ISR/1146
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IL Israel
  • 71 - Chemische Verfahrenstechnik
  • 28 - Anorganische chemische Erzeugnisse; anorganische oder organische Verbindungen von Edelmetallen, radioaktiven Elementen, Seltenerdmetallen oder Isotopen
2020-07-24
2020-05-25

Aluminium sulfate for treatment of water intended for human consumption; HS: 283322; ICS: 71.100.80

SI 5438 part 9 - Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption: Aluminium sulfate (50 page(s), in English; 12 page(s), in Hebrew)

Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 5438 part 9, dealing with aluminium sulfate for treatment of water intended for human consumption. This draft standard revision adopts both the European Standard EN 878: March 2016 and the American Standard ANSI/AWWA B403-16, with a few changes and national deviations that appear in the standard's Hebrew section as follow:

1.    Chapter A - National deviations to the European route of compliance:

·         Changes the standard's normative references (section 2);

·         Adds a note to Table 5 of section 4.3 dealing with a limit of impurities;

·         Deletes the column relating to Type 3 of Table 6 of section 4.4 dealing with chemical parameters;

·         Adds new sub-sections 5.1.2.2.1 and 5.1.2.2.2 detailing the sampling from tank and tankers;

·         Adds alternative test methods to section 5.2 dealing with analysis;

·         Adds a new requirement to comply with Israel Mandatory Standards SI 2302 parts 1 and 2 to section 6 dealing with labelling, transportation and storage;

·         Adds a new requirement to comply with Israel Standards SI 819 part to section 6.1 dealing with means of delivery;

·         Deletes section 6.2 dealing with labelling in accordance with the EU legislation;

·         Replace section 6.4 dealing with marking; Amends Annex B.

2.    Chapter B - National deviations to the American route of compliance:

·         Changes section 1.3 dealing application;

·         Changes the standard's normative references (section 2);

·         Deletes definition 10 (reclaimed water) and definition 13 (wastewater) of section 3 dealing with definition;

·         Changes section 4 dealing with requirements;

·         Changes the specific impurity limits appearing in sub-section 4.3.2;

·         Changes the product specifications appearing in sub-section 4.3.3;

·         Changes section 5.2 dealing with test procedures;

·         Changes the formula appearing in sub-section 5.5.9 dealing with calculations;

·         Adds new sub-section 5.12 dealing with nickel content;

·         Changes the marking requirements appearing in section 6.1 dealing with marking;

·         Adds a new requirement to comply with Israel Standards SI 819 part to section 6.1 dealing with packaging and shipping;

·         Adds new sub-section 6.2.6.4 and requires that the product will include SDS (Safety Data Sheet).

All requirement of the new revised standard will be declared mandatory, except the following:

-         The marking requirements for "iron-free" and "low-iron" and for "marking of Aluminum concentration marking requirement (by weight)" appearing in section 6.4 of the European Standard route of compliance; 

-        The requirement for "marking of Aluminum concentration marking requirement (by weight)" appearing in section 6.1 of the American route of compliance.