ASTM C930-05

Standard Classification of Potential Health and Safety Concerns Associated With Thermal Insulation Materials and Accessories

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The purpose of this classification is to identify potential concerns and effects which may occur during the life cycle (installation, service, removal, and disposal) of insulation materials and accessories resulting from direct contact or indirect action or events.
This classification does not identify remedial or preventive steps that may be taken to correct potential problems or hazards; rather it is intended as a checklist that will make it easier to deal constructively with these potentials, and to determine what, if any, specific requirements need to be added to other standards concerning insulation materials or accessories. (See Appendix X2 for sources of information.)
This classification recognizes that proper handling and installation procedures can substantially reduce the potential concerns and effects. Further, it recognizes that in some situations the presence or creation of potential effects or hazards results from an intervening act of human or natural origin, or depends on access to or contact with the materials or accessories. Lack of compatibility of the individual components of an insulation system with each other or the environmental conditions within which the system will operate, or both, may create unanticipated effects. (See Appendix X3.)
SCOPE
1.1 This classification identifies potential concerns and effects that could result from direct contact with thermal insulation materials and accessories, or be caused by indirect action of events such as aging, fire, or physical disturbance.
1.2 Intent of Classification
1.2.1 It is the intent of this classification to alert others to potential concerns, effects, hazards, or risk.
1.2.2 It is not the intent of this classification to establish the degree of risk or hazard or limiting values of potential hazards.
1.2.3 It is not the intent of this classification to establish or recommend methods or markings to reduce or mitigate the potential; however, it is recognized that correct procedures and precautionary measures can substantially reduce or eliminate some of the potential concerns, effects, hazards, or risks.
Note 1—See for commentary.
1.3 This classification recognizes the responsibility of producers and users, as appropriate, to: (1) provide information on known effects or hazards, (2) advise on established safety and health practices, and (3) determine applicable regulatory requirements.
1.4 This classification does not address the health and safety concerns of thermal insulation materials and accessories during manufacture.
1.5 Omission of an item from this classification does not imply an absence of potential concerns or effects.
1.6 There is no importance in the order of listing.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-1999
• ICS: 91.100.60 - Thermal and sound insulating materials
• Technical Committee: C16 - Thermal Insulation
• Drafting Committee: C16.40 - Insulation Systems

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C930-99 - Standard Classification of Potential Health and Safety Concerns Associated With Thermal Insulation Materials and Accessories
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-1999
• Replaced By: ASTM C930-12 - Standard Classification of Potential Health and Safety Concerns Associated With Thermal Insulation Materials and Accessories
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:C930 −05
StandardClassification of
Potential Health and Safety Concerns Associated With
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Thermal Insulation Materials and Accessories
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C930; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope 2.1.2 direct contact—the straightforward touching resulting
from use, manipulation, placement, etc.
1.1 This classification identifies potential concerns and ef-
2.1.3 hazard—a condition or set of circumstances that
fects that could result from direct contact with thermal insula-
presents a specific injury or adverse health potential.
tion materials and accessories, or be caused by indirect action
of events such as aging, fire, or physical disturbance.
2.1.4 indirect action or events—the actions or events that
are not directly created by, or straightforwardly caused by, the
1.2 Intent of Classification:
person(s) potentially exposed to the effects or hazards.
1.2.1 It is the intent of this classification to alert others to
potential concerns, effects, hazards, or risk.
2.1.5 potential—the possible as opposed to the actual; that
1.2.2 It is not the intent of this classification to establish the
which may, but has not yet, come into being; that which is
degree of risk or hazard or limiting values of potential hazards.
latent, unrealized.
1.2.3 It is not the intent of this classification to establish or
2.1.6 risk—the exposure to chance of injury or illness or
recommend methods or markings to reduce or mitigate the
loss.
potential; however, it is recognized that correct procedures and
precautionary measures can substantially reduce or eliminate 3. Significance and Use
some of the potential concerns, effects, hazards, or risks.
3.1 The purpose of this classification is to identify potential
concerns and effects which may occur during the life cycle
NOTE 1—See Appendix X1 for commentary.
(installation, service, removal, and disposal) of insulation
1.3 This classification recognizes the responsibility of pro-
materials and accessories resulting from direct contact or
ducers and users, as appropriate, to: (1) provide information on
indirect action or events.
known effects or hazards, (2) advise on established safety and
3.2 This classification does not identify remedial or preven-
health practices, and (3) determine applicable regulatory re-
quirements. tive steps that may be taken to correct potential problems or
hazards; rather it is intended as a checklist that will make it
1.4 Thisclassificationdoesnotaddressthehealthandsafety
easier to deal constructively with these potentials, and to
concernsofthermalinsulationmaterialsandaccessoriesduring
determine what, if any, specific requirements need to be added
manufacture.
to other standards concerning insulation materials or accesso-
1.5 Omission of an item from this classification does not
ries. (See Appendix X2 for sources of information.)
imply an absence of potential concerns or effects.
3.3 This classification recognizes that proper handling and
1.6 There is no importance in the order of listing.
installation procedures can substantially reduce the potential
concerns and effects. Further, it recognizes that in some
2. Terminology
situations the presence or creation of potential effects or
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
hazards results from an intervening act of human or natural
2.1.1 degree of risk—the probability or expected frequency
origin, or depends on access to or contact with the materials or
of the event, multiplied by the expected magnitude of exposure
accessories. Lack of compatibility of the individual compo-
and the potential for harm.
nents of an insulation system with each other or the environ-
mental conditions within which the system will operate, or
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This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C16 on both, may create unanticipated effects. (See Appendix X3.)
Thermal Insulation and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C16.40 on
Insulation Systems. 4. Basis of Classification
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2005. Published December 2005. Originally
4.1 Classification is based on several broad groupings of
approved in 1980. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as C930 – 99. DOI:
10.1520/C0930-05. potential concerns that could result from direct contact with
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