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ASTM InternationalASTM InternationalCommittee F40 on Declarable Committee F40 on Declarable

Substances in MaterialsSubstances in Materials

Department of Commerce

2009 January 13

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Objectives of this Presentation

ASTM International Quick Overview

Committee F40 Current Activities

Other Relative Committee Activities

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ASTM InternationalASTM International

About ASTM International

• Non-governmental, not-for-profit organization

• Develops voluntary, consensus standards

• Over 30,000 technical experts from across the globe

ASTM’s objectives

• Promote public health and safety, and the overall quality of life

• Contribute to the reliability of materials, products, systems and services

• Facilitate national, regional, and international commerce

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ASTM StandardsASTM Standards

ASTM Standards

• Known for their high quality

• Meet World Trade Organization (WTO) principles for international standards

• Over 12,000 ASTM standards

ASTM Standards & the Global Economy

• 84 countries from every region of the world reference ASTM standards in laws or codes

• Over 3,000 ASTM standards are also cited in regulations or used as the basis of national standards of more than 60 countries in every region of the world.

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EU Participation in ASTMEU Participation in ASTM

ASTM members from European Union:• 25 EU member states with ASTM members

• 1326 ASTM members from EU

• 982 EU-based organizations represented

• 121 ASTM technical committees served

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Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials

Scope: Committee shall be the developer of standards for the evaluation of

materials/products relative to RoHS (& similar) requirements. The Committee will

encourage research in this field and sponsor symposia, workshops, and publications to

facilitate the development of such standards. The Committee will promote

liaison with other ASTM Committees and other organizations with mutual interests.

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Committee F40 Overview

Organized in 2005 156 members 22 international members:

• Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom

Over 123 entities represented:• ACS, AHAM, AIA, Ametek, APC, AT&T, BASF, Boeing, Bureau

Veritas, Cabot Corp, EIA, Elmer, US EPA, Fisher-Price, GM, DuPont, IBM, IMA, Intertek, Maytag, Motorola, NASA, NIST, Panalytical, Perkin, OECD, Hasbro, Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, SABIC, SGS, Shimadzu, Sony, Thermo Electron Corp, TIA, Toshiba, TUV Rheinland, Tyco, UL, Whirlpool

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F40 Officers

Chairman: Timothy J Mc Grady, LG Electronics USA Inc e‑mail: tmcgrady@lge.com

Vice Chairman: Taco van der Maten, Panalytical email: taco.van.der.maten@panalytical.com

Recording Secretary: Anne W Kaplan, DuPont e‑mail: anne.w.kaplan@usa.dupont.com

Membership Secretary: John E Martin, Spex Sample Prep e-mail: JMARTIN@SPEXCSP.COM

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The F40 Approach

Bottom up

F40 will develop standards focused on testing of raw materials, not parts or finished goods

Benefits

This will ultimately bring cost of compliance down, by allowing the entire supply chain to refer to the raw material purchase order to meet compliance – should make material declaration unnecessary.

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The Bottom Up Approach

Raw Materials

Manufactured Materials

Parts/Components

Sub Assemblies

Finished Products

Fewer Items to Test

Fewer Companies

More Items to Test

More Companies

As complexity increases in the supply chain, the number of items

to test increases, as well as the cost and difficulty of testing them.

* Based on chart provided by F40 Chairman Tim McGrady

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F40 SubcommitteesF40.01 Test Methods

Chair: Scott MacLeod, Underwriters Laboratories

Vice Chair: Richard Carlson, Dionex

F40.02 Management Practices & GuidesChair: Roland Chin, Intel

F40.03 Monitoring and Research of Legislation & Regulations Chair: Geoffrey Bock, TUV Rheinland of North America

F40.90 Executive

F40.91 Terminology

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F40.01 Test Methods

F2617 Standard Test Method for Identification and Quantification of Chromium, Bromine, Cadmium, Mercury, and Lead in Polymeric Material Using Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry – approved Sept 2008

Scope: This subcommittee's primary objective is the development of standard test methods related to declarable substances in materials and products to assist the manufacturing supply chains in various industries with compliance requirements. The subcommittee will communicate with internal (ASTM) and external technical committees to further the international acceptability of its efforts

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Excerpts of the F2617 Press Release

According to Taco van der Maten, PANalytical, and vice chair of Committee F40, F2617 provides a practical approach for testing that will ensure compliance with several RoHS directives, which started with the European Union legislation, and was followed shortly with several other RoHS-like regulations throughout the world...

