ASTM_F_1615_-_95_2009.pdf

Designation:F161595(Reapproved 2009)Standard Specification forCautionary Labeling for Five-Gallon Open-Head PlasticContainers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1615;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 specification covers nationally recognized require-ments for the cautionary information to be placed on the labelof 4 to 6-gal(15 to 23-L)plastic open-head containers(buckets).It is not the intent of this specification to include anyother labeling requirements,such as those set forth in FederalHazardous Substances Act(FHSA)or other applicable regula-tions and standards.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ANSI Standard:ANSI Z535.41991 Product Safety Signs and Labels22.2 UL Standard:UL Standard 969 Marking and Labeling Systems33.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 five-gallon open-head container,na straight-sidedvessel having a capacity of 4 gal(15 L)or more to 6.0 gal(23L)or less,and having an opening at the top,height greater than10 in.(255 mm)but not over 20 in.(510 mm),and designed tobe carried by hand and to be used to transport liquids or solids.3.1.2 label,nthe term label is used not only to refer tostick-on-type labels,but any other method of providing thewarning message,for example,melt imprinting,embossing,direct printing,etc.3.1.3 straight-sided vessel,na container having straightsides that may or may not taper inward or outward from thetrue vertical position.4.Requirements4.1 General:4.1.1 The required label shall be on the bucket at the time itis sold or delivered to the end user of the buckets contents or,in the case of a bucket intended to be sold to the public in anempty state,at the time it is shipped to a retailer for sale to thepublic.4.1.2 The label shall be placed on a side of the containerbelow the handle.4.1.3 All letters,words,and figures on the label shall beprinted in colors that contrast from the background of the label.4.1.4 The label shall be difficult to remove,only then by theuse of tools or solvents.44.1.5 The label,when placed on the container,shall notthereafter be covered,obstructed,or removed by distributors orretailers.4.2 Label:4.2.1 The label shall be a minimum of 5 in.(127 mm)highby a minimum of 234in.(70 mm)wide(see Fig.1 forexample).4.2.2 The label shall be in a vertical or noticeable layoutcontaining the following three components:(1)a signal wordpanel,(2)a pictorial,and(3)a message.4.2.3 The label shall have a border or another form ofcontrast that delineates it from any other information on thecontainer.4.2.4 The signal word panel shall contain the word“WARNING”in uppercase letters,preceded by a safety alertsymbol consisting of an exclamation mark inside a solidequilateral triangle background with the point of the triangleoriented upward.The word“WARNING”and the safety alertsymbol shall be centered on one line and shall be in letters atleast516in.(8 mm)high.4.2.5 The pictorial panel shall be positioned between thesignal word panel and the message.The pictorial shall be on acontrasting background and shall clearly depict a child fallinginto a bucket.A prohibition symbol(slash,oriented from theupper left to the lower right,through a circle)shall totally1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 onConsumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.31 onPlastic Open Head Pails.Current edition approved Dec.15,2009.Published April 2010.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as F1615 95(2004).DOI:10.1520/F1615-95R09.2Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036.3Available from Underwriters Laboratories(UL),Corporate Progress,333Pfingsten Rd.,Northbrook,IL 60062.4UL Standard 969 provides guidance as to determination of permanency oflabels.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 encircle the pictorial.The pictorial panel shall have an overallheight of 212-in.(63-mm)minimum(see Fig.1).4.2.6 The label shall have the words“Children Can Fall intoBucket and Drown”followed by the words“Keep ChildrenAway from Bucket with Even a Small Amount of Liquid”.Thelettering of the message shall be left justified and shall be on acontrasting background and shall be in sans serif letters incombinations of uppercase and lowercase letters.The upper-case letters shall be18-in.(3.3-mm)high minimum(see Fig.1).NOTE1ANSI Z535.1-1991(Safety Color Codes)suggests that anorange color be utilize