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Health and safety in welding and allied processes - Laboratory method for sampling fume and gases - Part 5: Identification of thermal-degradation products generated when welding or cutting through products composed wholly or partly of organic materials (ISO/TS 15011-5:2006)

The ENV will describe a method or methods for generating, collecting and identifying fumes and gases generated by welding and cutting through products composed wholly or partly of organic substances, e.g. shop primers, paints, adhesives, sealants, oils etc.

Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz beim Schweißen und bei verwandten Verfahren - Laborverfahren zum Sammeln von Rauch und Gasen - Teil 5: Identifizierung von thermischen Zersetzungsprodukten erzeugt beim Schweißen und Schneiden von ganz oder teilweise aus organischen Materialen bestehenden Produkten (ISO/TS 15011-5:2006)

Diese Vornorm legt Verfahren fest, mit denen Informationen über thermische Zersetzungsprodukte gewonnen werden können, die beim Schweißen, Durchschneiden, Vorheizen und Richten von Produkten entstehen, die ganz oder teilweise aus organischen Stoffen bestehen, z. B. Fertigungsbeschichtungen, Lacke, Klebemittel, Dichtungsmittel, Öle usw. Sie wendet sich in erster Linie an Prüflaboratorien, die diese Prüfungen durchführen. Die gewonnen Daten können von Produktherstellern dazu verwendet werden, Informationen in Sicherheitsdatenblättern zu geben sowie von Arbeitsmedizinern zur Identifizierung von thermischen Zersetzungsprodukten, die für die Durchführung von Risikobewertungen und/oder Arbeitsplatzmessungen von Bedeutung sind. Die Daten können nicht direkt zur Beurteilung von Expositionen verwendet werden.
Diese Vornorm gilt für alle Produkte, die ganz oder teilweise aus organischen Stoffen bestehen und die beim Schweißen und Schneiden auf Temperaturen erhitzt werden könnten, bei denen thermische Zersetzungsprodukte erzeugt werden und bei denen nicht von vornherein erkennbar ist, welche Zersetzungsprodukte entstehen können.

Hygiene et sécurité en soudage et techniques connexes - Méthode de laboratoire d'échantillonnage des fumées et des gaz - Partie 5: Identification des produits de dégradation thermique générés lors du soudage ou du coupage de produits entierement ou partiellement constitués de matériaux organiques (ISO/TS 15011-5:2006)

Zdravje in varnost pri varjenju in podobnih postopkih - Laboratorijska metoda za vzorčenje dima in plinov, nastalih pri obločnem varjenju - 5. del: Določanje dimov in plinov, ki nastanejo pri varjenju in rezanju izdelkov, ki so v celoti ali delno iz organskih snovi (ISO/TS 15011-5:2006)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2006
• Withdrawal Date: 12-Oct-2011
• ICS: 13.100 - Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene
• ICS: 25.160.10 - Welding processes
• Technical Committee: VAR - Welding
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 12-Oct-2011
• Due Date: 04-Nov-2011
• Completion Date: 13-Oct-2011
• Ref Project: CEN ISO/TS 15011-5:2006 - Health and safety in welding and allied processes - Laboratory method for sampling fume and gases - Part 5: Identification of thermal-degradation products generated when welding or cutting through products composed wholly or partly of organic materials (ISO/TS 15011-5:2006)

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• Replaced By: SIST EN ISO 15011-5:2011 - Health and safety in welding and allied processes - Laboratory method for sampling fume and gases - Part 5: Identification of thermal-degradation products generated when welding or cutting through products composed wholly or partly of organic materials using pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (ISO 15011-5:2011)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Replaced By: SIST EN ISO 15011-5:2011 - Health and safety in welding and allied processes - Laboratory method for sampling fume and gases - Part 5: Identification of thermal-degradation products generated when welding or cutting through products composed wholly or partly of organic materials using pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (ISO 15011-5:2011)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

