ASTM_E_1972_-_04_2011.pdf

Designation:E197204(Reapproved 2011)An American National StandardStandard Practice forMinimizing Effects of Aerosols in the Wet Metal RemovalEnvironment1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1972;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice sets forth guidelines for minimizing effectsof aerosols in the wet metal removal environment.1.2 This practice incorporates all practical means andmechanisms to minimize aerosol generation and to controleffects of aerosols in the wet metal removal environment.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1356 Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis ofAtmospheresE1302 Guide for Acute Animal Toxicity Testing of Water-Miscible Metalworking FluidsE1370 Guide for Air Sampling Strategies for Worker andWorkplace ProtectionE1497 Practice for Selection and Safe Use of Water-Miscible and Straight Oil Metal Removal FluidsE1542 Terminology Relating to Occupational Health andSafetyE2144 Practice for Personal Sampling and Analysis of En-dotoxin in Metalworking Fluid Aerosols in WorkplaceAtmospheresE2148 Guide for Using Documents Related to Metalworkingor Metal Removal Fluid Health and SafetyE2169 Practice for Selecting Antimicrobial Pesticides forUse in Water-Miscible Metalworking FluidsE2250 Method for Determination of Endotoxin Concentra-tion in Water Miscible Metal Working Fluids(Withdrawn2008)3D7049 Test Method for Metal Removal Fluid Aerosol inWorkplace Atmospheres2.2 OSHA(US Occupational Safety and Health Administra-tion)Standards:429 CFR 1910.134 Use of Respiratory in the Workplace29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication2.3 Other Documents:ANSI Technical Report B11 TR 21997,Mist Control Con-siderations for the Design,Installation and Use of Ma-chine Tools Using Metalworking Fluids5Metal Working Fluid Optimization Guide,National Centerfor Manufacturing Sciences6Metal Removal Fluids,A Guide To Their Management andControl,Organization Resources Counselors,Inc.7Industrial Ventilation:AManual of Recommended Practice.8Criteria for a Recommended Standard:Occupational Expo-sure to Metalworking Fluids9Metalworking Fluids:Safety and Health Best PracticesManual103.Terminology3.1 For definitions and terms relating to this guide,refer toTerminology D1356 and E1542.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E34 on OccupationalHealth and Safety and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E34.50 on Healthand Safety Standards for Metal Working Fluids.Current edition approved Jan.1,2011.Published March 2011.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E1972-04.DOI:10.1520/E1972-04R11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Code of Federal Regulations available from United States Government PrintingOffice,Washington,DC 20402.5Available from Association for Manufacturing Technology,7901 WestparkDrive,McLean VA 22102.6Available from National Center for Manufacturing Sciences,Report 0274RE95,3025 Boardwalk,Ann Arbor,MI 48018.7Available from Organization Resources Counselors,1910 Sunderland Place,NW.,Washington,DC 20036 or from members of the Metal Working Fluid ProductStewardship Group(MWFPSGSM).Contact Independent Lubricant ManufacturersAssociation,651 S.Washington Street,Alexandria,VA22314,for a list of membersof the MWFPSGSM.8Available from American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists,1330 Kemper Meadow Drive,Cincinnati,OH 45240-1634.9Available from U.S.Department of Health and Human Services,Public HealthService,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,National Institute for Occu-pational Safety and Health,Cincinnati,OH 45226.10Available from US Occupational Health and Safety Administration,200Constitution Avenue NW,Washington,DC 20210 or at http:/www.osha.gov/SLTC/metalworkingfluids/metalworkingfluids_manual.htmlCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 dilution ventilation,nreferring to the supply andexhaust of air with respect to an area,room,or building,thedilution of contaminated air with uncontaminated air for thepurpose of controlling potential health hazards,fire and explo-sio