ASTM D4297-99
(Practice)Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling Bisphenol A (4,4!-Isopropylidinediphenol)
Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling Bisphenol A (4,4!-Isopropylidinediphenol)
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1.1 This practice covers procedures for sampling and handling 4,4`-isopropylidinediphenol, commercially known as bisphenol A, in various solid forms, and as a liquid at elevated temperatures from the viewpoints of quality assurance and safety.
1.2 Any person sampling or handling this product should have specific first aid instructions and equipment available for use in the event of personal contact or exposure.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:D4297–99
Standard Practice for
Sampling and Handling Bisphenol A
(4,4* -Isopropylidinediphenol)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4297; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope articles.BisphenolAisnormallytransportedinseveraltypesof
containers including cloth and paper bags, bulk trucks, and
1.1 This practice covers procedures for safely sampling and
covered hopper cars. (See Table 1.)
handling 4,48-isopropylidinediphenol, commercially known as
4.2 While bisphenol A is dangerous when handled improp-
bisphenolA, in various solid forms, and as a liquid at elevated
erly, particularly at elevated temperatures, its unloading need
temperatures in a manner which represents and preserves
not be hazardous provided the hazards are recognized and
product quality.
handling instructions are rigidly observed.
1.2 Any person sampling or handling this product should
have specific first aid instructions and equipment available for
5. Hazards
use in the event of personal contact or exposure.
5.1 Health—Consult current OSHA regulations and suppli-
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
er’s Material Safety Data Sheets for all materials used in this
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
practice.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
5.1.1 Aside from the risk of thermal burns in handling
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bisphenol A when molten, and a possibility of dermatitis from
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard
impurities, particularly in crude grades, industrial use does not
statements, see Sections 4-8 and 9.
present a significant health hazard. However, ordinary precau-
2. Referenced Documents tions must be observed to protect personnel from contact with
molten bisphenol A or excessive exposure to dusts or high
2.1 OSHA Regulations:
concentrations of vapor.
29 CFR Labor, paragraphs 1910.1000 and 1910.1200
5.1.2 Precautions must be observed to protect personnel
2.2 U.S. DOT Regulations:
from excessive inhalation of vapors and dust.
49 CFR Transportation, Subchapter C, Parts 171-180
5.2 Fire:
3. Significance and Use
5.2.1 Bisphenol A in both the solid and liquid form is
combustible and introduces a potential fire hazard when it is
3.1 This practice is issued to provide information useful in
stored, handled, or used.
establishing sampling and handling procedures. It is expected
5.2.2 Bisphenol A vapors or dust can form explosive mix-
that this information will only be utilized in conjunction with
tures with air.
an existing health and safety program. The information pro-
5.2.3 Dry chemicals, carbon dioxide, foam, and water can
videdhereincannotbeusedasasubstituteforexpertsafetyand
all be used in fighting fires involving bisphenol A.
medical advice, but rather as a supplement to such advice.
5.3 For chemical emergency (spill, leak, fire, exposure, or
4. Description of Product (See Table 1)
accident) call CHEMTREC, day or night at 1-800-424-9300.
For emergency calls outside the United States, call
4.1 BisphenolAis not classified as a hazardous chemical by
703–527–3887. (Collect calls are accepted and all calls are
the Department of Transportation, and is, therefore not subject
recorded.)
to DOT regulations governing the transportation of hazardous
6. Protective Equipment
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D16 on Aromatic
6.1 Employees who work with bisphenol A should be well
Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-
trained and should maintain safe working conditions. Persons
mittee D16.OJ on Handling and Sampling Aromatic and Cyclic Hydrocarbons.
handling molten bisphenol-A require eye, face, respiratory,
Current edition approved June 10, 1999. Published August 1999. Originally
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body, skin, and hand protection. Handling solid bisphenol A
published as D 4297 – 83. Last previous edition D 4297 – 89 (1994) .
Available from Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
requires hand and body covering clothing to prevent excessive
Washington, DC 20402.
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D4297
TABLE 1 Typical Physical Properties Product Bisphenol A
Boiling Point, °C Flash Point, Specific Gravity,
Melting Point, °C Solid Forms
(10.5 mm Hg) °F 25°C
154–157 240 prills, flakes, crystals, powder 4.5 1.20 (solid)
exposure to dust, safety glasses with side shields, and respira- 8.8.6 Becompletelyfamiliarwiththelocationandoperation
tory protection such as a dust mask. of safety showers, eye baths, hose lines, and all other first aid
6.2 Personal protective equipment is not an adequate sub- equipment.
stitute for good safe working conditions, proper ventilation,
and intelligent conduct. Correct usage of protective equipment 9. Unloading Hopper Cars or Hopper Trucks
requires education in its proper use.
9.1 Observe all safety precautions.Always follow shipper’s
instructions for unloading, and read and observe all caution
7. First Aid
markings on both sides of the hopper or dome.
7.1 Skin contact with molt
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