ASTM_F_1461_-_17.pdf

Designation:F146117Standard Practice forChemical Protective Clothing Program1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1461;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year 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 is intended to promote the properselection,use,maintenance,and understanding of the limita-tions of chemical protective clothing(CPC)by users,employers,employees,and other persons involved in programsrequiring CPC,thereby limiting potentially harmful and un-necessary skin exposures.1.2 This 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,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F739 Test Method for Permeation of Liquids and Gasesthrough Protective Clothing Materials under Conditions ofContinuous ContactF903 Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used inProtective Clothing to Penetration by LiquidsF1001 Guide for Selection of Chemicals to Evaluate Protec-tive Clothing MaterialsF1052 Test Method for Pressure Testing Vapor ProtectiveSuitsF1154 Practices for Qualitatively Evaluating the Comfort,Fit,Function,and Durability of Protective Ensembles andEnsemble ComponentsF1194 Guide for Documenting the Results of ChemicalPermeation Testing of Materials Used in Protective Cloth-ingF1383 Test Method for Permeation of Liquids and Gasesthrough Protective Clothing Materials under Conditions ofIntermittent ContactF1494 Terminology Relating to Protective ClothingF2588 Test Method for Man-In-Simulant Test(MIST)forProtective Ensembles2.2 NFPA Standards:3NFPA 1991 Vapor-Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Ma-terials EmergenciesNFPA 1992 Liquid Splash-Protective Ensembles and Cloth-ing for Hazardous Materials EmergenciesNFPA 1994 Protective Ensembles for First Responders toCBRN Terrorism Incidents2.3 ISO Standard:4ISO 16602 Protective Clothing for Protection AgainstChemicalsClassification,Labeling,and PerformanceRequirements3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 analytical detection limit,na number,expressed inunits of concentration(or amount),that describes the lowestconcentration level(or amount)that an analyst can determineto be different from an analytical blank(background level).3.1.2 biological monitoring,nthe chemical analysis ofchemicals or metabolites,or both,from a workers blood,urine,fingernails,sweat,breath,and so forth.3.1.3 buddy system,na means of organizing employeework groups whereby each participant is matched with anotherso that prompt assistance can be rendered in the case of anyemergency.3.1.4 chemical protective clothing(CPC),nan item ofclothing that is specifically designed and constructed for theintended purpose of isolating all or part of the body from achemical hazard.1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F23 on PersonalProtective Clothing and Equipment and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF23.30 on Chemicals.Current edition approved Nov.1,2017.Published November 2017.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as F1461 12.DOI:10.1520/F1461-17.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,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 National Fire Protection Association(NFPA),1 BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA 02169-7471,http:/www.nfpa.org.4Available from International Organization for Standardization(ISO),ISOCentral Secretariat,BIBC II,Chemin de Blandonnet 8,CP 401,1214 Vernier,Geneva,Switzerland,http:/www.iso.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.1.5 decontamination,nthe reduction,removal,or neu-tralization of contaminant or contaminants from protectiveclothing to safely permit the protective clothing to be doffed(taken off),or reused,or discarded.3.1.6 elastomer,nan elastic polymer that has propertiessimilar to rubber.3.1