ASTM E2631-09

Standard Practice for Physical Placement of an Entity-Controlled Supplemental Identification Label

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
There is no consistent method for the physical placement of an identifying label on equipment in the possession of an entity.
This practice is intended to expedite and improve the physical inventory and self-assessment processes and other occasions in which the instant identification of equipment is needed for purposes of control, management, or determining ownership, or a combination thereof.
The further intent of this practice is to reduce the administrative costs associated with activities requiring equipment identification, that is, physical inventory, self-assessments, and audits and to supplement Practice E 2279, Practice E 2452, and MIL STD 130.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice is for supplemental identification labels assigned by an entity and affixed to equipment to permit control.  
1.2 Identifying labels include, but are not limited to, removable tags, bands, and plates.
1.3 This practice is not intended for material or manufacturer’s warranties.
1.4 This practice is not intended for original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM’s) markings.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.6 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.
FIG. 1 Entity Identification Labels Facing the User
FIG. 2 Entity Identification Label Placed on Front Right Side of the Equipment
FIG. 3 Entity Identification Label Attached to Tool

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Jul-2009
• ICS: 01.080.99 - Other graphical symbols
• ICS: 55.020 - Packaging and distribution of goods in general
• Technical Committee: E53 - Asset Management
• Drafting Committee: E53.01 - Process Management

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM E2631-09(2015) - Standard Practice for Physical Placement of an Entity-Controlled Supplemental Identification Label
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2015
• Referred By: ASTM E2675-22 - Standard Practice for Asset Management System Outcomes
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E2631 −09
StandardPractice for
Physical Placement of an Entity-Controlled Supplemental
Identification Label
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2631; 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.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This practice is for supplemental identification labels 3.1 Definitions—See Terminology E2135 for definitions
assigned by an entity and affixed to equipment to permit related to property and asset management.
control. 3.1.1 impractical, adj—unwise to implement or maintain in
practice.
1.2 Identifying labels include, but are not limited to, remov-
3.1.2 label, n—an identifying or descriptive marker that is
able tags, bands, and plates.
attached to an object.
1.3 This practice is not intended for material or manufac-
3.1.3 placement, n—act of placing, adhering, or affixing a
turer’s warranties.
label in a certain place or location.
1.4 This practice is not intended for original equipment
3.1.4 supplemental, adv—something added to provide fur-
manufacturer’s (OEM’s) markings.
ther information.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
4. Summary of Practice
standard.
4.1 The intent of this practice is to provide uniform guid-
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ance for the physical placement of a supplemental label on
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
equipment in the possession or control of an entity.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
5. Significance and Use
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
5.1 There is no consistent method for the physical place-
ment of an identifying label on equipment in the possession of
2. Referenced Documents
2 an entity.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.2 This practice is intended to expedite and improve the
E2135 Terminology for Property and Asset Management
E2279 Practice for Establishing the Guiding Principles of physical inventory and self-assessment processes and other
Property Management occasions in which the instant identification of equipment is
E2452 Practice for Equipment Management Process Matu- needed for purposes of control, management, or determining
rity (EMPM) Model ownership, or a combination thereof.
2.2 Federal Standard:
5.3 The further intent of this practice is to reduce the
MIL STD 130 Standard Practice for Identification Marking
administrative costs associated with activities requiring equip-
of U.S. Military Property
ment identification, that is, physical inventory, self-
assessments, and audits and to supplement Practice E2279,
Practice E2452, and MIL STD 130.
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E53 on Asset
Management and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E53.01 on Process
6. Procedure
Management.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2009. Published August 2009. DOI: 10.1520/
6.1 When space allows, the label shall be physically placed
E2631-09.
on the equipment item so that it directly faces the user. The
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