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Standard Guide for Using Equipment and Assays for Field Detection of Fentanyl and Fentanyl-Related Compounds

Standard Guide for Using Equipment and Assays for Field Detection of Fentanyl and Fentanyl-Related Compounds

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This guide includes a wide range of technologies that are currently in use. Considerations and guidance for using these technologies are listed in each technology section.  
5.2 The guide was compiled with significant input, review, and feedback from first responders; assay and instrument manufacturers; and local, state, and federal SMEs.
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1.1 This guide provides end-users and practitioners with information on the optimal use and limitations of assays and instrumentation designed to detect fentanyl and fentanyl-related compounds.  
1.2 This guide also provides summaries and links to guidance documents on training, personal protective equipment (PPE), sampling and detection, and medical countermeasures.  
1.3 This guide is intended for first responders and other end-users of field detection assays or instruments used to detect fentanyl and fentanyl-related compounds while out in the field. These instruments could also be used in a laboratory setting.  
1.4 End-users will need to determine specific requirements including, but not limited to, use by hazardous material (HAZMAT) teams, use in explosive or other hazardous environments or atmospheres, use with PPE, use by firefighters or law enforcement officers, special electromagnetic compatibility needs, extended storage periods, and extended mission times. These specific requirements may or may not be generally applicable to all chemical detection systems.  
1.5 Units:  
1.5.1 The metric system is used for all measures of weight. All temperatures are given in °C.  
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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.7 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.

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Status
Published
Publication Date
30-Apr-2021
ICS
71.040.40 - Chemical analysis
Technical Committee
E54 - Homeland Security Applications
Drafting Committee
E54.01 - CBRNE Detection and CBRN Protection
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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: E3289 − 21
Standard Guide for
Using Equipment and Assays for Field Detection of Fentanyl
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and Fentanyl-Related Compounds
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3289; 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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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This guide provides end-users and practitioners with
E2771 Terminology for Homeland Security Applications
information on the optimal use and limitations of assays and
E3131 Specification for Nucleic Acid-Based Systems for
instrumentation designed to detect fentanyl and fentanyl-
Bacterial Pathogen Screening of Suspicious Visible Pow-
related compounds.
ders
1.2 This guide also provides summaries and links to guid-
E3243 Specification for Field Detection Equipment and
ance documents on training, personal protective equipment
Assays Used for Fentanyl and Fentanyl-Related Com-
(PPE), sampling and detection, and medical countermeasures.
pounds
1.3 This guide is intended for first responders and other
E3290 Test Method for Establishing Performance of Equip-
end-usersoffielddetectionassaysorinstrumentsusedtodetect
ment and Assays for Field Detection of Fentanyl and
fentanyl and fentanyl-related compounds while out in the field.
Fentanyl-Related Compounds
These instruments could also be used in a laboratory setting.
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2.2 NFPA Standards:
1.4 End-users will need to determine specific requirements NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Haz-
including, but not limited to, use by hazardous material ardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
(HAZMAT) teams, use in explosive or other hazardous envi- NFPA 473 Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel
ronments or atmospheres, use with PPE, use by firefighters or
Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass
law enforcement officers, special electromagnetic compatibil- Destruction Incidents
ity needs, extended storage periods, and extended mission
NFPA 704 Standard System for the Identification of the
times. These specific requirements may or may not be gener- Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response
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ally applicable to all chemical detection systems.
2.3 OSHA Standards:
29 CFR 1910.120 OSHA Hazardous waste operations and
1.5 Units:
emergency response
1.5.1 The metric system is used for all measures of weight.
29 CFR 1910.132 OSHA PPE Standard
All temperatures are given in °C.
29 CFR 1910.134 OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.4 Other Standards:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Eurachem/CITAC Guide CG 4:2012 Quantifying Uncer-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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tainty in Analytical Measurement
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
ISO 17034 General requirements for the competence of
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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reference material producers
1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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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Available from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 200
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210, http://www.osha.gov.
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Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.01 on Available from Eurachem, https://www.eurachem.org/index.php.
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CBRNE Detection and Decontamination. Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO
Current edition approved May 1, 2021. Published July 2021. DOI: 10.1520/ Central Secretariat, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva,
E3289-21. Switzerland, https://www.iso.org.
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