ASTMD378=l*EL79-075953000757810EDesignation:D3789-79(Reapproved1991)”AMERICANS0ClEl-YFORTESTlNGANDMATERIALS1916RaceStPhlladelphla,Pa19103ReprintedfromtheAnnualBookofASTMStandards.CopyrightASTMIfnotlistedinthecurrentcombinedIndex,willappearInthenetie&ion.StandardPracticeforLabelingCansofConsumerSprayPaint’ThisstandardisissuedunderthelixeddesignationD3789;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(6)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.cINOTE-Section8wasaddededitoriallyinJune199I.1.Scope1.1Thepurposeofthispracticeistostandardizeafewtermsandtoprovideaguideforstatingwarningsanddirectionsonlabelsofconsumerspraypaints.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyproblems,$any,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocument2.1ASTMStandard:D3064DefinitionsofTermsandNomenclatureRelatingtoAerosolProducts23.SignificanceandUse3.1Informationontheproperwaytousespraypaintwillhelpensureproductsatisfactionthroughsafeuseandproperapplication.Thisinformationcanbeimpartedmosteffec-tivelybyuseonthelabelsofthesametermsanddirectionsforuse(wherepossible)byallmanufacturers.4.Terminology4.1Definitions-Fordefinitionsrelatedtoaerosolprod-uctsrefertoDefinitionsD3064.5.Requirements5.1Spraypaintproductsaresubjecttomandatoryla-belingrequirementsundertheFederalHazardousSub-stancesActandcertainotherlawsandregulations.6.Recommendations6.1Inadditiontothewarningsandnetweightstatementsrequired,emphasisshouldbegiventowarningstatementsonthebackpanelinasimplifiedsequenceandinparagraphformat,suchasshowninthefollowingsample:WARNING:KEEPFROMHEAT,SPARKSANDOPENFLAME.Contentsunderpressure.DONOTPUNC-TURE,INCINERATE(BURN),ORSTOREABOVE120°F.Exposuretoheatorprolongedexposuretosunmaycauseb...
