ASTM D8347-21a

Standard Guide for Requirements for Analytical Laboratory Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 As the cannabis and hemp industries expand and their products become more available as consumable products, the following requirements and expectations within the industry become increasingly significant (Practice E2659, Terminology E2708), requiring:  
5.1.1 The safety, reliability, and quality of its products;  
5.1.2 Worker safety;  
5.1.3 Environmental sustainability;  
5.1.4 Regulatory compliance;  
5.1.5 The need for different levels of qualified professionals; and  
5.1.6 Development of qualified training and certificate programs.  
5.2 The primary objectives of this guide are as follows:  
5.2.1 Provide a general overview of the BoK required for the professions listed in Section 6 (Table 1); and  
5.2.2 Provide recommendations to form the foundation for training and subsequent recognition/certificate systems that enable consumers, employers, organizational management, government agencies, and others who rely upon a skilled workforce to distinguish between qualified and non-qualified workers.  
5.2.3 Recommend requirements that agencies can use to develop and document the specific criteria used for training or certificate programs.  
5.3 Users of this guide shall document deviations from the recommended requirements to inform their clients of the criteria applied in either the training or the certificate programs offered. As the cannabis and hemp industries mature, this guide will be updated to reflect current thinking and requirements.  
5.4 The Bok elements are applicable to certificate Programs, while the BoK, experiential and educational elements are applicable to certification process requirements.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide can provide certification bodies, training providers, employers, and certificate issuers, with best-practice guidance for administering their respective programs for supporting analytical laboratory-related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries.  
1.2 This guide recommends requirements for experience, training, education, and the body of knowledge (BoK) necessary for analytical laboratory related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries listed in Table 1.    
1.3 This guide provides recommendations for articulating professional requirements for training and education or earning certificates. Its content does not supersede requirements for training or earning a certificate defined by jurisdictional entities such as government or other regional regulatory bodies.  
1.4 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2021
• ICS: 03.100.30 - Management of human resources
• Technical Committee: D37 - Cannabis
• Drafting Committee: D37.06 - Personnel Training, Assessment, Credentialing

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D8347 − 21a
Standard Guide for
Requirements for Analytical Laboratory Related Professions
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Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8347; 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 2.2 Other Standards:
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21CFR 111 Dietary Supplements
1.1 This guide can provide certification bodies, training
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21CFR 117 FSMA and Food Safety
providers, employers, and certificate issuers, with best-practice
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21CFR 210 Pharmaceutical Packaging and Holding
guidance for administering their respective programs for sup-
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21CFR 211 Pharmaceuticals
porting analytical laboratory-related professions within the
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General requirements for the compe-
cannabis and hemp industries.
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tence of testing and calibration laboratories
1.2 This guide recommends requirements for experience,
training, education, and the body of knowledge (BoK) neces-
3. Terminology
sary for analytical laboratory related professions within the
3.1 Definitions:
cannabis and hemp industries listed in Table 1.
3.1.1 biosafety level 2, n—a biosafety level classification
1.3 This guide provides recommendations for articulating
pertainingtolaboratoriesthatworkwithagentsassociatedwith
professionalrequirementsfortrainingandeducationorearning
human diseases (that is, pathogenic or infections organisms)
certificates. Its content does not supersede requirements for
that pose a moderate health hazard.
trainingorearningacertificatedefinedbyjurisdictionalentities
3.1.2 certificate, n—a document (letter, card, or other me-
such as government or other regional regulatory bodies.
dium) awarded to certificate holders that designates the suc-
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
cessful completion of a credentialing program’s requisites.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
E2659, E2708
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.3 certification agency, n—the organizational or admin-
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
istrative unit that offers or operates, or both, a certification
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
program. E2659, E2708
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
3.1.4 certificate program, n—a non-degree-granting educa-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
tion of training program consisting of (1) a learning event or
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
series of events designed to educate or train individuals to
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
achieve specified learning outcomes within a defined scope,
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
and (2) a system designed to ensure individuals receive a
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
certificateonlyafterverificationofsuccessfulcompletionofall
program requisites, including but not limited to an evaluation
2. Referenced Documents
of learner attainment of intended learning outcomes. E2659,
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E2708
E2659 Practice for Certificate Programs
3.1.5 certification, n—procedure and action by a duly au-
E2708 Terminology for Accreditation and Certification
thorized body of determining, certifying, and attesting in
writing to the qualifications of individuals, processes,
procedures, or items in accordance with application require-
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D37 on Cannabis and
ments.
