65.020.20 - Plant growing
ICS 65.020.20 Details
Plant growing
Pflanzenzucht
Culture des plantes
Gojenje rastlin
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ICS 65.020.20 is a classification code in the International Classification for Standards (ICS) system. It covers "Plant growing". The ICS is a hierarchical classification system used to organize international, regional, and national standards, facilitating the search and identification of standards across different fields.
There are 146 standards classified under ICS 65.020.20 (Plant growing). These standards are published by international and regional standardization bodies including ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI.
The International Classification for Standards (ICS) is a hierarchical classification system maintained by ISO to organize standards and related documents. It uses a three-level structure with field (2 digits), group (3 digits), and sub-group (2 digits) codes. The ICS helps users find standards by subject area and enables statistical analysis of standards development activities.
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This document specifies a test method for evaluating the effect of fine bubble water on the growth promotion of hydroponically grown lettuce by estimating the incremental gain in mass of the stems and leaves over a specified growth period.
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This document provides practical data collection of promoting the germination of typical vegetable seeds by applying ultrafine bubbles (UFBs) within the effective number concentrations for barley seeds specified in ISO 23016-2, ISO/TR 23016-3 and ISO 23016-4. While the application of UFB to barley seeds is systematically standardized, reports on UFB application to vegetable seeds germination are scattered worldwide. Therefore, this document intends to illustrate the effectiveness of UFBs to promote the germination of vegetable seeds depending on their response to light, i.e.: a) require light to germinate (positive photoblastic), b) require darkness to germinate (negative photoblastic), and c) neutral to light.
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SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 As patient use of cannabis and hemp for medical purposes increases and medical professionals are increasingly called upon to provide medical advice, the following requirements and expectations within the medical profession are increasingly significant, requiring:
5.1.1 Availability by patients to qualified medical professionals who can provide safe and objective advice on the medical use of cannabis and hemp,
5.1.2 Clarity by medical professionals on the legal restrictions in their area of jurisdiction to ensure compliance, and
5.1.3 Development of qualified training and certificate programs to ensure safe and quality healthcare for patients.
5.2 The primary objectives of this guide are as follows:
5.2.1 Provide a general overview of the BoK required for the professions listed in Section 7; and
5.2.2 Provide recommendations to form the foundation for training and subsequent recognition/certificate systems that enable consumers, employers, organizational management, government agencies, and others who rely upon medical professionals to distinguish between qualified and non-qualified workers.
5.2.3 Recommend requirements that agencies can use to develop and document the specific criteria used for training or certificate programs.
5.3 Users of this guide shall document deviations from the recommended requirements to inform their clients of the criteria applied in either the training or the certificate programs offered. As the cannabis and hemp industries and medical guidelines mature, this guide will be updated to reflect current thinking and requirements.
5.4 The Bok elements are applicable to certificate programs, while the BoK, experiential and educational elements are applicable to certification process requirements.
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1.1 This guide can provide certification bodies, training providers, employers, and certificate issuers, with best-practice guidance for administering their respective programs for medical-related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries.
1.2 This guide recommends requirements for experience, training, education, and the body of knowledge (BoK) necessary for medical-related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries listed in Table 1.
1.3 For purposes of this guide, a medical professional is defined as a person qualified and licensed as required by the jurisdiction to provide guidance or recommendations regarding a person's health or fitness.
1.4 This guide provides recommendations for articulating professional requirements for training and education or earning certificates. It is part of a series of guides denoting certification requirements for professions within the cannabis and hemp industries (Guides D8346, D8347, D8348), and supporting Practice D8403 for associated certificate programs.
1.5 This guide's content does not supersede requirements for training or earning a certificate defined by jurisdictional entities such as government or other regional regulatory bodies.
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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This specification covers the quality and grading of expanded shale, clay and slate (ESCS) for use as a mineral component of growing media and drainage layer for extensive and intensive vegetative (green) roof systems. ESCS is a lightweight, highly porous and low-density ceramic material produced by expanding and vitrifying select shale, clay or slate in a rotary kiln. The requirements are intended to cover only materials having normal or average gradation characteristics. This specification also describes the materials and manufacture, as well as physical and chemical properties.
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1.1 This specification covers the quality and grading of the following materials for use as a mineral component of growing media and drainage layer for extensive and intensive vegetative (green) roof systems. The requirements are intended to cover only materials having normal or average gradation characteristics. Procedures covered in this specification are not intended for evaluating the performance nutrients associated with vegetative (green) roof growing media. Where other materials are to be used, appropriate limits suitable to their use must be specified.
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.
1.3 This standard offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. This document cannot replace education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this document be applied without consideration of a project's many unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this document means only that the document has been approved through the ASTM consensus process.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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This document specifies a method to assess the ultrafine bubble (UFB) number concentration in order to find whether the number concentration of UFB generated by users is in the adequate range for promoting the barley seed germination stably irrespective of seed variety conforming to ISO 23016-2 and ISO/TR 23016-3.
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SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This test method evaluates the effect of an ECP on seed germination and initial plant growth in a controlled environment.
5.2 The results of this test can be used to compare ECPs and other erosion control materials to determine which are the most effective at encouraging the growth of vegetation.
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1.1 This test method covers guidelines, requirements, and procedures for evaluating the effect of Erosion Control Products (ECPs) on seed germination and vegetation enhancement.
1.2 This test method will evaluate the effects of both rolled erosion control products (RECPs) and hydraulically-applied erosion control products (HECPs) on seed germination in a controlled environment.
1.3 This test method utilizes bench-scale testing procedures and shall not be interpreted as indicative of field performance.
1.4 This test method is not intended to replace full-scale simulation or field testing in acquisition of performance values that are required in the design of erosion control measures utilizing RECPs and HECPs.
1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
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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SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Light penetration may be used to control the quality of many RECPs. Light penetration has not been proven to relate to field performance for all materials.
5.2 The light penetration of RECPs may vary considerably, depending on the composite materials used in the matrix of the mat or due to inconsistency within a given mat. To minimize variation, specific sample size and procedures are indicated in this test method to help ensure comparable results.
5.3 This test method may be used to determine the effect of different composite materials and makeup of RECPs on the penetration of light.
5.4 This test method may be used for acceptance testing of commercial shipments of RECPs. Comparative tests as directed in 5.4.1 may be advisable.
5.4.1 In case of a dispute arising from differences in reported test results when using this test method for acceptance testing of commercial shipments, the purchaser and the supplier should conduct comparative tests to determine if there is a statistical bias between their laboratories. Competent statistical assistance is recommended for the investigation of bias. At a minimum, the two parties should take a group of test specimens that are as homogeneous as possible and that are formed from a lot of material of the type in question. The test specimens should be randomly assigned in equal numbers to each laboratory for testing. The average results from the two laboratories should be compared using Student’s t-test for unpaired data and an acceptable probability level chosen by the two begun. If bias is found, either its cause must be corrected, or the purchaser and supplier must agree upon the known bias.
Note 1: The light penetration has no definitive relationship to the amount of ground cover provided by a RECP, as the amount of light penetration may include light passing through translucent elements or light deflecting off of elements of the RECP structure. Thus, this test method is not intended to be used to determine a...
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1.1 This test method covers measuring the amount of light that penetrates through a rolled erosion control product.
1.2 This test method does not provide light penetration values for RECPs under variable normal sun and soil conditions. This test method determines nominal light penetration.
1.3 This test method is not to be used to determine a percent ground cover value for RECPs, as the amount of light penetration may include light passing through translucent material or reflecting off surfaces.
1.4 The values stated as a percentage are to be regarded as the standard. The values provided in footcandles are for information only.
1.5 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.
1.6 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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1.1 This terminology is a compilation of definitions of technical terms used in the cannabis industry. Terms that are generally understood or adequately defined in other readily available sources are not included.
1.2 When a term is used in an ASTM document for which Committee D37 is responsible it is included only when judged, after review by Subcommittee D37.91, to be a generally usable term.
1.3 Definitions that are identical to those published by other ASTM committees or other standards organizations are identified with the committee number (for example, D20) or with the abbreviation of the name of the organization (for example, IUPAC, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).
