Designation:E2979−18StandardClassificationforDiscardedMaterialsfromManufacturingFacilitiesandAssociatedSupportFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2979;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardclassifiesdiscardedmaterialsfrommanu-facturingfacilitiesandassociatedon-sitesupportfacilities.1.2Thisclassificationsystemisbasedonclassification,location,disposition,andtreatment.1.3Thisclassificationdoesnotpurporttoaddressorsuper-sedeproperwastedisposalrequiredbylawsandregulations.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1FederalStandard:240CFRPart261IdentificationandListingofHazardousWaste3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1aerobicdigestion,n—processinwhichmicro-organismsbreakdownorganicmaterials(s)inthepresenceofoxygen.3.1.2anaerobicdigestion,n—processinwhichmicro-organismsbreakdownorganicmaterial(s)intheabsenceofoxygen.3.1.3hazardousmaterial,n—materialthat,becauseofitsquantity,concentration,orcharacteristics,iscapableof:(1)causing,orsignificantlycontributingto,anincreaseinmortal-ityortoanincreaseinseriousirreversible,orincapacitating,illnessorinjury,or(2)posingapresentorpotentialhazardtohumanhealthortotheenvironmentwhenimproperlytreated,stored,transported,ordisposedof,orotherwisemanaged.3.1.3.1Discussio...
