Task Item No. 4-11: Review references, standards, i.e. ASTM standards for appropriateness.

Question 1

Task Item No. 4-11: Review references standards, i.e. ASTM standards, for appropriateness.

• Select appropriate standards for the most effective enforcement
• Determine when a standard-based specification is effective
• Analyze selected standards for effectiveness in their use in the project
• Determine when standards are an effective quality assurance tool

Answer 1

Task Item No. 4-11: Review references standards, i.e. ASTM standards, for appropriateness.

• CSPG 3.1.3 and 3.1.3.1
• PDPG 4.5

Question 2

3.1.3 Reference Standard Specifications

Adherence to what three guidelines will help eliminate problems associated with reference standards?

Answer 2

3.1.3 Reference Standard Specifications

Adherence to what three guidelines will help eliminate problems associated with reference standards?

Know the standard

Incorporate the standard properly

Enforce the requirements of the standard

Question 3

3.1.3.1 Know the Standard

If a reference standard is not free of duplications and contradictions, the A/E will have to choose between the using the standard as a reference andto it, or writing original requirements into the specification.

Answer 3

3.1.3.1 Know the Standard

If a reference standard is not free of duplications and contradictions, the A/E will have to choose between the using the standard as a reference and defining exceptions to it, or writing original requirements into the specification.