1.4 A definition is a single sentence with additional information included in discussions.
1.5 Definitions are followed by the committee responsible for the standard(s) (for example, [D37.01]) and standard designation(s) in which they are used (for example, D8219).
1.6 Abbreviated Terminology:
1.6.1 Abbreviated terminology is intended to provide uniform contractions of terms relating to cannabis that have evolved through widespread common usage. The compilation in this standard has been prepared to avoid the occurrence of more than one abbreviated term for a given cannabis term and to avoid multiple meanings for abbreviated terms.
1.6.2 The abbreviated terminology and descriptions in this standard are intended to be consistent with usage in the cannabis industry and the standards under D37 jurisdiction. Other ASTM committees may assign a different word-phrase description to the same abbreviated terminology. In such cases, the abbreviated terms in this standard shall apply to usage in D37 standards, or if widespread misunderstanding could result from conflicting abbreviated terminology descriptions, the abbreviated terminology for the word-phrase shall not be used in D37 standards.
1.6.3 Acronyms and Initialisms—A word formed from the letters or parts of words of a longer word-phrase, usually from the initial letters or parts of the words. An acronym is pronounced as a word (for example, radar for radio detection and ranging). An initialism is pronounced as a series of letters (for example, DOT for Department of Transportation).
1.6.4 The acronym or initialism description is the origin word-phrase for the acronym or initialism, not a definition.
1.7 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.
1.8 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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SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This test method is used to determine if the turf reinforcement mat meets specifications for mass per unit area. This test method can be used for quality control to determine specimen conformance. This measurement allows for a simple control of the delivered material by a comparison of the mass per unit area of the delivered material and the specified mass per unit area.
5.2 The procedure in this test method may be used for acceptance testing of commercial shipments, but caution is advised since information about between-laboratory precision is incomplete. Comparative tests in accordance with 5.2.1 are advisable.
5.2.1 In case of a dispute arising from differences in reported test results when using the procedures in this test method for acceptance testing of commercial shipments, the purchaser and the manufacturer should conduct comparative tests to determine if there is a statistical bias between their laboratories. Competent statistical assistance is recommended for the investigation of bias. At a minimum, the two parties should take a group of test specimens that are as homogeneous as possible and which are from a lot of material of the type in question. The test specimen should then be randomly assigned in equal numbers to each laboratory for testing. The average results from the two laboratories should be compared using the appropriate Student’s t-test and an acceptable probability level chosen by the two parties before testing is begun. If a bias is found, either its cause must be found and corrected or the purchaser and the manufacturer must agree to interpret future test results in light of the known bias.
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1.1 This test method covers an index to the determination of mass per unit area of all turf reinforcement mats.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 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.
1.4 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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SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 Product wastage will be reduced if spoilage is avoided or the potential for spoilage is identified earlier in the process. High moisture can result in conditions favorable to microbial growth, mold, and conditions leading to rancidity.
4.2 Testing for moisture content can assist in proactively managing damage to seed before it is not rectifiable or provide information to retarget seed to other feasible by-product streams.
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1.1 This guide can be used by hemp farmers, hemp seed processing companies, and hemp agricultural extension agents to help manage against potential seed spoilage during storage.
1.2 This applies to broadacre production of hemp seed intended for human consumption.
1.3 This guide does not apply to hemp plants grown indoors or for purposes other than for harvesting of hemp seed intended for food within outdoor production conditions.
1.4 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.5 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.
1.6 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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SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 The sample preparation procedure for comminution impacts other downstream processes such as extraction and sonication, which ultimately affects the total analytical error (TAE) and measurement uncertainty.
5.2 Factors that may influence the sample preparation process include the prevention of cross-contamination (carryover) from a prior sample and an inadequate cleaning procedure between preparation of samples, poor sample handling, storage (sample preservation), and moisture content (drying methods) of plant material being greater than 15 % (15). Samples with high moisture content are hard to process completely and may yield lower analyte (that is, cannabinoid) concentration during extraction and further processing. Lastly, water activity Specification D8197 is recommended, activity (aw) range (0.55 to 0.65) for dry cannabis or hemp flower or both.
5.3 There are many different types of hardware technologies that address the comminution of dried cannabis or hemp; however, the list of devices is exhaustive and thus beyond the scope of this guide. See Table 3 and Table 4 (16-18) for a summary of different milling technologies. Distinctions among various pieces of equipment often relate to the type, mass, and size/shape of the sample (dry, fibrous) for which each is most effective. In addition, there may be economic reasons for mill selection, that is, the sample throughput of the testing laboratory (number of samples per day), access to cryogenics, and sample mass requirements.
5.4 In addition to sampling devices, this guide does not include the sample preparation of edibles, tinctures, oils/concentrates, beverages, and so forth in which the sample diversity poses significant sample preparation challenges to be put forward in additional work items.
5.5 The sample size for comminution purposes is limited as the analytical testing portion required is often 500 times smaller than the bulk sample lot and not every testing laboratory is equipped to handl...
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1.1 In this guide, the basic steps in obtaining a test portion sample of either dried cannabis/hemp inflorescence are outlined.
1.2 Sample preparation depends on many factors including moisture (dryness) of the sample, the analyte to be measured, the concentrations/amounts, and the test method's precision and accuracy requirements. In this case, dried cannabis or hemp plant material require particle size reduction-comminution from a representative sample of which the final analytical testing portion is determined by the employed testing method. Local regulatory guidelines often dictate both the representative sample that is taken from the bulk material (harvest batch) and the final mass of the test portion (for example
1.3 This guide will not purport to meet every local and state jurisdiction since different regulatory requirements vary; the local/state requirements are at the discretion of the user to follow and interpret.
1.4 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 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.
1.6 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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This document specifies a minimum level of protection and safety for buildings or parts thereof, which are used for the commercial cultivation, specific to processing of cannabis plants and cannabis products, and ancillary activities associated with cannabis plants and cannabis products. This document specifies a minimum level of safety for the installation of devices, equipment, and systems used for cannabis cultivation, processing, and ancillary activities and addresses the risks of fire, electric shock, injury to persons, and explosion associated with these devices, equipment and systems. This document includes minimum considerations for training of personnel and equipment maintenance. This document specifies direction for the safe methods of extracting oil from cannabis plants, including but not limited to, initial extraction and post-processing refinement. Where buildings or premises combine cultivation and processing of cannabis plants, including ancillary activities along with other operational activities, the requirements of this document are intended to apply to only that portion of the facility. NOTE In many cases, a building or facility can be used for both the cultivation of cannabis plants and processing of cannabis products, along with a retail store front, call centre, or office administration space. Where such joint use activities are present in a common building, it is possible that local building or fire codes can require the installation or extension of certain life safety systems, such as fire alarm and fire sprinklers. This document does not address the following: - general building construction features that are normally a function of applicable codes; - premises used exclusively for operational activities such as office space, call centres, and retail outlets, used for the distribution, marketing, or sale of cannabis; - any use of the cannabis plant or cannabis products; - the physiological or other attributes or effects that can result from the use of this equipment; - the transportation of cannabis or cannabis related products; - occupational health and safety requirements governing cannabis workers and personnel except as specifically identified in this document; - security of the supply chain monitoring system, including cybersecurity and notifications; - outdoor grow area (including cannabis and industrial hemp). NOTE 1 Shipping and receiving of products from the production facility for further distribution are not considered as a retail outlet. NOTE 2 This document is not intended to apply to facilities that are used exclusively for operational activities such as selling, marketing, or other business administrative purposes. This can include but not be limited to, retail rental space, call centres, or other facilities that are not combined with cultivation and ancillary activities associated with the growing, processing, and storage of cannabis plants and cannabis products. All requirements in this document are generic and intended to be applicable to all organizations in the cannabis supply chain, regardless of size and/or complexity.