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Health and safety in welding and allied processes - Laboratory method for sampling fume
and gases - Part 5: Identification of thermal-degradation products generated when
welding or cutting through products composed wholly or partly of organic materials
(ISO/TS 15011-5:2006)
Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz beim Schweißen und bei verwandten Verfahren -
Laborverfahren zum Sammeln von Rauch und Gasen - Teil 5: Identifizierung von
thermischen Zersetzungsprodukten erzeugt beim Schweißen und Schneiden von ganz
oder teilweise aus organischen Materialen bestehenden Produkten (ISO/TS 15011-
5:2006)
Hygiene et sécurité en soudage et techniques connexes - Méthode de laboratoire
d'échantillonnage des fumées et des gaz - Partie 5: Identification des produits de
dégradation thermique générés lors du soudage ou du coupage de produits entierement
ou partiellement constitués de matériaux organiques (ISO/TS 15011-5:2006)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN ISO/TS 15011-5:2006
ICS:
13.100 Varnost pri delu. Industrijska Occupational safety.
higiena Industrial hygiene
25.160.10 Varilni postopki in varjenje Welding processes
SIST-TS CEN ISO/TS 15011-5:2006 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN ISO/TS 15011-5
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
March 2006
ICS 25.160.10; 13.100

English Version
Health and safety in welding and allied processes - Laboratory
method for sampling fume and gases - Part 5: Identification of
thermal-degradation products generated when welding or cutting
through products composed wholly or partly of organic materials
(ISO/TS 15011-5:2006)
Hygiène et sécurité en soudage et techniques connexes - Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz beim Schweißen und bei
Méthode de laboratoire d'échantillonnage des fumées et verwandten Verfahren - Laborverfahren zum Sammeln von
des gaz - Partie 5: Identification des produits de Rauch und Gasen - Teil 5: Ermittlung von Rauch und
dégradation thermique générés lors du soudage ou du Gasen hervorgerufen durch Schweißen und Schneiden von
coupage de produits entièrement ou partiellement Erzeugnissen, die ganz oder teilweise aus organischen
constitués de matériaux organiques (ISO/TS 15011-5:2006) Materialien bestehen (ISO/TS 15011-5:2006)
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 27 September 2005 for provisional application.
The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
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Foreword


This document (CEN ISO/TS 15011-5:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee
CEN/TC 121 "Welding", the secretariat of which is held by DIN, in collaboration with Technical
Committee ISO/TC 44 "Welding and allied processes".

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to announce this CEN Technical Specification: Austria,
Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United
Kingdom.

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TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 15011-5
First edition
2006-03-15

Health and safety in welding and allied
processes — Laboratory method for
sampling fume and gases —
Part 5:
Identification of thermal-degradation
products generated when welding or
cutting through products composed
wholly or partly of organic materials
Hygiène et sécurité en soudage et techniques connexes — Méthode de
laboratoire d'échantillonnage des fumées et des gaz —
Partie 5: Identification des produits de dégradation thermique générés
lors du soudage ou du coupage de produits entièrement ou
partiellement constitués de matériaux organiques




Reference number
ISO/TS 15011-5:2006(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 1
4 Principle. 2
5 Procedure . 2
5.1 Screening tests to identify thermal degradation products. 2
5.2 Production of safety data sheet information .2
5.3 Production of user-specific risk assessment data. 3
5.4 Data handling . 3
6 Use and comprehensiveness of data on thermal degradation products. 3
6.1 Use of data on thermal degradation products. 3
6.2 Comprehensiveness of data on thermal degradation products . 3
7 Test report . 3
Annex A (normative) Screening tests to identify thermal degradation products. 5
Annex B (normative) Procedures for determination of thermal degradation products. 7
Annex C (informative) Sampling chambers. 10
Annex D (normative) Sampling and analytical procedures . 13
Annex E (informative) Example of a test report sheet. 15
Annex F (informative) Examples of suitable test conditions for arc welding . 16
Annex G (informative) Use of data on thermal degradation products. 17
Bibliography . 18

