L Industrial Lubricants
.N Hydraulic Fluids
.P Recycled Products
12 Product
subcommittees
Setting Industry Specifications
Performance Testing

23. Properties Subcommittees
.01 Combustion Characteristics
.02 Hydrocarbon Measurement for Custody Transfer (Joint ASTM/API)
.03 Elemental Analysis
.04 Hydrocarbon Analysis
.05 Properties of Fuels, Petroleum Coke and Carbon Materials
.06 Analysis of Lubricants
.07 Flow Properties
.08 Volatility
.09 Oxidation of Lubricants
.10 Properties of Petroleum Wax
.12 Environmental Standards for Lubricants
.14 Stability and Cleanliness of Liquid Fuels
.25 Performance Assessment and Validation of Process Stream Analyzer Systems
13 Properties Subcommittees
Test Methods for Properties and Measurements

24. Coordinating Subcommittees
.91 Thermometry
.92 Proficiency Testing Programs (PTP)
.93 International Standards and Related Activities
.94 Quality Assurance and Statistics
.95 Terminology
.96 In-Service Lubricant Testing and Condition Monitoring Services
6 Coordinating Subcommittees – Supporting the development and continual maintenance of standards.

25. Meeting Participation and Membership / Voting
Committees and Subcommittees

26. Standards Development Resources
Reduce geographic and financial barriers
Staff manager for each committee
Staff editor for each committee
Electronic templates for new standards
Web-based Collaboration Areas for Task Group work (members and non-members can participate on task groups)
Electronic balloting
Virtual Meeting & Hybrid meeting capabilities
Postings of all committee-related information to Members Only area of website
Print & Subscription-based access to published standards
ASTM Staff’s role is to manage & support the technical committees
2015

27. Meeting Format: Parliamentary Procedure
Robert’s Rules of Order
Structure and Order to Meetings
Helps protect Member rights and privileges
General Meeting Structure
Call to Order
Approval of Minutes and Agendas
Officer and Task Reports
Old Business
New Business
Adjournment

28. The ASTM Method Development Process
Documents are drafted and revised in the task group
New standards are required to be balloted at the subcommittee level at least once
After subcommittee approval, the main committee & entire Society
Detailed procedures included in Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees
Society and Main Committee
Must Vote after Subcommittee Approval
Committee on Standards
Publication
Sub- committee
Must Vote
Task Group Must Agree

29. Balance of Interest User & General ASTM Interest Producer
Classified Technical Committees are balanced. No excess influence by any interest group

30. What are the steps in the Membership Classification Process?
Contact
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Membership
Application
Secretary(s)
Review
ASTM Website
Call Customer Service
Attend an ASTM Meeting
Submit to ASTM for processing
Receive notice of new member application
Pending applications are compared to existing Roster and Scope of Organization.
Classification
Voting Rights
Assignment
Review by
Officers
A Review and
Approval by
D02.90
Option for
Appeal for
Review
Any member can request the Executive to review and consider additional information.
Executive majority approval required for all assignments.

31. The Consensus Process Ensures Due Process ASTM Regulations
Everyone has the opportunity to provide input to the process
One vote per voting interest (as opposed to one vote per country)
All comments/negatives must be considered and resolved by the technical committee
Technical and Procedural Appeals Process
Process further validated through accreditations with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
ASTM Regulations
Defines and enforces ASTM’s open, transparent, consensus and coherent process
ASTM has our guidance document; the Regulations.
The Society uses these regulations to govern the consensus process.
My job and that of my peers is to ensure that these are always upheld.
They cover everything from new activity development, to member classification, to the handling of negatives votes.
Different than other SDOs, like ISO, where there is only 1 vote per country.
Caution! - Failure to return 3 consecutive ballots at the same level may result in a loss of official vote status
Introduction to ASTM International
2015

32. Importance of the Official Vote
Official Voter Distinction Creates a Valid Ballot:
60% ballot return of official voters.
67% (two-thirds) affirmative official votes at the subcommittee level
90% affirmative official votes at the main committee level.
ASTM Regulations Sections and
Official Voter Distinction is used to Resolve Negatives Actions as:
Not Persuasive or Not Related or Previously Considered
ASTM Regulations Section
67% (two-thirds) affirmative official votes at the main committee level.
ASTM Regulations Section

33. Handling Voting Results
A single negative vote halts the ballot process until resolution is reached.
All negative votes and comments count, even those that are not the “Official” voting interest.
Technical changes require re-balloting.
Editorial changes may be made without re- balloting.
2015

34. Make a Difference - Get Involved
Membership
Meetings
Open to any relevant stakeholders
Full Participating Membership
$75 annual membership fee
Includes free volume of standards
No requirement to attend meetings
Access to Ballots, Agendas, Minutes
Returning ballots requirement
Opportunities
Lead the development of a standards
Volunteer leadership
Network & Build Relationships
Learn about your industry
Open to members and non-members
No fee attendance
Importance of Attendance
Impact decisions for standards topics
Make the world a safer place for all
Lead industry through innovation
Meeting fellow industry experts
Making Decisions
New standards areas
Handling ballot results
Strategic planning
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35. For More Information - ASTM Staff Contacts
Alyson Fick, MPA
Manager, Standards Development
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Director, Standards Development
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Editor, Standards Development
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37. Training and Resources
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38. Questions?