1、Designation: F2061 12Standard Practice forChemical Protective Clothing: Wearing, Care, andMaintenance Instructions1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2061; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year
2、of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This practice describes the recommended minimuminformation to be conveyed by the sellers to end users for thewearin
3、g, care, and maintenance of chemical protective cloth-ing.1.1.1 This practice does not cover specific instructions forwhen to use protective clothing or design requirements.1.1.2 This practice does not apply to protective clothing thatis solely for protection against flame and thermal hazards.1.2 Th
4、is standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.3 This practice rec
5、ommends the minimum informationneeded to properly implement Sections 10 and 11 of PracticeF1461.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D5489 Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions onTextile ProductsF1461 Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing Program2.2 ANSI Standard:3Z535.4 Standard fo
6、r Product Safety Signs and Labels, 19913. Terminology3.1 care, nprocedures for cleaning, sterilization, decon-tamination, and storage of protective clothing.3.2 contamination, nthe addition of an undesired chemi-cal or substance to the protective clothing.3.3 decontamination, nthe reduction, removal
7、, or neutral-ization of contaminant or contaminants from protective cloth-ing to the extent necessary to safely permit the protectiveclothing to be doffed (taken off), or reused, or discarded.3.4 degradation, na deleterious change in one or moreproperties of a material.3.5 end user, nthe entity or o
8、rganization whose employ-ees ultimately wear the protective clothing.3.6 maintenance, nprocedures for inspection, repair, andremoval from service of protective clothing.3.7 protective clothing, nan item of clothing that isspecifically designed and constructed for the intended purposeof isolating all
9、 or part of the body from a potential hazard; orisolating the external environment from contamination by thewearer of the clothing.3.8 wearing, nprocedures for donning, doffing, fitting,and adjusting protective clothing and preparing protectiveclothing for use.4. Significance and Use4.1 This practic
10、e describes the minimum information to beprovided by the seller to the buyer or end user related to thewearing, care, and maintenance of chemical protective cloth-ing.Adherence to this practice allows written information to beprovided with the protective clothing to purchasers by meansof labels, pam
11、phlets, or other documents.4.2 Not every element of this practice may be applicable toall chemical protective clothing components or configurations.It is the sellers responsibility to determine which portions ofthis practice, and the corresponding requirements, are appli-cable to their protective cl
12、othing products. For informationalrequirements that are not applicable because of the nature ofthe product and intended use, the seller is to indicate anddescribe those portions or requirements that are not applicable.4.3 All information related to wearing, decontamination,care, and maintenance shal
13、l be written in a manner so that theend user can readily understand the details. To emphasizeimportant limitations, bold lettering and explicit warningterminology (for example, signal words such as Danger,1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F23 on PersonalProtective Clothing a
14、nd Equipment and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF23.30 on Chemicals.Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2012. Published September 2012. Originallyapproved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F2061 - 08. DOI:10.1520/F2061-12.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM webs
15、ite, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http
16、:/www.ansi.org.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.Warning, and Caution (described in ANSI Z535.4) shall beused. Where possible, pictograms and illustrations shall beused to convey specific instructions. The use of symbol
17、s, suchas those provided in the care of textile products in GuideD5489, are appropriate for indicating specific care proceduresused in cleaning protective clothing.5. General Information and Information Related toWearing5.1 Address and Point of Contact InformationThe sellershall provide an address,
18、a contact telephone number, andmeans of electronic communication, as applicable, for ques-tions concerning the proper use, limitations, decontamination,care, and maintenance of the protective clothing. Provision ofa toll-free emergency number is encouraged but not required.5.2 Safety Considerations,
19、 Limitations of Use, and WarrantyInformationThe seller shall provide a list of considerationsfor the safe use of the protective clothing and describe specificlimitations for the use of the protective clothing (for example,DO NOT USE THIS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING NEAROPEN FLAME OR HIGH HEAT). The seller s
20、hall alsoprovide information on the warranty for the protective cloth-ing.5.3 Pre-Use InformationThe seller shall provide informa-tion related for how to mark the protective clothing, how to usespecific product aids, such as closure lubricants or visor antifogagents, and recommended undergarments an