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Foreword
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rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/TS 15011-5 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee
CEN/TC 44, Welding and allied processes, in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 44, Welding
and allied processes, Subcommittee SC 9, Health and safety, in accordance with the Agreement on technical
cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
ISO/TS 15011 consists of the following parts, under the general title Health and safety in welding and allied
processes — Laboratory method for sampling fume and gases:
⎯ Part 1: Determination of emission rate and sampling for analysis of particulate fume
⎯ Part 2: Determination of emission rates of gases, except ozone
⎯ Part 3: Determination of ozone concentration using fixed point measurements
⎯ Part 4: Fume data sheets
⎯ Part 5: Identification of thermal-degradation products generated when welding or cutting through products
composed wholly or partly of organic materials [Technical Specification]
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Introduction
Welding and cutting activities generate fumes and gases that can be harmful to health and that must be
controlled within limits laid down in regulations. To assess the risks to health arising from such activities it is
necessary to acquire knowledge of the quantity and composition of the fumes and gases emitted.
[1] [2]
ISO 15011-1 and ISO 15011-2 have been promulgated to generate these data when welding with
consumables comprised mainly of metals and other inorganic substances. However, it is now common
practice in the welding industry to weld or cut through a range of products including coatings such as shop
primers, paints, oils, waxes and pressing lubricants, and inter-weld materials such as adhesives and sealants.
When heated, these products, which can be composed wholly or partly of organic materials, typically give rise
to a wide range of thermal degradation products, the composition of which is difficult to predict from a
knowledge of the product composition. It is expected that the composition of these degradation products will
depend upon the temperatures encountered during welding and cutting activities and that a range of
temperatures will exist for every activity due to the existence of temperature profiles within the material being
processed.
As a result, several fume generation methods, providing temperatures and temperature profiles similar to
those generated by welding processes and parameters used in the workplace, will be required to provide the
data. Therefore, the purpose of this Technical Specification is to describe procedures that may be used to
make semi-quantitative measurements of the organic components generated when welding and cutting
through the products mentioned above, with a view to identifying those components that are significant
hygienically. The data generated may be used to provide information on degradation products for use in safety
data sheets. The degradation products identified in these tests may then be measured quantitatively using
existing standards for measuring emission rate or by monitoring workplace atmospheres directly.
Requests for official interpretations of any aspect of this Technical Specification should be directed to the
Secretariat of ISO/TC 44/SC 9 via your national standards body, a complete listing of which can be found at
www.iso.org.