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This document specifies requirements and recommendations for organizations directly or indirectly involved in the cannabis supply chain, to enable them to: - plan, implement, operate, maintain and update a good production practice programme for providing products that are safe, according to their intended use; - demonstrate compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; - evaluate and assess mutually agreed customer requirements and demonstrate conformity to them; - effectively communicate with interested parties and demonstrate conformity to relevant interested parties; - demonstrate conformity to stated policies in a cannabis quality programme (CQP) for product safety, product quality, product security and facility safety; - support the evaluation of quality programmes by external organizations or to permit self-assessment or self-declaration of adherence to some or all of the guidance contained in this document. All requirements in this document are generic and intended to be applicable to all organizations in the cannabis supply chain, regardless of size and/or complexity. Organizations that are directly or indirectly involved include (but are not limited to) growers/cultivators, harvesters, primary processors, producers of cannabis, manufacturers of cannabis derivatives, cannabis edibles and/or cannabis products, testing providers, retailers and organizations providing transportation, storage and distribution services, suppliers of equipment, packaging materials and other contact materials. This document intended to enable any organization, including small and/or less developed organizations, to implement externally developed elements in its CQP. NOTE 1 Organizations in the cannabis supply chain are diverse in nature and not all the requirements specified in this document apply to each establishment or process. Justifications for exclusions or the use of alternative measures can be documented by a risk assessment/hazard analysis or other appropriate means. This document provides guidance related to the following categories of cannabis, cannabis derivatives and cannabis products: - cannabis plant seeds; - cannabis plants; - fresh cannabis; - dried cannabis; - cannabis derivatives; - cannabis topicals; - inhalable cannabis. NOTE 2 Annex B provides additional guidance on applying GPP to cannabis edibles with respect to requirements and recommendations in existing food safety standards. Where buildings or premises combine cultivation and processing of cannabis plants, including ancillary activities, along with other operational activities, the requirements and recommendations in this document apply only to that portion of the facility. NOTE 3 Where joint use activities are present in a common building, specific statutory and regulatory requirements can apply for each category. This document does not address the following: - requirements related to research and development activities for finished products; - general fire prevention or building construction features that are normally a function of local building and fire codes where applicable; - premises used exclusively for operational activities, such as office space, call centres and retail outlets, used for the distribution, marketing, or sale of cannabis; NOTE 4 Shipping and receiving of products from the production facility for further distribution are not considered as a retail outlet. - the safe consumption or use of the cannabis or cannabis products produced by organizations applying these good production practices; - occupational health and safety requirements governing cannabis workers and personnel except as identified in A.8.4 and A.8.6; - the protection of the environment; - security of the supply chain monitoring system, including cybersecurity and notifications; NOTE 5 Security and monitoring of the supply chain are dealt with specifically in IWA 37-2. - outdoor cultivation of cannabis and industrial hemp; - gr
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This document specifies minimum requirements for the security of sites and facilities that handle cannabis and cannabis products for the purposes of cultivation (indoor and outdoor), processing, storage/distribution, transportation, retail sales, and research and testing, in order to prevent harm and/or unauthorized access to assets including (but not limited to): - physical assets; - personnel; - cannabis and cannabis products; - records and information. NOTE Premises covered in this document include indoor and outdoor cultivation, processing/production facilities and retail stores. The overall security programme and individual security measures addressed in this document incorporate three types: a) physical controls; b) technical controls; c) administrative controls. This document specifies minimum requirements for general security of cannabis and cannabis products, up to and including: - physical security design/measures intended to deny, deter, delay, respond to, and recover from unauthorized access; - design, installation and maintenance of electronic security systems intended to restrict access, detect intrusion and visually monitor/record activity in security-sensitive areas; - procedural security measures intended to instruct day-to-day security activities, both routine and emergency, across an organization; - personnel security measures intended to ensure all personnel attending the facility are properly screened, instructed and trained in security awareness; - the monitoring of the security status of cannabis and cannabis products throughout the product lifecycle, from cultivation to retail sale, including transportation. This document provides guidelines for: - the installation, maintenance and inspection of physical and electronic premises security and cybersecurity systems; - the implementation of information security governance at organizational level to include policies, procedures, and standards to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of records and information. All requirements in this document are generic and intended to be applicable to all organizations in the cannabis supply chain, regardless of size and/or complexity.
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SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 This practice is designed for use on cannabis flower by cannabis producers, processors, dispensers, testing laboratories, and end users. aw testing at any point in the supply chain is an important element in ensuring the safety and quality of cannabis flower. Testing can occur spontaneously at any point in the supply chain by regulatory agencies, suppliers, and customers.
5.2 This practice is an important endpoint in determining whether a cannabis flower sample is being stored under optimal storage conditions (see Specification D8197).
5.3 Analysis of water activity should be considered an important quality control step in ensuring a cannabis flower sample is being stored under optimal storage conditions to prevent mold and/or other microbiological growth and/or breakage.
5.4 Maintaining the requisite aw throughout the supply chain from completion of drying through merchandising ensures safety and quality for the consumer.
5.5 Water activity is used in many cases as a critical control point for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) programs. Controlling aw should not be seen as a kill step.5 Rather control of aw focuses on preventing the growth and proliferation of microorganisms.
5.6 This practice is designed for use by trained technical individuals with minimal knowledge of complex analytical chemistry procedures.
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1.1 This practice covers the recommended procedure for determining the water activity (aw) of a cannabis flower sample.
1.2 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. Water activity is a ratio, and thus is without unit designation.
1.3 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.
1.4 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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ABSTRACT
This specification prescribes the recommended range of water activity (aw) suitable for safe and efficacious storage of cannabis flowers or portions thereof. Water activity (aw) is defined as the partial vapor pressure of water in a substance divided by the partial vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature, which can be calculated by dividing the partial vapor pressure of water in the substance by the partial vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature. This describes quantitatively the capability of the cannabis flower in a sealed container to affect the humidity of the container's headspace air. aw shall be less than 0.65 to ensure against undesirable growth of microorganisms such as mold, and shall be greater than 0.55 to ensure against physical damage (breakage) in routine handling and storage. If aw exceeds 0.68, further drying of the cannabis flower(s) shall be required to ensure that the aw is in the range 0.55–0.65. If aw is less than 0.68, co-storage with a salt-based aw (relative humidity) control sachet(s) designed to maintain the relative humidity between 0.55 to 0.65 can effectively bring the stored cannabis flower(s) into the specified 0.55–0.65 range. Storing cannabis flower with appropriately designed aw (relative humidity) salt-based control sachets intended to ensure a relative humidity of 0.55 to 0.65 in sealed containers can maintain the optimum storage conditions.
Maintaining the requisite aw throughout the supply chain from completion of drying through merchandising ensures safety and quality for the consumer.
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1.1 This specification covers the recommended range of aw suitable for safe and efficacious storage of cannabis flowers or portions thereof.
1.2 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.
1.3 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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SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This practice is intended to be used by cannabis or hemp operators, or both, to establish good supplier lifecycle management practices.
4.1.1 Without proper oversight, the quality and reliability of supplied materials, equipment, parts, software, or services can degrade. This can create issues that directly impact the operation's performance and remain undetected until customers experience a problem.
4.1.2 Early identification and mitigation of risks within the supply chain are crucial to controlling costs and minimizing potential impacts on operations, customer experience, and business reputation. In general, costs are reduced when issues are prevented early and upstream in the supply chain.
4.2 This practice applies to the cannabis or hemp horticulture, agriculture, processing, manufacturing, testing, and distribution operators and the many suppliers that provide materials, equipment, parts, software, or services to these operations.
4.3 This practice provides operations and consultants supporting operations with the actions required to implement good supply and supplier management practices.
4.4 Any supply chain operator can use this practice to conduct an internal gap assessment and risk analysis to identify opportunities for improvement.
4.5 Certification bodies can use the standard to develop supplier audit programs.
4.6 Section 5 provides details on the supplier lifecycle management process that includes the following seven activities:
4.6.1 Supply and supplier information management.
4.6.2 Supply identification and specifications.
4.6.3 Supplier options, evaluation, and selection.
4.6.4 Supplier onboarding.
4.6.5 Supplier performance and risk management.
4.6.6 Supplier relationship management.
4.6.7 Supplier offboarding.
4.7 To implement supplier management, follow the process in Sections 5 and 6. Start by applying the principles in this practice to a few supplies and suppliers and work through all of the step...
