Designation:F1458−04(Reapproved2008)StandardTestMethodforMeasurementofCutResistancetoChainSawofFootProtectiveDevices1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1458;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodmeasurescutresistanceoffootprotec-tivedevicesthataredesignedtoprotectthefootwhenoperatingachainsaw.1.2Thistestmethodmaybeusedtotestforcompliancetominimumperformancerequirementsinestablishedsafetystan-dards.1.2.1Byagreementbetweenthepurchaserandthesupplier,orasrequiredbyestablishedsafetystandards,thistestmethodcanbeusedtodetermineanyoneorbothofthefollowing:(1)chainspeed50(CS50),(2)success/failure(jamming/chainstop)atspecifiedchainspeed.1.3Thistestmethodmaybeusedtodeterminelevelsofprotectionforareasofcoverageasstipulatedinestablishedsafetystandards.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.NOTE1—Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequiva-lents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother,withoutcombiningvaluesinanyway.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1056SpecificationforFlexibleCellularMaterials—SpongeorExpandedRubberD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesF1414TestMethodforMeasurementofCutResistancetoChainSawinLowerBody(Legs)ProtectiveClothingF1494TerminologyRelatingtoProtectiveClothing2.2AATCCTestMethods:3AATCC96DimensionalChangesinLaunderingofWovenandKnittedFabrics,ExceptWool(1988)AATCC158DimensionalChangesonDrycleaninginPer-chloroethylene:MachineMethod2.3MilitaryStandards:4MIL-STD-105SamplingProcedureandTablesfor...
