ISANTA is an active participant in the ASTM International standards process and holds the chair position for the F16.05 subcommittee on driven and other fasteners. We would like to recognize ISANTA’s continued leadership in ASTM and its most recent committee appointments:
-Dr. Robert Leichti, ISANTA Director of Technical Resources, has been appointed as Chair of ASTM F16.05 subcommittee on Driven and Other Fasteners.
-Erin Koss, Senior Code Compliance Engineer with PrimeSource Building Products and Vice Chair of ISANTA’s Board of Directors, has been appointed as Secretary of the F16.05 subcommittee on Driven and Other Fasteners.
The ASTM subcommittee on Driven and Other Fasteners, ASTM F16.05, develops and manages a suite of standards for nails, staples, and fasteners other than bolts and fasteners specified by ASME. The ASTM F16.05 standards provide the necessary terminology, testing methods, material requirements, physical properties, dimensions and tolerances, and corrosion resistance coatings for fasteners used for a variety of wood and wood materials fastening applications including engineered construction and prescriptive structural applications.
