ASTM F2342-15(R2021) pdf free download
ASTM F2342-15(R2021) pdf free download.Standard Specification for Design and Construction of Composition or Quality Constituent Measuring Devices or Systems
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for design and construction of evaluation devices or systems for measur- ing composition or quality constituents of live animals, live- stock and poultry carcasses, and individual cuts of meat, or a combination thereof. Examples include, but are not limited, to halfand whole carcasses, primals, subprimals, and boxed meat. 1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard. 1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter- mine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior to use. 1.4 This international standard was developed in accor- dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- ization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
3. Terminology
3.1 For definitions relating to livestock, meat, and poultry evaluation systems, see Terminology F2463. 3.2 Definitions ofTerms Specific to This Standard: 3.2.1 evaluation device, n—equipment designed to measure composition or quality constituents used to determine the value of live animals, carcasses, and individual cuts of meat (see Terminology F2463). 3.2.2 evaluation system, n—device or group of devices used to measure and record composition or quality constituents used to determine the value of live animals, carcasses, and indi- vidual cuts of meat (see Terminology F2463). 3.2.3 fault condition, n—abnormal condition that may cause a reduction in, or loss of the capability of, a functional unit to perform a required function. 3.2.3.1 Discussion—Principally, a fault is the result of an error in the data contained in or flowing through a measuring device or system. 3.2.4 inch-pound unit, n—inASTM standards, unit based on the inch and pound, commonly used in the United States of America and defined by the National Institute ofStandards and Technology, including certain other units accepted for use with the units. 3.2.4.1 Discussion—Inch-pound, also known as US Cus- tomary Units, are one type ofnon-SI units. Another example of non-SI units is the centimetre gram second (cgs) system. 3.2.5 indicating element, n—element incorporated in a mea- suring device or system by means of which its output, relative to quantity or quality measurement, is displayed or “read” from the device itself as, for example, a digital indicator.3.2.6 meat, n—edible product(s) harvested by the livestock or poultry packing industries (see Terminology F2463). 3.2.7 National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP), n—program administered by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, Inc. (NCWM) in cooperation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), state and local governments, and the private sector for determining, on a uniform basis, conformance of a type, with an applicable standard. 3.2.8 recording element, n—element incorporated in a mea- suring device by means ofwhich its output, relative to quantity or quality measurement, is permanently recorded on a tape, ticket, card, electronic storage medium, or the like, in the form of a printed, stamped, punched, perforated representation, or a retrievable electronic record. 3.2.9 reference material, n—physical object used as a basis for comparison or calibration. 3.2.10 SI unit, n—in ASTM standards, unit of the Interna- tional System of Units (SI) and other units specifically ap- proved in IEEE/ASTM SI 10 as a unit for use with SI. 3.2.11 units of measure, n—for the purpose of this specification, the units of measure shall be the International System of Units (SI). 3.2.11.1 Discussion—SI units are divided into three classes: base units, derived units, and supplementary units.
