LABELING ART MATERIALS FOR CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS

This practice describes a procedure for developing precautionary labels for art materials and provides hazard and precautionary statements based upon knowledge that exists in the scientific and medical communities. This practice concerns those chronic health hazards known to be associated with a product or product component(s). This practice applies exclusively to art materials packaged in sizes intended for individual users of any age or those participating in a small group. Manufacturers or repackagers may wish to determine individually or collectively precautionary labeling for art materials in accordance with this practice. Compliance may be certified by a certifying organization. Guidelines for a certifying organization are given in Appendix X1. This standard practice is available form the American Society of Testing and Materials, http://www.astm.org

D5517-07 Standard Test Method for 

DETERMINING EXTRACTABILITY OF METALS FROM ART MATERIALS

This test method covers the extraction of metals from art materials using an extractant that simulates the acid potential of gastric juice. This method may be useful as one indicator of the amount of metal that is readily available for absorption. It is not meant as a replacement for in vivo tests of absorption of a metal. This test method is similar to the extraction method in Specification F 963, except that it requires conducting extraction steps at body temperature instead of at room temperature.  The extraction procedure specified in this test method is more rigorous than that noted in Specification F 963 because the procedure causes the extraction of a larger quantity of metal.  This test method is adapted from the European Toy Safety Standard,  EN 71-3:1988 but differs from it in that a solvent extraction step is not required for processing waxes or oil-based products and no specific acceptable metal levels are specified. This standard test method is available form the American Society of Testing and Materials, http://www.astm.org

Two research reports have been developed to support this standard:

·         Factors affecting the solubility of metals in art materials examines variables affecting lead extractability from a lead chromate pigment made up in a crayon wax. Variables include pH, extractability time, and comparison between ASTM D5517 and synthetic intestinal juice with or without amino acids. Further the effects of increasing eluate volume on the amount of metal extracted are studied in a lead chromate pigment and a copper-containing glaze. For this report CLICK HERE

·         Comparison of the Solubility of Lead in Various Materials and Its Bioavailability investigates measures of bioaccessibility of lead in various ores used for a subchronic ingestion study in rats. ASTM D5517 is modified by lengthening extraction time, increasing solute volume, adding pepsin and organic acids or using synthetic intestinal juice with or without added amino acids. For this report  CLICK HERE

D6801-07  Standard Test Method for

MEASURING MAXIMUM SPONTANEOUS HEATING TEMPERATURE OF ART MATERIALS

This test method covers a small-scale laboratory procedure to determine the self heating tendency of oil-based art materials by exposure to elevated temperatures in air in a controlled semi-adiabatic system.

This test method has been developed to address an urgent need to identify oil-based art materials that may require labeling for spontaneous heating tendency. Studies based on this method may allow the development of a practice to identify such oil-based art materials. For safety concerns specific to disposal of solvent-soaked rags, see the appendix to this standard. This provisional standard test method is available form the American Society of Testing and Materials, http://www.astm.org

  A research report has been developed to support this standard:

  ·         MEASURING SPONTANEOUS HEATING TENDENCY OF ART MATERIALS. This study examines the variables that affect maximum spontaneous heating temperature including type of matrix, drier type, air availability,  presence of inorganic contaminants and air drying of rags prior to testing. Preliminary testing is presented for oil paint and polymerized oil mediums. For this report CLICK HERE

C1023-09 Standard Practice for

LABELING CERAMIC ART MATERIALS FOR CHRONIC ADVERSE HEALTH HAZARDS

This practice describes a procedure for developing precautionary labels for ceramic art materials and provides hazard and precautionary statements based upon knowledge that exists in the scientific and medical communities. This practice concerns those chronic adverse health hazards known to be associated with a product  or product component(s), when the component(s) is present in a physical form, volume, or concentration that in the opinion of a toxicologist has the potential to produce a chronic adverse health effect(s). This practice is intended to apply exclusively to ceramic art materials which are packaged in sizes intended for use by artists or crafts people, either individually, or in a small group or class. This practice applies to developing precautionary labeling for ceramic art materials intended for adult usage. This standard practice is available form the American Society of Testing and Materials, http://www.astm.org

A safety manual has been developed to supplement this standard. For a copy of this manual CLICK HERE

Two research reports have been developed to support this standard:

·         LEAD CONTAMINATION IN CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS STUDIOS: POTENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY AND WORKER EXPOSURE.  A common practice in contemporary ceramic studios is the dip finished products in lead-containing dipping glaze. This study identifies lead contamination of customer areas secondary to tracking of lead-containing dust from the dipping area. A number of recommendations are made to decrease exposure including practice changes, facility changes, personal protection, education, warnings and personal hygiene practices. For a copy of this research report CLICK HERE

·         DUST EXPOSURES DURING THE MAKING AND PREPARATION OF GREENWARE. This study measures respirable dust exposures during the preparation of greenware and molds and during customer activities.  For  a copy of this research report CLICK HERE

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