The new ASTM International Standard gets consensus approval

ASTM F24 Scottsdale, AZ

Big news came out of Scottsdale, Arizona this past week during the ASTM F24 conference with the announcement that after 7 years the bungee jumping task group have achieved success in getting the ASTM WK62522 standard approved with the document moving on to in-house editorial and clean-up with it being slated for publication in early 2026. Once published, the document will receive a new ASTM publication number. The journey to get to this point has been a substantial undertaking involving efforts from experts from around the world.

The standard is expected to shift and change slightly over time with each change to the document being arrived at via the same consensus process that the entire standard went through of conceiving improvements at the task group level, ballot drafting and then membership voting.

This standard is a significant landmark In the 40 year history of the bungee jumping industry as it represents the first International Standard that the industry has ever had drafted in accordance with the WTO’s Principles for the Development of International Standards. This document will find it’s way into government legislation around the world allowing for bungee jumping to fit into the licensed and inspected F24 world, paving the way for more major markets to get into the industry.

The IBA would like to acknowledge the efforts of Mike Teske the task group lead who remarkably chaired the task group continuously through the standards entire 7 year history as well as Matthew Lawrence who assumed a leadership role amongst the subject matter experts. The IBA would also like to recognize the efforts the efforts of all who contributed to the task group at their own expense as volunteers to provide valuable insight in order to serve the future of the industry.

More to come.