Designation:F1002−15StandardPerformanceSpecificationforProtectiveClothingandMaterialsforUsebyWorkersExposedtoSpecificMoltenSubstancesandRelatedThermalHazards1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1002;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisperformancespecificationestablishestheminimumdesignandperformancerequirementsforprotectiveclothingandprotectiveclothingmaterialsforbothprimaryandsecond-aryprotectionfromexposuretomoltensubstancesandrelatedthermalhazards.1.2Thisperformancespecificationisnotintendedtoad-dressprotectionfromhotliquidsorfromspecializedformsofheatandflameprotectionsuchasanyfirefightingapplication.1.3Thisperformancespecificationdescribesthepropertiesofspecifictextilematerialsintheirmaterialorgarmentcompositeformastestedbylaboratorymethodsandisnotintendedtobeusedtoappraisethethermalhazardorriskunderactualconditions.However,itisacceptabletouseinformationonthethermalperformanceofclothingmadefromtextilematerialsconformingtothisspecificationasanelementinthermalriskassessmentwhichtakesintoaccountallfactorspertinenttothethermalhazardofaparticularenduse.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisperformancespecificationdoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwiththeuseofcompliantprotectiveclothingorprotectiveclothingmaterials.Itistheresponsibilityofthepersonsororganiza-tionsthatusethisperformancespecificationtoconductahazardandriskassessmenttodeterminetheapplicabilityofthisperformancespecificationtotheintendedapplicationoftheprotectiveclothingorprotectiveclothingmaterials,andtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpractices.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1424TestMethodforTearingStrengthofFabricsbyFa...
