The 10-year review of T 438 cm-06 " Zinc and cadmium in paper " has been delayed due to lack of Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) members.

 

The value of these analytical procedures is related to production efficiency, quality of product, safety of production personnel, and health of users.

 

If you have an interest in becoming a member of this SSIG, please email the Standards Administrator by November 15. The first ballot will go out sometime after that date.

 

Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs) are groups of TAPPI members and nonmembers who have indicated an interest in a particular Standard. The SSIG for a particular document must reach a consensus on the wording of a document before it can be accepted as a TAPPI Standard. Anyone interested may participate in the development and review of TAPPI Standards.

 

Members of the SSIGs are expected to respond to ballots when Standards are being developed or reviewed. A member of an SSIG may be recruited to become a Working Group Chairman (WGC) to head up the review of a particular document. WGCs should be experts in the technical field of the document under review. Their primary function is to review negative votes and comments from ballots and resolve them to the satisfaction of the SSIG for that document.