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1.1 This practice provides cannabis or hemp operations, or both, with methods, procedures, responsibilities, and criteria for supplier management practices to reliably receive supplies that meet specifications. Effective supplier management includes clear concise communication and comprehension between departments and business functions, that is, marketing, finance, operations, supply requirement analysis, supplier assessment or audits, supplier selection, backup suppliers, and supply/supplier information management.
1.2 In this practice, the term cannabis can be substituted with the term hemp. This practice applies to industrial hemp operations, CBD operations, and as referred to by several authorities having jurisdiction, licensed marijuana operations.
1.3 This practice provides a process for supplier management in Section 5 and criteria for supplier evaluation in Section 6.
1.4 Nothing in this practice shall preclude observance of federal, state, or local regulations which may be more restrictive or have different requirements.
1.5 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.
1.6 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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5.1 Medical and/or recreational marijuana (cannabis) has been legalized for adult use in many countries and states within the USA (5). Many jurisdictions that permit the use of medicinal and recreational marijuana require testing of cannabis and associated products to ensure safety from contaminants, especially the toxic “big four” elements such as As, Cd, Hg, and Pb (6), and other metals worthy of consideration (6). These heavy metals can accumulate in plants grown in polluted soils or contamination can occur during the manufacturing process (7). In addition to ensuring product safety, the analysis of mineral and other trace elements is required for labeling purposes when these products are sold as nutritional supplements. Trace element analysis of plant and nutritional supplement materials is a well-established application (8). Following acidic digestion to break down the plant-based samples' primary components, ICP-MS is often used for quantitative analysis because of its multi-element capability, high sensitivity, speed, robustness, and wide dynamic range.
5.2 This test method covers the rapid determination of multiple elements in cannabis sample digests. The elements include the priority toxic elements (As, Cd, Hg, and Pb), as well as elements required by some states and elements of interest in the cannabis community (V, Cr, Cu, Zn, Sb, Ba, Se, Ag, Na, Al, K, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Mo, Tl, Th, and U). Irrespective of the number of elements being measured, test times are approximately a few minutes per test specimen, and detectability for most elements is in the low- to sub-ppb range.
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1.1 This test method uses inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to determine multiple trace elements in cannabis and cannabis-related matrices following sample preparation using microwave-assisted acid digestion. This test method is applicable to the quantification of trace levels of elements in dried plant materials, concentrates, oils, extracts, tinctures of cannabis and cannabis-related products. Other matrices may be added provided that the lab validates the extra matrices using Practice D8282. Details are provided on the validation of both the sample preparation procedure and analytical method using certified reference materials (CRMs) and validation of the analytical method using spike recovery testing of several cannabis based samples.
1.2 This test method should be used by analysts experienced in the use of microwave digestion and ICP-MS, matrix interferences, and procedures for their correction or reduction, and should only be used by personnel trained in the handling, preparation, and analysis of samples for the determination of trace elements in cannabis and cannabis products (1).2 This test method was developed using a single quadrupole ICP-MS equipped with a collision/reaction cell (CRC) that can be pressurized with helium (He) gas for the removal of polyatomic interferences using kinetic energy discrimination (KED). This test method can also be run using a triple quadrupole or “tandem” mass spectrometer (MS/MS) ICP-MS instrument, which is fitted with CRC technology. The ICP-MS method accounts for polyatomic interferences, which are the most common spectral overlaps in ICP-MS, isobaric interferences, and any potential doubly-charged ion interferences (M2+) that may arise from the presence of rare earth elements (REEs) in the samples, as the REE2+ ion interferences can affect the accuracy of the measurement of arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) in the samples. Table 1 lists elements for which the test method applies along with recommended analytical masses, and secondary masses for some elements. The priority toxic elements arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb), also sometimes referred to as the “big four” toxic trace elements are listed separately because of their toxicity, as discussed in 5.1.
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5.1 Gas chromatography and flame ionization detection provides a rapid means to identify and quantify cannabinoids in a variety of samples of interest. This test method allows producers of cannabis products to improve and optimize the quality of their products. For example, hemp extractors can use it to determine the efficiency of extraction processes and to verify that products meet regulatory requirements, ensuring safety and quality of products.
5.2 Cannabinoids, such as CBD and THC can be monitored throughout the production process. The determination of Δ9-THC is often required for regulatory purposes and the determination of other THC isomers is often of interest. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime provides experimental details and guidance for use of GC to analyze cannabis related samples, including conditions suitable for decarboxylation of cannabinoid acids.3
5.3 Post-decarboxylated methodology is used. In decarboxylation, heat is used to liberate carbon dioxide from carboxylic acid cannabinoids, forming their corresponding neutral cannabinoids, for example, THC from THCA. It should be recognized that the hot temperature of the GC injection port itself is capable of effecting at least some decarboxylation (250 °C – Table 2), and many sample types, such as distillates, require no decarboxylation because it would have occurred during material processing. Therefore, some knowledge of sample properties and material processing is useful. Resulting determinations are for the total cannabinoid content of specific isomers, for example, total Δ9-THC. For those samples requiring decarboxylation, the method is validated per Practice D8282 through the use of reference materials, spike and recovery of knowns, or through comparison with LC results. For example, carrying out the decarboxylation procedure of a standard containing known amounts of CBDA and CBN should yield the correct amounts of CBD and CBN, where CBN is not significantly changed and the mass...
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1.1 This test method covers the analysis of cannabinoids in cannabis products by gas chromatography (GC) and flame ionization detection (FID).
1.2 This test method is applicable to cannabis raw materials and resin cannabis products as defined in Guide D8245, including those from hemp. Such material includes: biomass; plant material; flowers; resins; extracts; distillates; recovered solvents; and other intermediate processing material. The applicable concentration range of analysis will vary to some extent depending on the nature of the sample, for instance measurement of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) for regulatory purposes in hemp would require calibration to lower concentration levels compared to measurement of CBD in its isolate; however, in most cases, the test method is applicable to the determination of major and minor cannabinoids above about 0.1 mass% in concentration. Dilution of sample solutions is used to adjust concentrations to fall within appropriate calibration curves. Particular emphasis is placed on the determination of Δ9-THC for regulatory compliance purposes and control. This test method can measure any cannabinoid that is eluted and detected from a GC column with sufficient resolution from any interfering compounds. Typical cannabinoids of interest that can be determined by this test method are shown in Table 1. Use of an HPLC technique is recommended if individual measurement of acids, such as THCA, is required.
1.3 The test method does not purport to identify all individual cannabinoids; however, individual users can adapt this test method for specific custom analyses to meet their needs.
1.4 Units—Values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 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 t...
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4.1 In general this test method is adapted from tests developed for woven fabrics (previously designated as Test Method D1388).
4.2 The cantilever test method may not be suitable for testing products that are very limp or have a marked tendency to curl or twist at a cut edge.
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1.1 This test method covers the determination of the stiffness of geosynthetics used as turf reinforcement mats (TRMs).
1.2 The method is applicable to TRMs of any fiber content and any number of components.
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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5.1 The meaning of the test is related to the manufacturing quality assurance and quality control and end use of the material, to determine characteristics of products. The water holding capacity of hydraulically applied mulches for hydraulic planting correlates directly with enhanced slurry and spray patterns by providing better soil/slurry binding ability, mixing ability in a tank, and rate of seed germination.
Note 1: The quality of the result produced by this standard is dependent on the competence of the personnel performing it, and the suitability of the equipment and facilities used. Agencies that meet the criteria of Practice D3740 are generally considered capable of competent and objective testing/sampling/inspection/etc. Users of this standard are cautioned that compliance with Practice D3740 does not in itself assure reliable results. Reliable results depend on many factors; Practice D3740 provides a means of evaluating some of those factors.
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1.1 This quantitative test method determines the water holding capacity of fiber mulches, including wood, paper, and agriculturally derived and blended fiber mulches that are used for hydraulic seeding and planting. Results from this testing can be used as a quality assurance and/or quality control data for manufacturing processes.
1.2 There are no known limitations to this test method.
1.3 Units—The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard. Reporting of test results in units other than inch-pound shall not be regarded as nonconformance with this standard. The amount of test water is presented in mL and no other unit of measurement is given.
