ASTM_F_2061_-_17.pdf

Designation:F206117Standard Practice forChemical Protective Clothing:Wearing,Care,andMaintenance Instructions1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2061;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 describes the recommended minimuminformation to be conveyed by the manufacturers or sellers tobuyers or end users for the wearing,care,and maintenance ofchemical protective clothing.1.1.1 This practice does not cover specific instructions forhow to select and when to use protective clothing or designrequirements.1.1.2 This practice does not apply to protective clothing thatis solely intended for protection against flame and thermalhazards.1.2 Information provided by this practice aids organizationsthat select and use chemical protective clothing in theirimplementation of requirements established in Sections 10 and11 of Practice F1461.1.3 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.1.4 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:2D5489 Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions onTextile ProductsF1301 Practice for Labeling Chemical Protective ClothingF1461 Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing ProgramF1494 Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing2.2 ANSI Standard:3Z535.4 Standard for Product Safety Signs and Labels,19913.Terminology3.1 For definitions of terms used in this practice related toprotective clothing,refer to Terminology F1494.3.2 Definitions:3.2.1 care,nprocedures for cleaning,sterilization,decontamination,and storage of protective clothing.3.2.2 contamination,nthe addition of an undesired chemi-cal or substance to the protective clothing.3.2.3 decontamination,nthe reduction,removal,or neu-tralization of a contaminant or contaminants from protectiveclothing to the extent necessary to safely permit the protectiveclothing to be doffed(taken off),reused,or discarded.3.2.4 degradation,na deleterious change in one or moreproperties of a material.3.2.5 disinfection,na process that uses a type of antimi-crobial agent that destroys or irreversibly inactivates fungi andbacteria,but not necessarily their spore,on inanimate surfacesand objects.3.2.5.1 DiscussionDisinfectants such as antimicrobialagents are considered pesticides and are subject to regulationsestablished by the U.S.Environmental Protective Agency.3.2.6 end user,nthe entity or organization whose employ-ees ultimately wear the protective clothing.3.2.7 maintenance,nprocedures for inspection,service,and repair of protective clothing,including the determinationfor removal from service.3.2.8 manufacturer,nthe entity that directs and controlsany of the following:protective clothing design,protectiveclothing manufacturing,or protective clothing quality assur-ance;or the entity that assumes the liability for the protectiveclothing or provides the warranty for the protective clothing.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 2000.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as F2061 12.DOI:10.1520/F2061-17.2For 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 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 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 3.2.9 protective clothing,nan item of clothing that isspecifically designed and constructed for the intended purposeof isolating all or part of the body from a potential hazard;orisolating the external environment from contamination by theweare