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Health and safety in welding and allied processes — Laboratory
method for sampling fume and gases —
Part 5:
Identification of thermal-degradation products generated when
welding or cutting through products composed wholly or partly
of organic materials
1 Scope
This Technical Specification specifies procedures for obtaining information about thermal degradation
products generated when welding, cutting through, preheating and straightening products composed wholly or
partly of organic substances, e.g. shop primers, paints, adhesives, waxes, sealants, pressing lubricant, oils,
etc. It is aimed primarily at test laboratories performing such procedures. The data generated may be used by
product manufacturers to provide information for inclusion in safety data sheets and by occupational
hygienists to identify thermal degradation products of significance in the performance of risk assessments
and/or workplace exposure measurements. The data cannot be used to estimate workplace exposure directly.
This Technical Specification is applicable to all products composed partly or wholly of organic materials that
could be heated, during welding and cutting, to temperatures at which thermal degradation products are
generated and where it is not apparent what those degradation products will be.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 14327, Resistance welding — Procedures for determining the weldability lobe for resistance spot,
projection and seam welding
ISO 14373, Resistance welding — Procedure for spot welding of uncoated and coated low carbon steels
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
chemical agent
any chemical element or compound, on its own or admixed as it occurs in the natural state or as produced,
used or released, including release as waste, by any work activity, whether or not produced intentionally and
whether or not placed on the market
[3]
[Council Directive 98/24/EC ]
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3.2
limit value
reference figure for the concentration of a chemical or biological agent in air
3.3
welding primer
film material that is applied to an unpainted steel surface for protective purposes which does not have to be
removed prior to welding and does not prevent the making of an acceptable weld
3.4
weld-through sealant
mastic, gap-filling material that is applied prior to welding to an unpainted steel surface for non-pressure
sealing purposes and does not prevent the making of an acceptable weld
3.5
weld-through adhesive
polymer that is applied prior to welding to a primed or unpainted steel surface for the purpose of bonding but
does not prevent the making of an acceptable weld
3.6
weld-through waxes
material composed of esterified fatty acids that is applied to afford protection and act as a lubricant during
pressing operations and which does not prevent the making of an acceptable weld
4 Principle
The product under investigation, or a test piece to which the product under investigation has been applied, is
heated using one of a number of test procedures and the thermal degradation products generated are
collected and analysed using a range of sampling and analysis techniques. The test is carried out inside a
sampling chamber (see Annex C), where appropriate, in order to isolate the thermal degradation products
from other airborne contaminants. Enclosing the sampling operation also serves to concentrate the products
generated, reducing sampling times and improving analytical detection limits.
5 Procedure
5.1 Screening tests to identify thermal degradation products
Perform screening tests to identify thermal degradation products of interest using the pyrolysis procedure
specified in A.1 or the heating procedure specified in A.2. Use the results to establish a measurement strategy
to be used in the laboratory welding and cutting tests specified in 5.2.
5.2 Production of safety data sheet information
Weld or cut test pieces using the relevant procedure(s) for the product under test.
⎯ For arc and plasma welding and cutting processes, use the procedure given in B.1.
⎯ For resistance welding, use the procedure given in B.2.
⎯ For flame processes, use the procedure given in B.3.
Sample and analyse the resulting thermal degradation products using appropriate techniques selected from
those described in Annex D, according to the measurement strategy derived in 5.1.
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5.3 Production of user-specific risk assessment data
Generate thermal degradation products for analysis by simulating, as far as possible, the process, conditions
and materials used in the workplace. Sample and analyse the thermal degradation products using appropriate
techniques selected from those described in Annex D, according to the measurement strategy derived in 5.1.
5.4 Data handling
Evaluate the data to identify the thermal degradation products of the greatest hygienic significance. Refer to
[4]
ISO 16000-6 for guidance.
6 Use and comprehensiveness of data on thermal degradation products
6.1 Use of data on thermal degradation products
Information on the use of data on thermal degradation products generated using the procedures described in
this Technical Specification is given in Annex G.
6.2 Comprehensiveness of data on thermal degradation products
The required comprehensiveness of the data to be generated is determined by the use for the product that
can reasonably be anticipated.
Data for use in safety data sheets shall be generated under conditions, i.e. temperature, product thickness,
etc that are representative of the products intended use.
When data are required to perform a risk assessment for a specific workplace activity or to identify thermal
degradation products requiring exposure measurement, generation of thermal degradation products shall be
carried out using test conditions that mimic the workplace conditions as closely as possible. Such data are
only valid for the specific conditions used for their generation.
7 Test report
The test report shall contain the following information:
a) a reference to this Technical Specification, i.e. ISO/TS 15011-5:2006;
b) the name and address of the product manufacturer or supplier;
c) the type of product and/or the trade name of the product tested;
d) the test method used;
e) the name and address of the test laboratory;
f) the date the test report was issued;
g) the lot number of the product tested;
h) any deviation from the procedures specified in this Technical Specification, unusual occurrences or other
notable observations;
i) full details of each set of conditions under which the product was tested; and
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j) semi-quantitative data on the chemical composition of the thermal degradation products generated under
each set of test conditions, expressed relative to the principal degradation product.
An example of a test report sheet is given in Annex E.
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Annex A
(normative)