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D37.06 on Personnel Training,
Assessment, Credentialing.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2021. Published December 2021. Originally
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approved in 2021. Last edition approved in 2021 as D8347 – 21. DOI: 10.1520/ Available from U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of
D8347-21A. Documents, 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Washington, DC 20401-0001, http://
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or www.access.gpo.gov.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Central Secretariat, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva,
the ASTM website. Switzerland, https://www.iso.org.
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it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
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Designation: D8347 − 21 D8347 − 21a
Standard Guide for
Certification Requirements for Analytical Laboratory
Professional VocationsRelated Professions Within the
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Cannabis Industryand Hemp Industries
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8347; 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
1.1 This guide provides recommendations to certificate issuers to administer certifications and develop associated training
programs for laboratory vocations within the cannabis/hemp industries. All references to cannabis within this guide are also
inclusive of the hemp cannabis varieties.can provide certification bodies, training providers, employers, and certificate issuers, with
best-practice guidance for administering their respective programs for supporting analytical laboratory-related professions within
the cannabis and hemp industries.
1.2 This guide provides the general requirements and recommendations recommends requirements for experience, training,
education, and the body of knowledge (BoK) necessary for analytical laboratory-related vocations laboratory related professions
within the cannabis/hemp industry cannabis and hemp industries listed in Table 1.
1.3 The vocational requirements recommended in this standard provide a guide for entities that issue certificates, offer training
programs, and for individuals that seek careers in the respective vocation.
1.3 This guide provides recommendations for articulating vocationalprofessional requirements for certifications. training and
education or earning certificates. Its content does not supersede requirements, vocational training, and certification conditions
requirements for training or earning a certificate defined by jurisdictional entities such as government or other regional regulatory
bodies.
1.4 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D37 on Cannabis and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D37.06 on Personnel Training, Assessment,
Credentialing.
Current edition approved April 15, 2021Nov. 1, 2021. Published June 2021December 2021. Originally approved in 2021. Last edition approved in 2021 as D8347 – 21.
DOI: 10.1520/D8347-21.10.1520/D8347-21A.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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D8347 − 21a
TABLE 1 General Requirements, Experience, Education, and
Body of Knowledge (BoK) by Vocation
Section
Cannabis/Hemp Laboratory 7
Professionals
Certified Cannabis Sampling Technician 7.1
(CCST)
Certified Cannabis Laboratory 7.2
Technician (CCLT)
Certified Cannabis Laboratory Analytical 7.3
Chemist (CCLAC)
Certified Cannabis Laboratory Manager 7.4
(CCLM)
TABLE 1 Cannabis and Hemp Supporting Analytical Laboratory
Professions
Section
Cannabis and Hemp Laboratory 7
Professionals
Cannabis and Hemp Sampling 7.1
Technician
Cannabis and Hemp Laboratory 7.2
Technician
Cannabis and Hemp Laboratory 7.3
Analytical Chemist
Cannabis and Hemp Microbiologist 7.4
Cannabis and Hemp Laboratory 7.5
Manager
E2659 Practice for Certificate Programs
E2708 Terminology for Accreditation and Certification
2.2 Other Standards:
3
21CFR 111 Dietary Supplements
3
21CFR 117 FSMA and Food Safety
3
21CFR 210 Pharmaceutical Packaging and Holding
3
21CFR 211 Pharmaceuticals
4
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibrati
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