1.3.1 The gravitational system of inch-pound units is used when dealing with inch-pound units. In the system, the pound (lbf) represents a unit of force (weight), while the units for mass is slugs. The slug unit is not given, unless dynamic (F = ma) calculations are involved. This standard includes the gravitational system of inch-pound units and does not use/present the slug unit of mass.
1.3.2 The slug unit of mass is typically not used in commercial practice; that is, density, balances, and so on. Therefore, the standard unit for mass in this standard is either kilogram (kg) or gram (g), or both.
1.4 All observed and calculated values shall conform to the guidelines for significant digits and rounding established in Practice D6026.
1.4.1 The procedures used to specify how data are collected/recorded or calculated in the standard are regarded as the industry standard. In addition, they are representative of the significant digits that generally should be retained. The procedures used do not consider material variation, purpose for obtaining the data, special purpose studies, or any considerations for the user’s objectives; and it is common practice to increase or reduce significant digits of reported data to be commensurate with these considerations. It is beyond the scope of this standard to consider significant digits used in analysis methods for engineering data.
1.5 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.
1.6 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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4.1 Certificate programs within the cannabis/hemp industries are offered by community colleges and universities, government agencies, employers, independent for-profit training organizations, and professional and trade associations. With the growth of these industries, an increased need for certificates is expected. While quality guidelines do exist for continuing education and training providers in general (for example, ANSI/IACET 1-2019), and for entities offering personnel certification programs (for example, ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024:2017), currently, no guidelines exist specifically to aid entities offering certificate programs within the cannabis industry. This practice aims to standardize and improve the quality of certificates and has been developed to:
4.1.1 Provide certificate program developers and certificate issuers guidelines for quality program development and administration;
4.1.2 Form the foundation for a recognition or certification system, or both, that enable consumers, employers, government agencies, and others who rely upon a skilled workforce to distinguish between qualified and unqualified workers; and
4.1.3 Assist stakeholders in differentiating between certificate programs from personnel certifications.
4.2 In a certificate program, an individual participates in a learning event or series of events designed to assist him or her in achieving specified learning outcomes within a defined scope; the individual receives a certificate only after verification of successful completion of all program requisites including but not limited to an assessment of learner attainment of intended learning outcomes.
4.3 In contrast, in a certificate program, the learning event(s) and the assessment(s) are both developed and administered by the certificate issuer. There is an essential link between them. The learning event(s) are designed to help participants achieve learning outcomes and the assessments are designed to evaluate the learners’ attainment...
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1.1 This practice provides protocols to certificate issuers for developing and administering certificate programs for stakeholders within the cannabis and hemp industries for determining best practices for administering professional or procedural certificate programs within the industries.
1.2 This practice includes requirements for both the certificate issuer and requirements for the specific certificate programs issuing certificates.
1.3 This practice provides the foundation for recognizing or certificate issuers to issue certificates to individuals after completing a certificate program.
1.4 This practice addresses certificate programs for entities seeking certificates and inclusive of individuals, groups, or organizations and is applicable to training-based certificates for personal development and organizational-related certificates to existing standards or guidelines.
1.5 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.
1.6 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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4.1 Use of consistent procedures results in samples that reflect the quality or safety or both of the batch or lot from which samples were taken.
4.2 Sampling for periodic testing is an important component for maintaining the requisite quality and safety aspect(s), particularly for buyers of raw product or other circumstances in which a further pathogen reduction step is not possible. It may also facilitate identification of product to be assigned to other appropriate usage, storage, or transport options.
4.3 Consistent test results can enhance confidence of the buyer and credibility of the seller and allow for consistent product sourcing based on category of attribute or product specification.
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1.1 This guide covers recommended steps used in collection of a representative field sample of bulk hempseed intended for human consumption.
1.2 This guide applies to plant breeders, hempseed producers/farmers, seed cleaners, storage facilities, laboratories, and processors who handle bulk hempseed.
1.3 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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This document demonstrates guidelines for promoting the germination of barley seeds with a lower number concentration of ultrafine bubbles (UFB). This is achieved by taking the data concerning the germination ratio of barley seeds conforming to ISO 23016-2 as a starting point and then evaluating the minimum number concentration range of ultrafine bubble water necessary for promoting the effect on germination of barely seeds by changing germination time.
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4.1 This practice will specify the baseline physical properties of a pre-roll, including the weight of cannabis herbal material in the pre-roll, the length of the pre-roll, and the diameter of the pre-roll.
4.2 This practice will provide clarity on the physical properties of cannabis pre-rolls.
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1.1 This practice is intended to be used to identify the physical properties of a cannabis/hemp pre-roll.
1.2 This practice shall apply to pre-rolls made using herbal material(s) from any type of a cannabis plant (that is, cannabis/hemp), regardless of the cannabinoid content. For the sake of brevity, the term “cannabis” shall be used henceforth to refer to any type of cannabis plant (cannabis/hemp).
1.3 This practice helps to provide clarity on pre-roll preparation and sampling to identify, measure, and report the length, diameter, and weight of cannabis pre-rolls.
1.4 This practice shall not be applicable to infused cannabis pre-rolls, which are outside the scope of this standard.
1.5 Units—The values stated in either SI units or United States Customary Units (USC Units) are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard. Metric units will be stated as standard and USC units will be shown in brackets relative to the metric units.
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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5.1 The compression behavior test for TRMs is intended to be an index test. It is anticipated that the results of the compression behavior test will be used to evaluate product. The results of the analyses also may be used to compare the relative compressive yield points of materials that exhibit a detectable compressive yield point. It is anticipated that this test will be used for quality control testing to evaluate uniformity and consistency within a lot or between lots where sample geometry factors, for example, thickness, or materials may have changed.
Note 1: This is a one-dimensional test for compressive loading of a TRM in one plane.
5.1.1 The compressive yield point of TRMs may be evaluated from the stress/strain relationship. Many materials exhibit compressive deformation but may not show a distinct compressive yield point.
5.2 This test method can be used to evaluate the short-term stress/strain behavior of TRMs under compressive stress while loaded at a constant rate of deformation.
5.3 This test method may be used for acceptance testing of commercial shipments of TRMs but caution is advised because interlaboratory testing is incomplete.
5.3.1 In the case of a dispute arising from differences in reported test results when using this test method for acceptance testing of commercial shipments, the purchaser and the supplier should conduct comparative tests to determine if there is statistical bias between their laboratories. Competent statistical assistance is recommended for the investigations of bias. As a minimum, two parties should take a group of test specimens from material shipped to project. The test specimens then should be assigned randomly in equal numbers to each laboratory for testing. The average results from the two laboratories should be compared using the Student's t-test for unpaired data and an acceptable probability level chosen by the two parties before the testing is begun. If bias is found, either its cause must be foun...
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1.1 This test method establishes the procedures for evaluation of the deformations of a turf reinforcement mat (TRM) under short-term compressive loading. This test method is strictly an index test method to be used to verify the compressive strength consistency of a given manufactured geosynthetic. Results from this test method should not be considered as an indication of actual or long-term performance of the TRM in field applications.
1.2 Since these TRMs experience multidirectional compressive loadings in the field, this test method will not show actual field performance and should not be used for this specific objective. The evaluation of the results also should recognize that the determination of the short-term single plane compressive behavior of geosynthetics does not reflect the installed performance of TRMs and, therefore, should not be used as the only method of product or performance specification.
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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3.1 This guide provides a method for rapid, visual, on-site assessment of spoilage of hemp seed that will assist in managing food quality and productivity while maintaining consumer safety. It can be augmented with a number of laboratory tests to determine spoilage.
3.2 This guide provides a method to identify hemp seed samples that are likely to spoil by quantifying discolored (dark yellow or brown) dehulled seed. Samples from lots/batches that display more than 2 % discolored2 dehulled seed are generally considered to be compromised.
3.3 Laboratories providing certificates of analysis can validate this spoilage test. Used in conjunction with a peroxide value (PV) and FFA content or other methods, results will help determine the acceptability of a lot/batch of seed. In addition, a trained panel can complete organoleptic testing, but this should be used in combination with other tests.
