Designation:E1497−17AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforSelectionandSafeUseofWater-MiscibleandStraightOilMetalRemovalFluids1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1497;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticesetsforthguidelinesfortheselectionandsafeuseofmetalremovalfluids,additives,andantimicrobials.Thisincludesproductselection,storage,dispensing,andmain-tenance.1.2Water-misciblemetalremovalfluidsaretypicallyusedathighdilution,anddilutionratesvarywidely.Additionally,thereispotentialforexposuretoundilutedmetalremovalfluidasmanufactured,aswellasmetalremovalfluidadditivesandantimicrobials.1.3Straightoilsgenerallyconsistofaseverelysolvent-refinedorhydro-treatedpetroleumoil,asyntheticoil,orotheroilsofanimalorvegetableorigin,includingoilsthataremodifiedforperformancecharacteristics(forexample,esteri-fiedrapeseedoil,andsoforth).Straightoilsarenotintendedtobedilutedwithwaterpriortouse.Additivesareoftenincludedinstraightoilformulations.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D7049TestMethodforMetalRemovalFluidAerosolinWorkplaceAtmospheresE1302GuideforAcuteAnimalToxicityTestingofWater-Misc...