ASTM D3437-03

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Designation:D3437–03
Standard Practice for
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Sampling and Handling Liquid Cyclic Products
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3437; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope OSHA Regulations, 29 CFR paragraphs 1910.1000 and
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1910.2000
1.1 This practice covers procedures for sampling and han-
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OSHA Benzene Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1028
dling several liquid cyclic products. These specifically cover
U.S. DOTRegulations, 49 CFR Transportation, Subchapter
liquids at ambient temperature and include benzene, toluene,
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C, Parts 171-180
xylenes, cyclohexane, styrene, pyridine, ethylbenzene, isopro-
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DOT/USCG 46 CFR Subchapter O, Part 171
pylbenzene, and alpha-methylstyrene.
1.2 Any person sampling and handling these products
3. Significance and Use
should have specific first aid instructions and equipment
3.1 This practice is issued to provide information useful in
available for use in the event of personal contact or exposure.
establishing sampling and handling procedures. It is expected
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
that this information will only be utilized in conjunction with
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
an existing health and safety program. The information pro-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
videdhereincannotbeusedasasubstituteforexpertsafetyand
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
medical advice, but rather as a supplement to such advice.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard
statements, see Sections 5, 6 and 7.
4. Description of Products (See Table 1)
2. Referenced Documents 4.1 These liquids are marketed in different grades of purity
so the physical properties may vary slightly.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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4.2 The products listed in Table 1 are classified by the
D 56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Tester
Department of Transportation as flammable liquids, and con-
D 850 Test Method for Distillation of Industrial Aromatic
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tainers must bear flammable liquid labels.Trucks and tank cars
Hydrocarbons and Related Materials
must have flammable liquid placards.
D 3505 Test Method for Density or Relative Density of
3 4.2.1 These products are ordinarily transported in steel
Pure Liquid Chemicals
4 drums, tank cars, tank trucks, barges and ships.
E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
4.2.2 While these products are dangerous when handled
2.2 American National Standards Institute Standard:
5 improperly, their unloading need not be hazardous providing
Z 288.1 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
6 thehazardsarerecognizedandhandlinginstructionsarerigidly
2.3 API Document:
observed.
RP-500A Classification of Locations for Electrical Installa-
6 4.3 Products shipped by air must be packaged to meet IATA
tions in Petroleum Refineries
and ICAO requirements.
2.4 Other Documents:
5. Hazards
5.1 Health—Consult current OSHA regulations, supplier’s
Material Safety Data Sheets, and local regulations for all
materials used in this practice.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D16 on Aromatic
5.2 Fire:
Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-
5.2.1 All of these liquids introduce a potential fire hazard
mittee D16.08 on Handling and Sampling Aromatic and Cyclic Hydrocarbons.
Current edition approved June 10, 2003. Published July 2003. Originally where they are stored, handled, or used.
approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 3437 - 99.
5.2.2 Vapors of all of these materials can form explosive
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.01.
mixtures with air.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.04.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.05.
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D3437–03
TABLE 1 Physical Properties
C
Flash Point Reid Vapor Relative Odor Explosion Explosion Ignition
Boiling Solidification
D B B B B
Closed Cup, Pressure Density, Threshold, Limit Limit Temperature °
A B
Product Point, Point,
B
°C Characteristics, 15.56/15.56°C ppm Lower Higher F
°C °C
psia
Benzene 80 5.5 −11 3.22 0.88 4.7 1.3 7.9 1097
Cyclohexane 80 6.6 −17 3.3 0.7
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