3.3.1 It is recommended that where possible, test results taken from samples are reported with a calculated margin of error to ensure statistical significance or relevant results.
3.4 Product wastage will be reduced when spoilage is identified early, and decisions to re-target other viable uses may help assess pricing, discounts, and salvageable seed.
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1.1 This guide covers the recommended steps for a visual assessment of spoilage in hemp seed intended for human consumption. Additional recognized laboratory tests can be completed as necessary to augment this guide.
1.2 This guide applies to plant breeders, hemp seed producers, storage facilities, laboratories, and processors. This guide does not apply to hemp seed intended for planting.
1.3 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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This document is applicable to biodegradable plastic materials used to produce mulch films or biodegradable mulch films ready to be used for mulch applications in agriculture and horticulture. This document specifies test methods and evaluation criteria by addressing the following characteristics: a) control of constituents; b) biodegradation; c) negative effects on terrestrial organisms. NOTE This document is construed in a way that it can be used to assess other soil biodegradable plastic products that do not qualify as mulch films. For example: drip tape, twine, clips, and plant pots.
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4.1 Stability testing provides evidence on how the quality and safety of cannabis-based product varies with time under the influence of a variety of environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and light. The stability testing will also establish a re-test period for the cannabis product or a shelf-life for the cannabis product under recommended storage conditions. Recommended test conditions are based on ICH Q1A.
4.2 The choice of test conditions defined in this guideline is based on an analysis of the effects of climatic conditions in the three regions of the European Commission (EC), Japan and the United States. The mean kinetic temperature in any part of the world can be derived from climatic data, and the world can be divided into four climatic zones, I-IV.
4.3 Requirements of regulatory bodies or governmental departments supersede the recommendations in this guide.
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1.1 This guide is applicable to commercial processors and manufacturers engaged in the processing, testing, packaging, labeling, and storage of cannabis products intended for human consumption, including those derived from hemp. Hemp seed and products derived from hemp seed are excluded from the scope of this guide This guide describes the minimum requirements for conducting stability testing of new cannabis products with the purpose of determining appropriate storage conditions and shelf-life.
1.2 This guide applies to all cannabis-derived products commercially manufactured and distributed for consumer use, regardless of the type of cannabis plant from which they were derived.
1.3 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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4.1 This classification standard creates clear definitions for main types of domestic cannabis/hemp plant indoor growing appliances.
4.2 The purpose of this classification is to standardize the naming of cannabis/hemp plant indoor growing appliance types under the classification.
4.3 This classification helps to achieve a clarity on the type of configuration available for domestic cannabis/hemp plant indoor growing appliance usage.
4.4 This classification standard outlines some individual components and aspects of various types of domestic cannabis/hemp plant indoor growing appliances.
4.5 This classification is not intended to define all terminology, design, mechanical, physical or universal functions and impacts of different technologies attributable to domestic cannabis/hemp plant indoor growing appliances. Such characteristics and category details and nomenclature will be defined in Guide D8374.
4.6 This standard provides clarity to industry, government, and the public on types of domestic growing appliances for indoor growing cannabis/hemp plants.
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1.1 This standard classifies the types of domestic cannabis/hemp plant indoor growing appliances.
1.2 This classification shall be applicable to growing of cannabis/hemp plants using indoor growing appliances.
1.3 This classification differentiates between the various types of cannabis/hemp plant indoor growing appliances.
1.4 The examples for each type of cannabis/hemp plant indoor growing appliance are not intended to be all-inclusive. Examples shown or described in this classification are included only as an aid in the understanding and comprehension of each type under the classification.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses after SI units are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
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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5.1 Resiliency may be used to control the quality of many TRMs. Resiliency may be indicative of a TRM's ability to retain original configuration after exposure to the stresses which may be exerted during manufacture, shipping, and installation. Resiliency is not generally indicative of field performance.
5.2 The resiliency of TRMs may vary considerably depending on the pressure applied to the specimen during loading cycles. To minimize variation, specific sample size and applied pressure are indicated in this test method to ensure all results are comparable.
5.3 To determine the effect of different pressure loadings on the final thickness of TRMs, use this test method.
5.4 This test method may be used for acceptance testing of commercial shipments of TRMs, but caution is advised since information on between-laboratory precision is incomplete. Comparative tests in accordance with 5.4.1 may be advisable.
5.4.1 In a case of a dispute arising from differences in reported test results when using this test method for acceptance testing of commercial shipments, the purchaser and the supplier should conduct comparative tests to determine if there is a statistical bias between their laboratories. Competent statistical assistance is recommended for the investigation of bias. As a minimum, the two parties should take a group of test specimens that are as homogeneous as possible and that are formed from a lot of material of the type in question. The test specimens should be randomly assigned in equal numbers to each laboratory for testing. The average results from the two laboratories should be compared using Student's t-test for unpaired data and an acceptable probability level chosen by the two begun. If bias is found, either its cause must corrected, or the purchaser and be found and interpret future tests in supplier must agree to the light of the known bias.
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1.1 This test method covers the resiliency or recovery of turf reinforcement mats (TRMs) after they have been subjected to three cycles of loading at 689 kPa [100 psi] for 1 min/per cycle.
1.2 This test method does not provide resiliency values for TRMs under variable normal compressive stresses. This test method determines nominal resiliency.
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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4.1 Intended Use—This practice is intended for use by parties who either develop, plan, and conduct internal or external audits, or are interested in the audit process since they are the subject of compliance audits or they mandate such audits to occur.
4.2 Audits—Audits are conducted by an auditor or audit body that is independent of the entity being audited. Individuals that conduct an assessment of an operation or product that they are directly involved with or have a vested interest in, is technically not an audit. These assessments might be a pre-audit or gap assessment. This practice can be used for these types of activities and the rigor of a true audit may not be as critical.
4.3 Terms and Concepts—The definition of terms in Section 3 and the perspectives on scale, objectives, and types of audits in Annex A3 provide concepts that help clarify the different roles involved in an audit, the various elements of an audit, and how this practice applies to different situations. This practice is written in terms that accommodate audits for different objectives and sizes.
4.4 Application—Compliance audits are used to identify gaps between some criteria and the actual operational conditions. Knowledge of gaps are used to assess various risks, guide corrective action, preventive action, root cause analysis, improvement efforts, prevent fines and penalties, or provide stakeholders an objective evaluation of an operation and its potential safety, financial, or other risks. A user of this practice should understand and adapt the audit concepts, process, and responsibilities in this practice to their specific organizational structure and situation.
4.5 Audit Scale—The scale of an audit can range from an internal audit of a small single operation with fewer than ten employees to an external audit of a large corporation with facilities at multiple international locations. In either case, large or small, the principles in this practice shall be followed to produce...
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1.1 Purpose—This practice identifies the minimum requirements for the planning, conduct, and reporting of compliance audits of a cannabis/hemp business. It provides information on terms, procedures, and responsibilities.
1.2 Intent—The intent is to provide specific instruction needed to develop reliable audit programs and procedures that are used to conduct audits that produce credible, consistent, and objective evidence and findings related to compliance with one or more standards, regulations, policies, best practices, or quality specifications. This practice can be used internally for pre-audit assessments to identify and correct operational gaps.
1.3 Organization—This practice is organized in the following manner:
Section
Scope
1
Referenced Documents
2
Terminology
3
Significance and Use
4
Audit Process Overview
5
Audit Programs
6
Audit Process
7
Record Management
8
Keywords
9
Roles and Responsibilities
Annex A1
Auditor Qualifications and Staffing
Annex A2
Scale, Objectives, and Perspectives of an Audit
Annex A3
Process Diagrams
Annex A4
1.4 Nothing in this practice shall preclude observance of federal, state, or local regulations which may be more restrictive or have different requirements.
1.5 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.
1.6 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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4.1 This classification defines various types of cannabis flower vaporizer devices.
4.2 This classification shall be applicable to any vaporizer devices intended to be used to facilitate the vaporization of cannabis flower intended for inhalation, regardless of the type of cannabis plant from which the flower was derived. There is no distinction between flower intended for inhalation from a cannabis plant that can be classified as “hemp” and flower that cannot, other than the delta-9-THC content.
