Designation:F1956−13StandardSpecificationforRescueCarabiners1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1956;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverssixmechanicaltests,onecorrosionresistancetest,andtheminimumperformancere-quirementsforthesetests.Thisspecificationappliestocara-binersdesignedspecificallyforusebyrescuepersonnelduringbothtrainingexercisesandactualrescueoperations.Thisspecificationdoesnotapplytorecreationalusecarabiners.1.2Twodifferenttypesofcarabinersaredefinedinthisspecification,aheavy-dutyrescuecarabinerandalight-dutyrescuecarabiner.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.4Testscontainedhereinaredestructiveinnature.Cara-binerssubjectedtoanyofthesetestsshallnotbeusedinanywayaftertestingexceptinevaluationtheresultsofsuchtesting.1.5Thisspecificationdoesnotimplyapprovalofanymethodofuseofrescuecarabiners.Inaddition,thetestsdescribedarelaboratorytestsanddonotduplicatefieldconditions.Furthermore,thetestloadvaluescontainedhereinarenottobeinterpretedastheforceswhicharescuecarabinermaybesubjectedto,ormaybeexpectedtosustain,inactualfielduse.1.6Thisstandardmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,operations,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B117PracticeforOperatingSaltSpray(Fog)ApparatusE4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachines3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1carabiner—aload-bearing,connectivedevicewithaself-closinggate.3.1.2heavy-dutyrescuecarabiner—acarabinerthatmeetsthespecificationsforaheavy-dutyrescuecarabinerasdefinedinSection9.3.1.3light-d...