"When the beginning of the production process is safe, it's logical that when you get to the end of the process, the finished product will be safe," says van der Maten.

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F40.01 Test Methods – other projects

WK9866 Test Method for Analysis of Tin-Based Solder Alloys and Pastes for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony and Bismuth Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry

WK15289 Test Methods for Test Methods for Analysis of Heavy Metals in Glass Using X-Ray Fluorescence ( XRF )

WK15434 Test Method for Analysis of Tin-based Solder Alloys Using Optical Emission Spectrometry

WK21957 Identification and quantification of lead in paint and other coatings using energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDXRF)

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F40.02 Management Practices & Guides

F2577 Standard Guide for Assessment of Materials and Products for Declarable Substances

F2725 Standard Guide for European Union's Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) Supply Chain Information Exchange

WK19940 Analytical Test Methods for Substances of Very High Concern in Electronics Products

Scope: This subcommittee will establish standards for the management of information for the declaration via paper or electronic means of substances in materials. This will include standards for a declaration of conformance, the disclosure and transfer of test results, general material and substance disclosure and standard practices for the exchange of such information. Assist suppliers and purchasers in harmonizing requests and requirements throughout the supply chain.

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F40.02 Guides - F2725

ASTM F2725 - 08 Standard Guide for European Union's Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) Supply Chain Information Exchange

1.Scope1.1 This guide will assist companies that manufacture, buy, or sell, or both, substances, preparations, and articles to ensure that supply chains comply with the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. This is accomplished by identifying the specific information elements that must be specified, requested and exchanged in communication between actors in the supply chain.

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F40.03 Monitoring of Legislation, Regulation and Existing Document Research/Liaison

Enhesa Environmental Legislation & Regulation Database

*** Free Member Benefit

Scope: Subcommittee F40.03 will monitor and report on; major government codes, regulations, standards, test methods and reference materials bearing on Declarable Substances in Materials. The subcommittee will be global in nature and scope. The subcommittee will compile and provide information for Standards Developing Organizations, suppliers and interested parties regarding various regulations and standards around the world. The subcommittee will communicate and liaise with other organizations as necessary.

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F40.91 Terminology

F2576 - Standard Terminology Relating to Declarable Substances in Materials

Scope: Subcommittee F40.91 on Terminology is responsible for the overallmanagement of the terminology of Committee F40 on DeclarableSubstances in Materials…

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Future F40 Meetings

April 2009 Committee Week Dates: Wednesday April 22nd 2009 - Friday April 24th 2009Location: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver; Vancouver, B.C., CA

F40 October 2009 Meeting Dates: Tuesday October 6th 2009 - Thursday October 8th 2009Location: Crown Plaza Prague; Prague, CZ

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Other Committee Activities

F15 on Consumer Products > Subcommittee F15.62 on Lead in Vinyl Children's Products

Work Item:

• WK19130 Lead Content in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

Plastics Used in Childrens Consumer Products

• Request Received from CPSC to address issue – May 2007

• Organizational Meeting held at CPSC HQ – August 9, 2007

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Summary Points

ASTM’s standards are recognized for their technical proficiency world wide

F40 broad stakeholders will continue to develop standards to aid public and private sectors in ROHS/REAcH compliance

Standards development in ASTM is always evolving and open to all

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Questions?

Thank You

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Contacts

Jeff Grove, VP Global Policy

Email: jgrove@astm.org

phone +1 202/223-8505

Brynn Murphy, F40 Staff Manager

Email: bmurphy@astm.org

phone +1 610/832-9640

Web www.astm.org

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