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.
The SARG is required to meet twice a year to act on Standards that are in the final stage of review. The agenda for the upcoming meeting is posted at least 30 days in advance on the TAPPI website. The agenda shows all methods that are up for final approval. Any TAPPI member may participate in the SARG meeting; members who have particular concerns or who have issues about particular methods are especially encouraged to participate. Anyone wishing to participate in the SARG meeting may attend in person or may access the meeting via conference call.
SARG Current Activity
The SARG last met April 24, 2012. The next meeting is scheduled for November 1, 2012 at TAPPI headquarters.
In order to act on any appeals from TAPPI members relevant to the standards up for approval, the SARG meeting is open to anyone for participation. If you would like to participate by conference call, please send a message before October 30, 2012, to standards@tappi.org.
The Standards listed below have achieved the proper votes to be considered for approval at the next SARG meeting. Click on the link to read the draft which will be presented to SARG. If you have any comments or appeals to make prior to the SARG meeting, please send a message to standards@tappi.org.
An asterisk (*) indicates that the Standard is eligible to be submitted for consideration as an American National Standard.
*T 834 “Determination of containerboard roll hardness”
*T 271 “Fiber length of pulp and paper by automated optical analyzer using polarized light”
*T 512 “Creasing of flexible packaging material paper specimens for testing”
T 483 “Odor of packaging materials”
*T 653 “Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 20 degrees”
T 257 “Sampling and preparing wood for analysis”
T New (WI 3012) "Thickness (caliper) of towel tissue, napkin, and facial products"
T 665 "Analysis of talc"