Designation:E2889−12AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforControlofRespiratoryHazardsintheMetalRemovalFluidEnvironment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2889;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticesetsforthguidelinestocontrolrespiratoryhazardsinthemetalremovalenvironment.1.2ThispracticedoesnotincludepreventionofdermatitiswhichisthesubjectofPracticeE2693butitdoesadoptasimilarsystemsmanagementapproachwithmanycontrolelementsincommon.1.3Thispracticefocusesonemployeeexposureviainhala-tionofmetalremovalfluidsandassociatedairborneagents.1.4Metalremovalfluidsusedforwetmachiningoperations(suchascutting,drilling,millingorgrinding)thatremovemetaltoproducethefinishedpartareasubsetofmetalworkingfluids.Thispracticedoesnotapplytootheroperations(suchasstamping,rolling,forgingorcasting)thatusemetalworkingfluidsotherthanmetalremovalfluids.Theseothertypesofmetalworkingfluidoperationsarenotincludedinthisdocu-mentbecauseoflimitedinformationonhealtheffects,includ-ingepidemiologystudies,andoncontroltechnologies.Nonetheless,someoftheexposurecontrolapproachesandguidancecontainedinthisdocumentmaybeusefulformanagingrespiratoryhazardsassociatedwithothertypesofmetalworkingfluids.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1356TerminologyRelatingtoSamplingandAnalysisofAtmospheresD2881ClassificationforMetalworkingFluidsandRelatedMaterialsD7049TestMethodforMetalRemovalFluidAerosolinWorkplaceAtmospheresE1302GuideforAcuteAnimalToxicityTestingofWater-MiscibleMetalworkingFluidsE1370GuideforAirSamplingStrategies...
