Standards Advisory Review Group

Standards Advisory Review Group

The Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is a group of TAPPI members appointed by the Quality and Standards Management Committee (Q&SMC) who are familiar with the TAPPI Standards process and are qualified to participate in the final review of Standards after they have been approved by the appropriate Standards-Specific Interest Group (SSIG).

The Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is responsible for determining that the Standards review and/or development process has been properly followed and that all negatives and comments have been resolved as required by these regulations. The SARG is appointed to terms whose lengths are determined by the Q&SMC. The SARG shall have a minimum of three members but may have as many as the Q&SMC deems appropriate.

SARG Meetings

The SARG is required to meet twice a year to act on Standards that are in the final stage of review. The last SARG meeting was held virtually on May 16, 2024. The next meeting will be October 22, 2024.

Anyone may participate in the SARG meeting via Zoom. Please contact standards@tappi.org if you would like to be added to the Zoom meeting. Members who have concerns related to the drafts or have issues about specific methods are especially encouraged to participate.

The agenda for the next SARG meeting is listed below and contains the methods that have achieved the proper votes to be considered for approval. Please click on the below Standards to download a copy of the draft. Send a message to standards@tappi.org if you have any comments or appeals prior to the SARG meeting.

AGENDA of the STANDARDS ADVISORY REVIEW GROUP of the QUALITY AND STANDARDS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE of the TAPPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Thursday, October 22, 2024, 12pm-1pm (EST)

ONLINE ONLY
Meeting ID: 588 152 2297
Passcode: 148884

1. Welcome and Antitrust Policy Review
   1. The meeting will be held in accordance with TAPPI’s Antitrust Policy and Procedures. TAPPI’s aim is to promote research and education, and to arrange for the collection, dissemination and interchange of technical concepts and information in fields of interest to its members. TAPPI is not intended to, and may not, play any role in the competitive decisions of its members or their employers, or in any way restrict competition among companies.  
      
      
2. Roll Call
   
   
3. Approval of Agenda
   
   
4. Approval of Minutes from May 16, 2024, meeting
    
5. Standards ready for final approval

   * = eligible to be submitted to ANSI as an American National Standard

   *T 1014 Moisture sensitivity of fiber glass mats (Revised)

   *T 1205 Dealing with suspect (outlying) test determinations (Reaffirmed)

   *T 240 Consistency (concentration) of pulp suspensions (Reaffirmed)

   *T 441 Water absorptiveness of sized (non-bibulous) paper, paperboard, and corrugated fiberboard (Cobb test) (Reaffirmed)

   *T 455 Identification of wire side of paper (Reaffirmed)

   *T 515 Visual grading and color matching of paper (Reaffirmed)

   *T 530 Size test for paper by ink resistance (Hercules-type method) (Reaffirmed)

   T 618 Analysis of limestone (Reaffirmed)

   T 697 Accelerated test for viscosity stability of clay slurries (Reaffirmed)

   *T 804 Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers (Reaffirmed)

   *T 827 Box blank dimensioning  (Revision)

   *T 830 Ink rub test of containerboard and corrugated board (Reaffirmed)

   *T 843 Fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (rigid support method) (Reaffirmed)

6. Open Discussions

7. Next Meeting