Designation:E1429–91(Reapproved2000)StandardGuideforAssessingtheHealthHazardofPesticidestoApplicatorsandOtherswithPotentialExposure1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1429;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversastepwiseprocessforusinginforma-tionconcerningbiological,chemical,physical,andtoxicologi-calpropertiesofapesticideorotherchemical(s),orofaformulationtoidentifyadverseeffectsthatmayoccurtopesticideapplicatorsorotherswithpotentialexposure.1.2Thehealthhazardassessmentprocessiscomplexandrequiresdecisionsatanumberofpoints;thus,thevalidityoftheassessmentdependsonthesoundnessofthosedecisions,aswellasthesoundnessoftheinformationused.Alldecisionsshouldbebasedoncarefullydocumentedanalysessothatanappropriateassessmentcanbecompleted,attheleastcost,whichisconsistentwithscientificvalidity.1.3Thisguideassumesthatthereaderisknowledgeableinanimaltoxicologyandrelatedpertinentareas,andreliesheavilyonthejudgmentoftheevaluator,particularlyintheareaofchronichazards.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:E609TerminologyRelatingtoPesticides2E943TerminologyRelatingtoBiologicalEffectsandEn-vironmentalFate22.2OSHAStandard:29CFR1910.1200HazardCommunicationStandard33.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1healthhazardassessment—theidentificationandevaluationoftheadverseeffectslikelytoresultfromspecifiedrelease(s)ofamaterial.Theestimateisonlysemi-quantitative.3.1.2hazardidentification—theprocessofdeterminingwhetherexposuretoanagentcancauseanincreaseintheincidenceofaparticularadv...