21、d associatedequipment, as applicable. A statement shall be provided to thebuyer or end user that not all performance properties for theprotective clothing can be evaluated in the field.5.4 Sizing InformationThe seller shall provide informa-tion for the selection of the correct size of the protective
22、clothing by the end user and describe any adjustments that canbe made for properly sizing the protective clothing.NOTE 1One way of presenting this information is by using a chartindicating the appropriate size for ranges in key end user dimensions, suchas height and waist circumference for full body
23、 garments.5.5 Donning and Doffng InstructionsThe seller shallprovide instructions to the buyer or end user on the properdonning (putting on and wearing) and doffing (removal) of theprotective clothing. This doffing information shall include thespecific warnings about preventing cross-contamination o
24、fother personnel, equipment, and street clothing, as required.5.6 RecordkeepingThe seller shall provide a means fordocumenting the history of the protective clothing to describeits wearing, care, and maintenance.NOTE 2Suggestions for entries under the use portion of the clothingrecords include such
25、items as exposure contaminants, physical state ofcontaminants, use duration, length of exposure, degree or method ofexposure, and temperature and other environmental conditions.6. Information Related to Care Instructions6.1 Information Related to Cleaning:6.1.1 Cleaning InstructionsThe seller shall
26、provide spe-cific instructions for the end user to properly clean, launder, orrefurbish the protective clothing. This information shall in-clude instructions for washing (for example, specific washingmethod, type of washing machine, machine cycle or formula-tion, detergents or cleaning agent, wash t
27、emperature, andpretreatment options) and drying (for example, the dryingmethod, drying temperature, and length of time required).Warnings for limitations on the cleaning of protective clothingsuch as loss of physical integrity or other forms of degradation,shall be included in this section. Addition
28、ally, the seller shalldescribe methods to inspect or test for damages to theprotective clothing caused by cleaning or other maintenance, asapplicable.6.2 Decontamination and Disinfection:6.2.1 The seller shall provide specific instructions for re-moving various forms of contamination, if decontamina
29、tion isrecommended. These instructions shall include descriptions ofacceptable processes, the types of contaminants that can besafely removed, the means of handling contaminated or non-sterile garments, the limitations of the processes, and all otherinformation of importance to decontamination. This
30、 shall alsoinclude information necessary for decontamination while theprotective clothing is being worn by the end user, as appropri-ate, to allow for safe doffing without the hazard of contamina-tion. If known, the seller, shall recommend practices or testmethods to assist in determining if the dec
31、ontamination hasbeen effective.NOTE 3In the absence of information for determining effectivedecontamination of protective clothing, a warning that all contaminationmay not have been removed is appropriate.6.2.2 The seller shall provide specific instructions for dis-infection of protective clothing,
32、as appropriate, for personalhygiene or other such needs.6.3 StorageThe seller shall provide specific instructionsfor the end user to properly store the protective clothing beforeand after use. This information shall include any specificstorage limitations relative to temperature, humidity, andatmosp
33、heric contaminants (for example, ozone and ultraviolet)or other storage limitations including folding. Information onend-of-life indications or how long the clothing can be stored(without use), or both, shall also be included in this section.NOTE 4The length of time that clothing can be stored assum
34、es thatthe clothing has been properly cared for and maintained in accordancewith manufacturer instructions, and has not been subjected to any wearing.Storage life is a function of clothing material degradation caused bystorage conditions.7. Information Related to Maintenance7.1 Inspection Instructio
35、nsThe seller shall provide spe-cific instructions so that the end user can perform a preliminaryvisual inspection of the protective clothing to ensure there areno observable defects. If appropriate, testing procedures andrequirements (for example, pressure testing at specified inter-vals) shall also
36、 be included in this section.7.2 RepairThe seller shall provide specific instructionsabout repairs, authorized by the manufacturer, that do notcompromise the integrity or performance of the protectiveclothing. Special attention shall be given to repair informationand instructions that stipulate any
37、appropriate tests, which needto be conducted to ensure the protective clothing will performproperly.7.3 Removal from Service:F2061 1227.3.1 The seller shall provide specific guidance for judgingwhen an item of protective clothing shall be removed fromservice.7.3.2 The seller shall provide specific g
38、uidance for disposalwhen such guidance is necessary.8. Keywords8.1 care; chemical protective clothing; cleaning; decontami-nation; inspection; instructions; maintenance; protective cloth-ing; repair; removal from service; storage; wearingASTM International takes no position respecting the validity o
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