ASTM E2739-10

Standard Specification for Personnel Decontamination System to be Used During a Chemical Event (Withdrawn 2019)

ABSTRACT
This specification is used to standardize the personnel decontamination systems used by the Homeland Defense Community to ensure the system characteristics are matched to the needs of the Homeland Defense Community. These personnel decontamination systems are not to be used for the decontamination for any other surface or material. This specification is based on those issues associated with a chemical event only. It is recognized that personnel decontamination associated with a radiological or a biological event, or both, will be similar, those events have not been considered and issues that may differ with respect to chemical decontamination are outside the scope of this standard specification.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification is used to standardize the personnel decontamination systems used by the Homeland Defense Community to ensure the system characteristics are matched to the Homeland Defense Community needs. These personnel decontamination systems are not intended to be used for the decontamination for any other surface or material.
1.2 Also, these personnel decontamination systems are intended to be portable and easy to use by the Homeland Defense Community during a chemical event.
1.3 This specification is based on those issues associated with a chemical event only. It is recognized that personnel decontamination associated with a radiological or a biological event, or both, will be similar, those events have not been considered and issues that may differ with respect to chemical decontamination are outside the scope of this standard specification.
1.4 Personnel processed through decontamination systems certified under this standard may still require medical treatment because of the chemical exposure.
1.5 The amount of processing that personnel will be required to undergo while being decontaminated will be specified by the manufacturer’s operating instructions.
1.6 Within the U.S. Homeland Defense Community, the familiarity and use of English units currently prevails. Equipment manufactured under this standard for use in the United States should consider English units for control panels, connections, system interfaces, etc. For this standard specification, the English units are provided as standard with the equivalent SI units in paraentheses.
1.7 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.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This specification was used to standardize the personnel decontamination systems used by the Homeland Defense Community to ensure the system characteristics were matched to the Homeland Defense Community needs. These personnel decontamination systems were not intended to be used for the decontamination for any other surface or material.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications, this specification was withdrawn in January 2019 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 14-Dec-2010
• Withdrawal Date: 10-Jan-2019
• ICS: 13.200 - Accident and disaster control
• ICS: 13.340.01 - Protective equipment in general
• Technical Committee: E54 - Homeland Security Applications

Relations

• Referred By: ASTM E2771-11(2019) - Standard Terminology for Homeland Security Applications
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E2739 −10
Standard Specification for
Personnel Decontamination System to be Used During a
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Chemical Event
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2739; 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 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification is used to standardize the personnel
2.1 ASTM Standards:
decontamination systems used by the Homeland Defense
E1799 Practice for Visual Inspections of Photovoltaic Mod-
Community to ensure the system characteristics are matched to
ules
the Homeland Defense Community needs. These personnel
E2202 Practice for Measurement of Equipment-Generated
decontamination systems are not intended to be used for the
Continuous Noise for Assessment of Health Hazards
decontamination for any other surface or material.
E2411 Specification for Chemical Warfare Vapor Detector
(CWVD)
1.2 Also, these personnel decontamination systems are in-
E2542 Specification for Portable Water Heaters Used at
tendedtobeportableandeasytousebytheHomelandDefense
Personnel Decontamination Stations
Community during a chemical event.
E2543 Specification for Portable Air Heaters Used at Per-
1.3 This specification is based on those issues associated
sonnel Decontamination Stations and Shelters
with a chemical event only. It is recognized that personnel
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2.2 NFPA Standards:
decontamination associated with a radiological or a biological
NFPA 70 National Electrical Code
event, or both, will be similar, those events have not been
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considered and issues that may differ with respect to chemical
2.3 NIST Standards:
decontamination are outside the scope of this standard speci-
NIST SP - 960-12 Stopwatch and Timer Calibrations
fication.
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2.4 EPA Standards:
1.4 Personnel processed through decontamination systems
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs)
certifiedunderthisstandardmaystillrequiremedicaltreatment
because of the chemical exposure.
3. Terminology
1.5 The amount of processing that personnel will be re-
3.1 Definitions:
quiredtoundergowhilebeingdecontaminatedwillbespecified
3.1.1 decontamination, n—process of reducing or eliminat-
by the manufacturer’s operating instructions.
ing the hazards associated with chemical contamination for
1.6 Within the U.S. Homeland Defense Community, the
personnel to include absorption, neutralization, and physical
familiarity and use of English units currently prevails. Equip-
removal of the chemical contaminant.
ment manufactured under this standard for use in the United
3.1.2 decontamination system, n—all of the equipment re-
States should consider English units for control panels,
quired to reduce the chemical contamination on personnel
connections, system interfaces, etc. For this standard
leaving the contaminated area to below levels that could cause
specification, the English units are provided as standard with
harm to themselves, others, or the environment.
the equivalent SI units in paraentheses.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. the ASTM website.
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Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch
Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, http://www.nfpa.org.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100
Homeland Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Bureau Dr., Stop 1070, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070, http://www.nist.gov.
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E54.03 on Decontamination. Available from United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ariel
Current edition approved Dec. 15, 2010. Published January 2011. DOI: 10.1520/ Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460, http://
E2739-10. www.epa.gov.
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4. Significance and Use have a user adjustable high level and low level alarms. The
alarms will be visual and audible and be able to be silenced by
4.1 This specification describes the information for manu-
the operator. If the audible alarm has been
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