ASTM FORMS INTERLABORATORY
STUDIES PROGRAM
ASTM International’s board of directors
has established the
Interlaboratory Studies (ILS) program
and is committing $4 million
over the next five years to fund it.
“The board’s decision to fund the
ILS program is significant,” said N.
David Smith, ASTM International’s
chairman of the board. “The decision
demonstrates the board’s commitment
to enhancing ASTM standards
and supporting the committees.”
The aim of the ILS program is to
help ASTM technical committees
with their testing programs by providing
administrative staff support,
assisting with identification of participating
laboratories, overseeing the
generation and distribution of samples,
collecting data and generating
precision and bias statements and
research reports.