Designation:F839−15StandardSpecificationforCautionaryLabelingofPortableGasoline,Kerosene,andDieselContainersforConsumerUse1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF839;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONOnOct.24,1979,attherequestoftheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission,ASTMconvenedameetingofinterestedpartiestodiscussthemeritsofthedevelopmentofavoluntarystandardcoveringportablecontainersforpetroleumproducts.AsaresultofthismeetingASTMTaskGroupF15.10wasformedatanorganizationalmeetingheldonJan.24,1980.Duringtheearlystagesofitsdeliberationsthetaskgroupconcludedthatthescopeofitsworkshouldbelimitedtogasolinecontainersinviewoftheuniquepropertiesofthefluid,thebroadconsumeruseofsuchcontainersandtheimpracticalityofadequatelyaddressingabroaderscopeonanytimelybasis.Further,thetaskgroupconcludedthat,inasmuchasconsumermisuseisamajorsafetyconsideration,astandardspecificationforcautionarylabelingshouldbeitsfirstorderofbusiness.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationestablishesnationallyrecognizedre-quirementsforthecautionaryinformationtobeplacedonthelabelofportablegasoline,kerosene,anddieselcontainersforconsumeruse.Itisnottheintentofthisspecificationtoincludeanyotherlabelingrequirements,suchasthosesetforthinFederalHazardousSubstancesAct(FHSA)orotherapplicableregulationsandstandards.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2ES9PracticefortheCautionaryLabelingofPortableKero-sineContainersforConsumerUse(Withdrawn1988)3F926SpecificationforCautionaryLabelingofPortableKerosineandDieselContainersforConsumerUse(With-drawn2014)32.2FederalDocument:4CFR1500FederalHazardousSubstancesAct2.3OtherDocument:NKHA-A1StandardforMarkingofKeroseneStorageCon-tainers3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1portabledieselcontainer,n—avesseldesignedtobecarriedbyhandandtobeusedtotransportdiese...
