Designation:F2577−14StandardGuideforAssessmentofMaterialsandProductsforDeclarableSubstances1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2577;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideusescasestudiestoillustratethedecisionprocesstoassessmaterialsandproductsfordeclarablesub-stanceswhenevaluatingconformancetorelevantrequire-ments.Thismaybeaccomplishedbyapplyingexistingknowl-edgetodeterminetheneedforfurtheraction(forexample,testing).1.2ThisguideislimitedtothereferencedEuropeanUniondirectives.Otherregions,countries,statesorlocalmunicipali-tiesmayadopttheseorsimilarregulations.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2576TerminologyRelatingtoDeclarableSubstancesinMaterials2.2OtherDocuments:DTIROHSRegulationsGovernmentGuidanceNotes,No-vember2005,SI2005No.27483EuropeanCommissionDecision2005/618/ECCommissionDecisionof18August2005amendingDirective2002/95/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilforthepurposeofestablishingthemaximumconcentrationvaluesforcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronicequipment4EuropeanUnionDirective2011/65/EU(recastof2002/95/EC)ontheRestrictionoftheUseofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment5EuropeanUnionDirective2012/19/EUonWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment63.Terminology3.1TermsanddefinitionsrelatedtodeclarablesubstancesinmaterialsmaybefoundinTerminologyF2576.3.2TermsanddefinitionsintheguidenotfoundinTermi-nologyF2576maybefoundinacommondictionaryorotherreferencedocumentssuchastheASTMDictionaryofEngi-neeringScience&Technology.74.SignificanceandU...
