ASTM WK93787
New Practice for Additive manufacturing of polymers -- Environment, health and safety -- General principles for use of polymers with material extrusion
1. Scope
This document provides guidance and requirements for risk assessment and implementation of prevention and protection measures relating to material extrusion-based additive manufacturing with polymer materials. The risks covered by this document concern all sub-processes composing the manufacturing process, including the management of waste. This document does not specify requirements for the design of machinery and equipment used for additive manufacturing.Keywords
AM; EHSRationale
The use of additive manufacturing (AM) processes with polymer materials entails a number of hazards. It is therefore important, as a first step, to implement a high level of protection during manufacturing and installation of the additive manufacturing machine or system. In addition, the users of additive manufacturing plants have the duty to reduce the risks for the operators remaining after installation so that they fulfil the nationally or regionally pertinent regulations for health and safety at work. For users of additive manufacturing plants, the guidelines and requirements of this document are, therefore, particularly relevant with regard to aspects not sufficiently covered by pertinent national or regional regulations for safety and health at work. Also, note that this standard is being developed under the PSDO between ASTM and ISO - once approved, it will carry the designation ISO/ASTM 52961.
Work Item Status
Date Initiated: 02-07-2025
Technical Contact: Francois Richard
Item: 001
Ballot: F42.06 (25-01)
Status: In Balloting