Designation:F2407−06(Reapproved2013)´1StandardSpecificationforSurgicalGownsIntendedforUseinHealthcareFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2407;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—ReapprovedwiththeeditorialremovalofyeardatesfromreferenceddocumentsinMay2013.INTRODUCTIONHealthcareprotectiveclothing,includingsurgicalgowns,iswornbyhealthcareworkerstoprotectboththepatientandthehealthcareworkerfromthetransferofmicroorganisms,bodyfluids,andothercontaminantsfromonepersontoanother.Healthcareworkerscanbeexposedtobiologicalfluidscapableoftransmittingdisease.Thesediseases,whichmaybecausedbyavarietyofmicroorganisms,canposesignificantriskstolifeandhealth.Thisisespeciallytrueofblood-bornepathogens,suchasHepatitis[HepatitisBVirus(HBV)andHepatitisCVirus(HCV)],andHumanImmunodeficiencyVirus(HIV).Sinceengineeringcontrolscannoteliminateallpossibleexposures,attentionisplacedonreducingthepotentialofdirectskincontactwithmicroorganisms,bodyfluids,andotherpotentiallyinfectiousmaterialsthroughtheuseofprotectiveapparel.Thisspecificationaddressestheperformanceofsurgicalgownsdesignedtopreservethesterilefieldand/orprotectagainstexposureofhealthcareworkerstoblood,bodyfluids,andotherpotentiallyinfectiousmaterialsduringsurgeryandotherhealthcareprocedures.Thisspecificationestablishesuniformtestingandreportingrequirementsforsurgicalgownmanufacturersinordertoprovideinformationtoend-usersthatcanbeusedinmakinginformeddecisionsintheselectionandpurchaseofsurgicalgownsaccordingtotheanticipatedexposures.ThisinformationisalsousefulforhelpingenduserscomplywiththeOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration’sBlood-bornePathogenStandard(29CFR1910.1030).1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationestablishesrequirementsfortheperformance,documentation,andlabelingofsurgicalgownsusedint...
