ASTM_D_4236_-_94_2011.pdf

Designation:D423694(Reapproved 2011)Standard Practice forLabeling Art Materials for Chronic Health Hazards1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4236;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.INTRODUCTIONUninformed or careless use of some art material products can give rise to health hazards,eitheracute or chronic,or both.Specific and readily available warnings are needed to help protect users ofany age.One way to disseminate such information is to provide appropriate precautionary labeling onart material products.Labeling for acute health hazards,including those associated with art materials,is being addressedby such requirements as the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Act(CPSC)2,the Federal HazardousSubstances Act,and the like.There are presently no specific national standards for labeling artmaterials with respect to chronic health hazards.This practice is intended to provide a standard for developing precautionary labels concerningchronic health hazards related to the use of art materials.It is further intended to have the adaptabilitynecessary to keep labels current with existing scientific and medical knowledge,as well as inconformity with other precautionary labeling requirements,both acute and chronic,thereby avoidingunnecessary confusion by users with respect to other precautionary labeling.1.Scope1.1 This practice describes a procedure for developingprecautionary labels for art materials and provides hazard andprecautionary statements based upon knowledge that exists inthe scientific and medical communities.This practice concernsthose chronic health hazards known to be associated with aproduct or product component(s),when the component(s)ispresent in a physical form,volume,or concentration that in theopinion of a toxicologist(see 2.1.11)has the potential toproduce a chronic adverse health effect(s).1.2 This practice applies exclusively to art materials pack-aged in sizes intended for individual users of any age or thoseparticipating in a small group.1.3 Labeling determinations shall consider reasonable fore-seeable use or misuse.The responsibility for precautionarylabeling rests with the producer or repackager who markets thematerials for art or craft use.1.4 This practice does not specify test methods for deter-mining whether a substance or product presents chronic healthhazards.1.5 This practice does not apply to products appropriatelylabeled for known chronic health hazards in accordance withchemical substance labeling standards and practices,such asanother national consensus standard,existing labeling statutes,regulations,or guidelines.1.6 Since knowledge about chronic health hazards is incom-plete and warnings cannot cover all uses of any product,it isnot possible for precautionary labeling to ensure completelysafe use of an art product.1.7 Manufacturers or repackagers may wish to determineindividually or collectively precautionary labeling for artmaterials in accordance with this practice.Compliance may becertified by a certifying organization.Guidelines for a certify-ing organization are given in Appendix X1.1.8 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.Terminology2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint andRelated Coatings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.57 on Artist Paints and Related Materials.Current edition approved Feb.1,2011.Published February 2011.Originallyapproved in 1983.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D4236 94(2010).DOI:10.1520/D4236-94R11.2ASTM Practice D4236 has been codified into U.S.law as part of the FederalHazardous SubstancesAct,15 USC S1277.Users of this standard should be familiarwith the law and its regulations.Under this law and its regulations(16 CRF 1500),manufacturers must submit to the CPSC(Washington DC 20207)written criteriaused by the toxicologist to recommend labeling.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.1.1 analytical laboratory,na laboratory having person-nel and apparatus capable of performing quantitative or quali-tative analyses of art materials,which may yield informationthat is used by a toxicologist for evaluation of potentiallyhazardous materials.2.1.2 art material or art material product,nany raw orprocessed material,or manufactured product,marketed orrepresented by the producer or repackager as intended for andsuitable for users as defined herein.2.1