ASTM Int'l Releases Snow Safety Publication - ASTM STP 1464
December 18, 2006 // Published as a news service by IHS
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ASTM International released ASTM STP 1464 - Skiing Trauma and Safety, 15th volume. ASTM STP 1464 provides the latest information on snow sport safety.
According to ASTM, the eight peer-reviewed papers contained in the book are a valuable resource for binding, boot and ski manufacturers, engineers, university professors, physicians and lawyers as well as ski professionals such as ski instructors, ski area managers and recreational and professional participants.
ASTM STP 1464 topics include:
- Use of the signal detection theory to evaluate the effectiveness of current release value recommendations for alpine ski bindings.
- Methods that can minimize time-consuming correction procedures that improve the release retention performance of rental ski equipment.
- Insight into the means of choosing an appropriate contrast-enhancing filter to allow better recognition of irregularities in the snow surface by moving skiers.
- A case-control study of the injury incidence of alpine skiing, telemarking and snowboarding.
- A one-year study of an indoor, artificial slope in Neuss, Germany, to evaluate sustained injuries.
- A three-year study of skiboarding injuries in comparison to those sustained by classic alpine skiers.
- Use of a calibrated radar speed gun to determine the velocity of alpine skiers and snowboarders on "blue square" (more difficult) ski trails at three ski areas widely dispersed in the U.S.
- A means of predicting the risk of sustaining a knee injury in alpine skiing by computer simulations.
Source: ASTM International.