Designation:F2061−12StandardPracticeforChemicalProtectiveClothing:Wearing,Care,andMaintenanceInstructions1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2061;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribestherecommendedminimuminformationtobeconveyedbythesellerstoendusersforthewearing,care,andmaintenanceofchemicalprotectivecloth-ing.1.1.1Thispracticedoesnotcoverspecificinstructionsforwhentouseprotectiveclothingordesignrequirements.1.1.2Thispracticedoesnotapplytoprotectiveclothingthatissolelyforprotectionagainstflameandthermalhazards.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.3ThispracticerecommendstheminimuminformationneededtoproperlyimplementSections10and11ofPracticeF1461.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D5489GuideforCareSymbolsforCareInstructionsonTextileProductsF1461PracticeforChemicalProtectiveClothingProgram2.2ANSIStandard:3Z535.4StandardforProductSafetySignsandLabels,19913.Terminology3.1care,n—proceduresforcleaning,sterilization,decontamination,andstorageofprotectiveclothing.3.2contamination,n—theadditionofanundesiredchemi-calorsubstancetotheprotectiveclothing.3.3decontamination,n—thereduction,removal,orneutral-izationofcontaminantorcontaminantsfromprotectivecloth-ingtotheextentnecessarytosafelypermittheprotectiveclothingtobedoffed(takenoff),orreused,ordiscarded.3.4degradation,n—adeleteriouschangeinoneormorepropertiesofamaterial.3.5enduser,n—theentityororganizationwhoseemployeesultimatelyweartheprotectiveclothing.3.6maintenance,n—proceduresforinspection,repair,andremovalfromserviceofprotectiveclothing.3.7protectiv...
