ASTM_F_2061_-_12.pdf

Designation:F206112Standard 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 sellers to end users for thewearing,care,and maintenance of chemical protective cloth-ing.1.1.1 This practice does not cover specific instructions forwhen to use protective clothing or design requirements.1.1.2 This practice does not apply to protective clothing thatis solely for protection against flame and thermal hazards.1.2 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.1.3 This practice recommends the minimum informationneeded to properly implement Sections 10 and 11 of PracticeF1461.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D5489 Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions onTextile ProductsF1461 Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing Program2.2 ANSI Standard:3Z535.4 Standard for Product Safety Signs and Labels,19913.Terminology3.1 care,nproceduresforcleaning,sterilization,decontamination,and storage of protective clothing.3.2 contamination,nthe addition of an undesired chemi-cal or substance to the protective clothing.3.3 decontamination,nthe reduction,removal,or neutral-ization of contaminant or contaminants from protective cloth-ing to the extent necessary to safely permit the protectiveclothing to be doffed(taken off),or reused,or discarded.3.4 degradation,na deleterious change in one or moreproperties of a material.3.5 end user,nthe entity or organization whose employeesultimately wear the protective clothing.3.6 maintenance,nprocedures for inspection,repair,andremoval from service of protective clothing.3.7 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 thewearer of the clothing.3.8 wearing,nprocedures for donning,doffing,fitting,andadjusting protective clothing and preparing protective clothingfor use.4.Significance and Use4.1 This practice describes the minimum information to beprovided by the seller to the buyer or end user related to thewearing,care,and maintenance of chemical protective cloth-ing.Adherence to this practice allows written information to beprovided with the protective clothing to purchasers by meansof labels,pamphlets,or other documents.4.2 Not every element of this practice may be applicable toall chemical protective clothing components or configurations.It is the sellers responsibility to determine which portions ofthis practice,and the corresponding requirements,are appli-cable to their protective clothing products.For informationalrequirements that are not applicable because of the nature ofthe product and intended use,the seller is to indicate anddescribe those portions or requirements that are not applicable.4.3 All information related to wearing,decontamination,care,and maintenance shall be written in a manner so that theend user can readily understand the details.To emphasizeimportant limitations,bold lettering and explicit warningterminology(for example,signal words such as Danger,Warning,and Caution(described in ANSI Z535.4)shall beused.Where possible,pictograms and illustrations shall be1This 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 Aug.1,2012.Published September 2012.Originallyapproved in 2000.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F2061-08.DOI:10.1520/F2061-12.2For 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 used to convey specific instructions.The use of symbols,suchas those provided in the care of textile products in GuideD5489,are appropriate for indicating specific care proceduresused in cleaning protective clothing.5.General Information and Information Related toWearing5.1 Address and Point of Contact InformationThe sellershall provide an addre