Screening tests to identify thermal degradation products
A.1 Pyrolysis
A.1.1 Heat source
Generate thermal degradation products from the product under evaluation by heating in a high frequency
induction furnace coupled to a gas chromatography - mass spectrometry system. Other suitable furnaces may
also be used, but the test pieces, test conditions and sampling and analysis procedure might need to be
varied from those specified in A.1.2, A.1.3 and A.1.4.
A.1.2 Test pieces
Prepare a series of test pieces which, when heated in a high frequency induction furnace, will produce a range
of different test temperatures. Apply small samples of the product under evaluation to range of sample carriers
made of ferromagnetic alloys with different Curie temperatures.
A.1.3 Test conditions
Carry out a series of tests in which the product under evaluation is heated to a number of different
temperatures within the scope of the pyrolysis technique, e.g. up to about 900 °C. Achieve this by using a
series of test pieces prepared by applying the product under evaluation to a range of sample carriers with
different Curie temperatures (see A.1.2).
A.1.4 Sampling and analysis
Heat the test pieces (A.1.2) in the induction furnace (A.1.1) by applying a high frequency field and pass the
resulting thermal degradation products directly into a suitable analytical instrument, e.g. a gas chromatograph
with a mass spectrometer detector, through a heated transfer line. Carry out the tests specified in A.1.3 and
record the test conditions used.
A.2 Thermal decomposition in a furnace
A.2.1 Heat source
Generate thermal degradation products from the product under evaluation by heating in a furnace equipped
with semi-embedded elements that offer fast heat-up to temperatures of 500 °C or above.
A.2.2 Test pieces
Manufacture test pieces by applying the product under evaluation to small circles of aluminium foil, e.g.
20 mm in diameter. Use application procedures, application rates and drying times that are typical for the
product when in commercial use. Alternatively, produce test pieces by taking samples of suitable dimensions
from an article to which the product has already been applied, using a process that does not lead to the test
pieces becoming excessively hot.
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A.2.3 Test conditions
Carry out a series of tests in which the product under evaluation is heated to a number of different
temperatures within the operating range of the furnace, e.g. between 200 °C and 500 °C. Place the test piece
in a glass tube and insert it into the furnace so that the test piece ends up in the middle of the furnace. Pass
air through the furnace at a flow rate of 4 l/min at the same time as heating is started. The furnace will
normally take about 15 min to reach the set temperature.
A.2.4 Sampling
Heat the test pieces (A.2.2) in the furnace (A.2.1) under the conditions specified in A.2.3 and collect samples
from the air exiting the furnace, after it has been allowed to cool sufficiently, using the procedures specified in
D.1. Collect samples for an appropriate length of time, e.g. 20 min.
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Annex B
(normative)

Procedures for determination of thermal degradation products
B.1 Procedure for arc and plasma welding and cutting processes
B.1.1 Heat source
Generate thermal degradation products from the product under evaluation by welding, bead-on-plate, using
autogeneous tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. Automatic welding employing a traverse is preferred, but
manual welding may also be used.
For coated materials for which the use of TIG welding is precluded, e.g. zinc-coated materials, perform the
test using the welding process that would normally be used with the product concerned.
NOTE TIG welding is used as a heat source because it can be used to give a heat input similar to that used in other
arc and plasma welding and cutting processes, and yet it produces little welding fume, which could interfere with sampling
and analysis of thermal degradation products.
B.1.2 Test pieces
B.1.2.1 When data on thermal degradation products are required for use in safety data sheets,
manufacture test pieces by applying the product under evaluation to 500 mm lengths of 200 mm wide by
10 mm thick, degreased, bright mild steel bar stock. Use application procedures, application rates and drying
times that are typical for the product when in commercial use.
Alternatively, produce test pieces by taking samples of suitable dimensions from material to which the product
has already been applied, using a process that does not lead to the test pieces becoming excessively hot.
NOTE Arc welding procedures can be employed for welding through surface coatings e.g. paints, oils, etc. However,
they are sometimes also used for welding close to joints that contain products su
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