ASTM_F_1799_-_97_2015.pdf

Designation:F179997(Reapproved 2015)An American National StandardStandard Guide forShipboard Generated Waste Management Audits1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1799;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 PurposeThis guide covers information for assistingshipowners in planning for costs or scheduling complicationsduringmaintenance,repair,modifications,purchasenegotiations,or scrapping activities.Removal and disposal ofcertain materials disturbed during modification,maintenance,or disposal of systems or components may be costly orinterrupt the work schedule.1.2 Objectives:1.2.1 This guide will describe materials that may be dis-turbed on ships during maintenance or scrapping activities,which may result in costly or time-consuming removal ordisposal actions.1.2.2 This guide will provide a systematic method to iden-tify and record the locations of materials of concern forimmediate planning and future reference.1.2.3 This guide will include a brief discussion of issuesrelated to the handling and storage of materials described inthis guide.1.3 Considerations Beyond Scope:1.3.1 This guide is not intended to address materials carriedas cargo or material stored onboard in prepackaged containers.1.3.2 This guide is not intended to address waste productsrelated to the ongoing,day-to-day operation of a ship,such assewage,solid waste,incinerator ash(or other residual productsresulting from solid waste treatment),and residual sludge leftin segregated ballast tanks.1.3.3 This guide does not provide a comprehensive index oftest methods available for characterizing the materials dis-cussed.Test methods referenced or described should be con-sidered as examples.1.3.4 This guide is not intended to address directly regula-tory issues for any of the materials described.1.3.5 This guide is not intended to address remediationconcerns.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D923 Practices for Sampling Electrical Insulating LiquidsE849 Practice for Safety and Health Requirements Relatingto Occupational Exposure to Asbestos(Withdrawn 1991)32.2 ASHRAE Standards:4ASHRAE Guideline 3 Reducing Emission of Fully Haloge-nated Chlorofluorocarbon(CFC)Refrigerants in Refrig-eration and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Applications2.3 EPA Methods:5EPA 600/M482020,Interim Method of the Determinationof Asbestos in Bulk Insulation SamplesEPA SW-846,Method 8080 Organochlorine Pesticides andPCBsEPASW-846,Method 1311 Toxicity Characteristic LeachateProcedureEPA SW-846,Method 8270 Semi-Volatiles ListEPA SW-846,Method 8260 Volatiles List3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 audit,na process to identify waste materials associ-ated with maintenance,repair,modifications,purchasenegotiations,or scrapping activities,some of which may behazardous,with the goal of providing planning informationabout environmental,health,and safety risks and related costs.3.1.2 friable,na physical state in which a dry material canbe easily crumpled,pulverized,or reduced to powder by handpressure.3.1.3 mobile,adjcapable of being transported from onesurface to another.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships andMarine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.06 onMarine Environmental Protection.Current edition approved Dec.1,2015.Published December 2015.Originallyapproved in 1997.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F1799 97(2009).DOI:10.1520/F1799-97R15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American Society of Heating,Refrigerating,and Air-Conditioning Engineers,Inc.(ASHRAE),1791 Tullie Circle,NE,Atlanta,GA30329,http:/www.ashrae.org.5Available from U.S.Government Printing Office,Superintendent ofDocuments,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Washington,DC 20401-0001,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.4 PCB,na class of chemicals comprised of polychlo-rinated biphenyls.3.1.5 streaming agents,na type of chemical used to fightsmall,contained fires by directing the firefighting agent spe-cifically at the fire.3.1.6 target materials,nspecific materials that the auditprocess will identify for evaluation.3.1.7 waste oil,noil that cannot be reused or recycled.4.Significance and Use4.1 ApplicabilityThis guide is intended to describe aplanning audit that will improve the shipowners ability toforecast costs and schedule impacts and aid the shipown