4.3 The purpose of this classification is to standardize the naming of device types under the classification.
4.4 The classification system breaks the device types into three main categories and three subcategories. These are intended to aid buyers and sellers of these devices in accurately defining the products they are buying or selling. This classification system shall also aid in the understanding of the various types of cannabis flower vaporizing devices that exist in the marketplace by reducing them down to their most common denominator: are they handheld or desk top or other “X”, and are they manual, electronic or distinct.
4.5 This classification will provide clarity to industry, government, and the public on terminology, and the intended product usage of cannabis flower vaporizers.
4.6 This classification standard provides a uniform set of usage definitions within the cannabis industry. Included within this classification is a set of figures that outlines some individual components and aspects of various types of cannabis flower vaporizers.
4.7 This classification is not intended to define all terminology, design, mechanical, physical, or universal functions and impacts of different technologies attributable to cannabis flower vaporizers. Such characteristics and category details and nomenclature will be defined in Guide D8373.
4.8 Additional specifications, guides and test methods should be created to further international standards in this sp...
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1.1 This standard shall classify various types of cannabis/hemp flower vaporizer devices.
1.2 This classification differentiates between the intended use of each type of cannabis/hemp flower vaporizer devices.
1.3 This classification shall provide examples of each type of cannabis/hemp flower vaporizer devices. Examples and pictorials shown in the annexes and appendixes or described in this classification are not intended to be all-inclusive and are included only as an aid in understanding and comprehension of the classification system.
1.4 Vaporizer devices intended for use with materials other than cannabis flower, a dried cannabis flower, or ground dried cannabis flower, or combination thereof, are not in the scope of this classification.
1.5 This classification shall apply to vaporizer devices used to consume cannabis flower from a cannabis plant regardless of the type of cannabis plant from which it is derived. For the sake of brevity, the term “cannabis” shall be used from now on to refer to any type of cannabis plant (cannabis/hemp).
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.7 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.
1.8 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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4.1 This guide is intended to educate new and experienced users of personal cannabis/hemp plant growing appliances on the various characteristics that can be available in personal cannabis/hemp plant growing appliances.
4.2 This guide will outline characteristics of personal cannabis/hemp plant growing appliances, which includes individual components, design elements, and basic universal functions.
4.3 This guide will categorize common characteristics using categories based on different technologies and describe in simple terms the details attributable to each category but is not intended to be all inclusive.
4.4 This guide will serve to provide clarity to industry, government, and the public on terminology, and universal functions of personal cannabis/hemp plant growing appliances.
4.5 Reference to a type characteristic in this guide is not intended in any manner to denote endorsement or approval of said type by ASTM International.
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1.1 This guide is intended to define characteristics, functions and technologies commonly present in personal cannabis/hemp plant growing appliances
1.2 This guide will provide clarity and understanding to the industry, government, consumers and the general public on different features and technologies that may be present and/or are used in the design and manufacture of personal cannabis/hemp plant growing appliances.
1.3 This guide shall be used in conjunction with Classification D8390.
1.4 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 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.
1.6 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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5.1 This standard will provide best practices for the sampling of harvested cannabis inflorescence with the intent to assure representative sampling.
5.2 The laboratory results and their respective harvest batch associations have implications and significance to regulatory requirements, quality control considerations throughout the product’s life cycle, and the safety of the consumers who may be adversely affected by consumption of product that was not tested in a homogeneous manner (3).
5.3 This standard does not address the appropriate sampling of processed cannabis materials such as such as extracts, seeds, edibles, topicals, etc.
5.4 This standard addresses the sampling of cannabis inflorescence destined for human or animal consumption.
5.5 This standard does not address pre-harvest field sampling or large untrimmed or unprocessed harvest batches.
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1.1 Cannabis harvested materials require sampling strategies throughout their life cycle, from cultivation to the end consumer. For purposes of this standard, the term cannabis is inclusive of all cannabis inflorescence, including hemp varieties. The qualitative and quantitative characteristics of cannabis/hemp for human or animal consumption has safety implications throughout the life cycle from cultivation to end consumer. This standard provides best practice procedures and protocols for sampling batches of harvested cannabis inflorescence. Cannabis/hemp materials often exhibit variability across different parts within the same plant or across different plants within the same cultivar, or both, (1, 2).2 Thus, sampling strategies are required which yield a representative a sample across a harvest batch. Representative sampling is required to ensure that the qualitative and quantitative test results accurately reflect cannabinoid identification, potency, identification and concentration of terpenes, concentration of trace metals, microbiological activity, mycotoxins, and concentration of pesticides across the batch.
1.2 Where procedural aspects of this practice differ from local regulatory or jurisdictional requirements, the local regulatory or jurisdictional authority’s directives shall take precedence.
1.3 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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4.1 In this guide, steps are suggested for the effective development, control, and management of procedures and records required for an effective product recall/removal from the marketplace.
4.2 This guide presents a systematic approach to procedures and documentation regarding the steps necessary to be taken in the event of a product recall or removal from the marketplace because of health, safety, or quality nonconformances.
4.3 This guide provides a procedural basis for conducting a mock recall for purposes of evaluating the efficacy of an organization’s existing traceability systems.
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1.1 This guide describes the general best-practices action plan for conducting product recall and removal/withdrawal as related to any incident requiring the recovery of cannabis-derived products. This guide applies to all cannabis-derived products commercially manufactured and distributed for consumer use. This guide is for suppliers, consumers, retailers, and distributors. A specific product recall decision is the result of unacceptable product safety and requires notification of the appropriate governmental agencies governing the entity’s product safety laws. Governing regulatory agencies expect a product to be recalled if it is deemed to be unsafe, misbranded, or adulterated. These governing agencies are referenced as regulatory agencies throughout this guide. Various jurisdictional regulatory agencies may have specific and additional recall requirements falling beyond the recommendations of this guide. In these cases, the requirements of the governing regulatory agency must be followed. This document also provides general guidelines for the removal/withdrawal of products from the marketplace. Product removal/withdrawal is undertaken for purely commercial reasons that are typically unrelated to product safety and does not require regulatory agency notification. Product removal/withdrawal is carried out in the same manner as a product recall. This guide is being published as a best-practices approach and does not replace absolute jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 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.
1.4 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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This document specifies certain characteristics of the essential oil of aniseed (Pimpinella anisum L.), with a view to facilitating the assessment of its quality.
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3.1 Access control system devices are installed at strategic locations, such as all exterior entrances, administrative offices, grow rooms, processing rooms, manufacturing rooms, storage areas, transaction areas, loading dock, vaults, and locker room.
3.2 Access control system software tracks staff by recording access point ingress and egress activities while at the same time enhances the overall safety of the property.
3.3 An access control system is especially important during an emergency to determine who is on and off the property.
3.4 Individuals are permitted access after they have been subjected to background screening and issued credentials that allow for real-time monitoring and forensic analysis of employee or vendor on-site movement.
3.5 All doors should also be secured with electric strike or magnetic locks that remain locked in the event of power loss (default secured).
3.6 Limited access area door locks, unlocks, and opens through the use of a two-factor authentication consisting of at least two of the following: an access control credential (for example, badge, FOB, wireless device), personal identification number (PIN), or biometric, or combinations thereof with a keyed override system installed.
3.7 Exterior door locks should be unlocked and opened through the use of a two-factor authentication consisting of at least two of the following: an access control credential (for example, badge, FOB, wireless device), personal identification number (PIN), or biometric, or combinations thereof with a keyed override system installed.
3.8 Restricted access area, such as a vault and safe are protected by three-factor authentication consisting of at least three of the following: an access control credential (for example, badge, FOB, wireless device), personal identification number (PIN), or biometric, or combinations thereof.
3.9 Growing, processing, manufacturing, transaction, product, and currency rooms should be protected by a minimum ...
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1.1 This guide covers the recommended access control system for protecting resin cannabis, resin cannabis products, resin cannabis waste, currency, people, property, and assets.
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.3 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. The recommendations herein are offered as the minimum requirement. All standards are subject to the requirements of the local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) in any given area.
