ASTM_F_1776_-_14.pdf

Designation:F177614An American National StandardStandard Specification forEye Protective Devices for Paintball Sports1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1776;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.INTRODUCTIONThis is the specification for eye,face,and head protective devices,or EHPD,to be used in the sportof paintball.Paintball is a sport that,like all sports,has intrinsic hazards.These hazards include beinghit by paintballs.Protective equipment cannot eliminate all injuries but will substantially reduce theirseverity and frequency.Participation in this sport by a player implies acceptance of injury risk.Thegoal of protective equipment is to minimize the risk of injury.Performance requirements are presented and are intended to minimize injury with minimalimpairment of the form and appeal of the sport.This specification is subject to revision as indicatedby subsequent injury statistics.The impact requirements are designed to give eye,adnexa of eye,and head protection frompaintball impacts likely to be encountered under game conditions.While the EHPD also may protectthe user from other potential impacts,such as running into tree branches,there are many conceivableimpacts,including falls from heights,which could exceed the specification and result in eye injurydespite the use of the EHPD.1.Scope1.1 This specification applies to eye,face,and head protec-tive devices,designed for use by players of the sport ofpaintball,which minimize or significantly reduce injury to theeye,adnexa of eye,face,and head due to paintball impact orpenetration,or both.1.2 EHPDs by nature provide three types of protection.Thefirst type of protection is for the eyes and adnexa of eye and notnecessarily for any other parts of the face or head.The secondtype of protection adds coverage for the ears and face.Thethird type of coverage adds cranial coverage in addition to thatprovided to types II and III.These coverage types are definedin Section 8.1.3 This specification does not limit the wearing of eye-glasses or contact lenses when used in conjunction with theEHPD.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The values given in parentheses are for informationonly.1.5 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 and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C1027 Test Method for Determining Visible Abrasion Re-sistance of Glazed Ceramic TileD1003 Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittanceof Transparent PlasticsF803 Specification for Eye Protectors for Selected SportsF1979 Specification for Paintballs Used in the Sport ofPaintballF2272 Specification for Paintball Markers2.2 ANSI Standards:ANSI Z80.3 Requirements for Nonprescription Sunglassesand Fashion Eyewear3ANSI Z87.1 Practice for Occupational and Educational Eyeand Face Protectors31This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on SportsEquipment,Playing Surfaces,and Facilities and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F08.57 on Eye Safety for Sports.Current edition approved Sept.1,2014.Published September 2014.Originallyapproved in 1997.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as F1776 12.DOI:10.1520/F1776-14.2For 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 American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.3 CSA Standard:4CSA Z262.6-02 Specifications for Facially Featured Head-forms2.4 EN Standard:5EN 168 Personal Eye Protection Non-Optical Test Method-Section 17 Headforms2.5 Federal Standards:6No.406No.30223.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 adnexa,nadjunct parts of the eye,including theorbit,orbital contents,eyelids,and the lacrimal apparatus.3.1.2 astigmatism,na condition in a lens that creates twoaxially separated line foci of each object point,the lines beingmutually perpendicular.In other words,the lens has twodifferent refractive powers in meridians that are 90 apart.3.1.3 base-in,adjrelating to the type of prism imbalancethat tends to cause parallel rays of light passing through anEHPD,spaced apart by the interpupillary distance,to con-verge.3.1.4 base-out,adjrelating to the type of prism imbalancethat tends to cause parallel rays of light