NSF/ULe 440 Proposal for Meeting, Planning and Amending CDPH/EHLB Standard Method V1.1
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Meeting #1: Review Single Product Scenario
Meeting #2: Review Multi Product Scenario and Proposal; Next Steps
Meeting #3/4: Modeling Scenarios – healthcare, small surface areas (adhesives, etc.)
o Martin Bennett? (Healthcare)
o Al Hodgson/Wenhao Chen? (Small Surface Area)
Meeting #5/6
Meeting #7/8
Drafting of Standard (
Meeting #9/10: Review Standard Draft
Review CDPH/EHLB Standard Method and Pathway for Revisions:
Current CDPH/EHLB SM V1.1 Section
Updates Required:
Planned
Meeting
Target Date
Section
Impacted by
Changes
1. 1 Scope
1.2 References
1.3 Terminology
2.1 Product Sample Collection
2.2 Packaging and Shipment of
Samples
2.3 Chain of Custody Documentation
2.4 Rejection of Samples by Laboratory
2.5 Receipt of Samples by Laboratory
2.6 Storage of Samples by Laboratory
Prior to Testing
3.1 Test Specimen Prep
3.2 Prep of Paint Test Specimens
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Status
3.3 Prep of Adhesive Product Test
Specimens
3.4 Prep of Caulking Product Test
Specimens
3.5 Selection and Prep of Dry Product
Test Specimens
3.6 Prep of Dry Product Test Specimen
Assemblies
3.7 Conditioning of Test Specimens
3.8 Environmental Chamber testing
3.9 Chemical Analyses
3.10 Calculations
4.1 Target VOCs
4.2 Max Allowable Concentrations for
Target VOCs
4.3 IAQ Concentration Modeling
To be updated to proposed target
compounds by Tox group
To be updated to the correct
concentration limits set by proposal
from Tox Group
What are the proposed modeling
scenarios? To be updated to include
SFR. Proposal to also include small
surface area products; Healthcare
scenario.
5.1 Mandatory Practices on Quality
Mgmt
5.2 Mandatory Laboratory Practices
5.3 Measurement Uncertainty
6.1 Required elements of the
Laboratory Test Report
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7.1 Test Method for Freestanding
Furniture
7.2 Concentration Modeling for
Furniture and Office Seating
7.3 Compliance with Maximum
Allowable Concentrations
To be updated to current standard.
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To be updated to current standard.
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To be updated to the correct
concentration limits set by proposal
from Tox Group
8.1 Manufacturer and Third Party
Claims
8.2 Laboratory Selection
8.3 Breadth of Claim
8.4 Modification of Method
8.5 Acceptable Alternative to Method
8.6 Quality Control
8.7 Product Sample Selection
8.8 Retesting
Appendix B Single Family Residence
Scenario
TABLES
2-1: Sample Collection and Testing
Chronology
3-1: Chamber Conditions for 96-hr test
period
4-1: Target CREL VOCs and their
maximum allowable concentrations
4-2: Definition of a Standard Classroom
4-3: Product Quantities and specific air
flow rates to be used for estimation of
VOC concentration in standard private
office
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Needs to be added to the core
standard.
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Target Compounds to be updated.
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4-4: Definition of Standard Private
Office
4-5: Product Quantities and specific air
flow rates to be used for estimation of
VOC concentrations in a standard
private office
5-1: Guidelines for measurements
uncertainty and precision of chamber
conditions and VOC measurements
7-1: Standard Open-plan office defined
in ANSI/BIFMA M7.1-2007
7-2: Product quantities and specific air
flow rates to be used for estimation of
VOC concentrations in a standard open
plan office
B-1: Definition of new single family
residence
B-2: Product Quantities and specific air
flow rates to be used for estimation of
VOC concentration in standard new
single-family residence
Needs to be updated to the current
standard
Needs to be included in the core
standard.
Needs to be included in the core
standard.
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