The ballot to approve the CDV1 for Z136.4 Recommended Practice for Laser Safety Measurements for Hazard Evaluation closed Friday, May 29, 2020 at 5:00 PM EDT; the public review comment deadline of this same document closed June 15, 2020. Of 43 eligible votes, 41 responses were received (95%) within the published balloting period, which makes this a valid ballot in accordance with Z136 Procedures, Clause 7.9 (a), “Three quarters (75%) of the ballots shall be returned (including abstentions) from those in the Balloting Group in order for the ballot to be valid.”
Of the 41 responses received, 4 were abstentions, 0 were negative, and 37 votes were affirmative or affirmative with comment (100%). Of the affirmative votes, 19 were accompanied with comments. Two comment forms were received from public review; neither reviewer had any objections to Z136.4 CDV1.
In accordance with ASC Z136 Procedures, an effort to resolve all expressed objections accompanied by comments related to the proposal under consideration shall be made. There were no objections, but all comments received will be considered. Each unresolved objection and attempt at resolution, and any substantive change made in a proposed American National Standard shall be circulated to the entire balloting group to allow each member to confirm or change their vote or to comment. As there were no objections, a recirculation will only become necessary if substantive changes are made to the draft. All consensus body balloting group (CBBG) members shall have the opportunity to respond to the recirculation ballot, including cases where they did not cast an earlier vote or abstained. Per our procedures, Clause 7.5, “During ballot recirculation, a balloter can only change his/her vote based on the changed portions of the proposed standard, or on the unresolved negative comments. A balloter cannot change his/her vote based on a clause previously seen and approved, unless that clause is affected by the new material.” And Clause A.2, “Any new issue or recommended technical change raised during this recirculation should be retained by the Secretariat for consideration during the next maintenance cycle.”
A copy of the summary of consensus body balloting group vote by interest category will be posted in the Committee Documents section of the ASC Z136 - General page of this web site
CDV1 results
Ballots returned: 41 of 43 = 95%
Ballots returned less abstentions: 37
Abstain: 4
Negative: 0
Affirmative: 37 of 37 (returned less abstentions) = 100%