1.4 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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3.1 The intrusion detection system (IDS) safeguards various areas considered critical to operations. Intrusion detection devices include but are not limited to, door or window contact alarms that are activated when the device is separated, such as opening; and motion detection technology that uses a passive infrared to survey the area and sounds an audible notification alarm when a person or object moves into the protected space. Also included are glass-break detectors that use an audio sensor to pick up the actual frequency of broken glass. If the glass-break detector “hears” broken glass, an alarm is activated. If any of the devices are triggered when the system is armed, an alert is sent to a 24-h monitoring area for notification.
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1.1 This guide covers the recommended intrusion detection system (IDS) for protecting resin cannabis, resin cannabis products, resin cannabis waste, currency, people, property, and assets.
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.3 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.
1.4 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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3.1 The video surveillance system safeguards various areas considered critical to operations. The surveillance system uses cameras capable of capturing images and videos that can be compressed, stored, or sent over communication networks. The main difference between a digital video surveillance system and an analog video surveillance system is that a digital video surveillance system is capable of capturing and storing the video signal in a digital format. A digital video surveillance solution can be managed from anywhere and provide interoperability. The cameras can be networked and footage encrypted and digitally archived, which is considered crucial for most resin cannabis businesses because the video feed can be secured and shared with government authorities.
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1.1 This guide covers the recommended video surveillance system for protecting resin cannabis, resin cannabis products, resin cannabis waste, currency, people, property, and assets.
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.3 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 as defined by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) prior to use.
1.4 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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4.1 The purpose of radiation treatment, as discussed in this guide, is to minimize the pest risk and to maximize the safety associated with the movement and use of fresh agricultural produce.
4.2 Irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment can prevent development or emergence of the adult stage where adults are not present in the agricultural produce (for example, fruit flies) or sterilize the adult where that stage is present (for example, weevils). (4)
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1.1 This guide provides procedures for the radiation processing of fresh agricultural produce, for example, fruits, vegetables, and cut flowers, as a phytosanitary treatment. This guide is directed primarily toward the treatment needed to control regulated pests commonly associated with fresh agricultural produce.
1.2 This guide covers gamma, electron beam and X-radiation treatment.
1.3 The typical absorbed dose range used for phytosanitary treatments is between 60 gray (Gy) and 600 gray (Gy). The practical minimum or maximum dose of a treatment may be higher or lower than this range, depending on the type of pest to be controlled and the radiation tolerance of a particular type of produce. If the minimum effective dose necessary to achieve the desired phytosanitary effect is greater than the radiation tolerance of the produce, then irradiation is not an appropriate treatment (see 5.2).
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 This document is one of a set of standards that provides recommendations for properly implementing and utilizing radiation processing. It is intended to be read in conjunction with ISO/ASTM Practice 52628.
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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4.1 The purpose of a laminate orientation code is to provide a simple, easily understood method of describing the lay-up of a laminate. The laminate orientation code is based largely on a combination of industry practice and the codes used in the NASA/DOD Advanced Composites Design Guide,5 CMH-17-2G, and ISO 1268-1.
4.2 The braiding orientation code provides similar information for a two-dimensional braid, based largely on Standard Test Methods for Textile Composites.6
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1.1 This practice establishes orientation codes for continuous-fiber-reinforced composite materials. Orientation codes are explicitly provided for two-dimensional laminates and braids. The laminate code may also be used for filament-wound materials. A method is included for presenting subscript information in computerized formats that do not permit subscript notation.
1.2 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.
1.3 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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3.1 A product complaints program is an essential part of the organization’s Quality Management System. The ability to document, investigate, and correct issues related to product complaints provides manufacturers with opportunities for improvement. Putting in place appropriate corrective and preventive actions can lead to increased customer satisfaction, product safety, and increased market share.
3.2 Requirements of regulatory bodies or governmental departments supersede the recommendations in this guide.
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1.1 This guide is applicable to organizations engaged in the cultivation, processing, testing, packaging and labeling, storage, distribution, or transportation of cannabis products intended for human and animal consumption, including those derived from hemp. This guide describes the minimum requirements for maintaining a product complaint system for finished cannabis products and ensures that all complaints are received, processed, investigated, documented, and appropriate corrective and preventive actions are implemented in a timely manner.
1.2 This guide applies to all cannabis-derived products commercially manufactured and distributed for consumer use.
1.3 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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4.1 The demonstration that a method of analysis is fit for its intended purpose and application is done through method characterization and validation.
4.2 Resulting SOPs should be reproducible under the same conditions by a different analyst working in a different laboratory.
4.3 Test methods are designed to assess one or more of the following product attributes: identity, strength or concentration, quality, and purity.
4.4 The steps of this practice contain the basic procedures for performing a TMC, a TMV, and a TMT. It is not imperative that each procedural step be followed in the designated order, but the ordered sequence is a logical progression of the steps for performing a TMC, a TMV, and a TMT.
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1.1 The quality, efficacy, and safety of cannabis and products containing cannabis extracts shall be evaluated by validated testing methodologies used by trained staffed utilizing qualified instruments and/or materials.
1.2 This practice provides the cannabis industry with guidance for the development and validation of testing methods that adequately evaluate cannabis and products containing cannabis extracts for quality, efficacy, and consumer health safety in the absence of validated methods from agencies. This includes, but is not limited to, the potency of active substances and adulteration, including impurities stemming from potential adulteration during agricultural or manufacturing processes or both (for example, pesticides, residual solvents, and the presence of fungus and microorganisms) before product approval and release for use. Depending on the methodology and precision and accuracy required, these methods may be both qualitative or quantitative.
1.3 This practice shall define the procedures for test method characterization (TMC), test method validation (TMV), and test method transfer/transfer of analytical procedures (TMT/TAP) of biological, chemical spectroscopic, and physical-based laboratory test methods.
1.4 Depending on the nature of the test in question (chemical, microbiological, etc.) different variables will need to be considered for validation. The particular variables subject to consideration are beyond the scope of this document. Refer to Guide E2857 for more guidance.
1.5 This standard does not consider the specifics of acceptable test method limits and users should consult relevant standard literature to determine the appropriate test parameters.
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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This document specifies a method to test the promotion of the germination of barley seeds, using ultrafine bubble (UFB) water produced from an ultrafine bubble water generating system. The performance of the method is assessed by measuring the ratio of barley seed germination.
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3.1 The ability to identify and respond to opportunities before issues become systemic or are a risk to consumer health and safety is vital to maintaining compliance and achieving consumer expectations. The CAPA process is a systematic approach for documenting, identifying, and correcting existing and potential quality issues from various data sources. The CAPA subsystem analyzes and trends data inputs from quality systems and processes to identify if a quality issue is recurring, systemic in nature, or impacts consumer health and safety (see Fig. 1).
FIG. 1 CAPA Process versus CAPA Subsystem
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1.1 This guide applies to all entities that cultivate, process, manufacture, test, and distribute cannabis products.
1.2 This guide defines corrective action and preventive action (CAPA) and the significance of an effective CAPA process and CAPA subsystem.
1.3 This guide defines instruction on the establishment of adequate processes and procedures for the identification, analysis, measurement, and correction of quality issues.
1.4 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.
1.5 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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This document specifies a test method for evaluating the effect of fine bubble water on the growth promotion of hydroponically grown lettuce by estimating the incremental gain in mass of the stems and leaves over a specified growth period.
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Ta standard velja za rastline in delo z rastlinami v okviru posegov, ki se izvajajo pri urejanju zelenih
površin.
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Ta standard velja za izvedbe tratnih površin s pomočjo setve ali z uporabo gojene tratne ruše, tratne
ruše in rastlinskih delov ter tudi za izvedbe z drugimi vrstami posevkov v okviru urejanja zelenih
površin.
Ne velja pa za:
– trate na športnih površinah, za kar glej DIN 18035-4,
– za posevke in trate v okviru inženirskobioloških varovalnih posegov ter tudi ne za posevke in
trate, namenjene zavarovanju voda, jezov in obalnih sipin, za kar glej DIN 18918.
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Ta standard velja za delovne postopke pri zasaditvah in tudi pri inženirsko-bioloških gradnjah po DIN
18918.
Ne velja pa za tratne površine na športnih igriščih, za kar glej DIN 18035-4.
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