ASTM F1002-15

Standard Performance Specification for Protective Clothing and Materials for Use by Workers Exposed to Specific Molten Substances and Related Thermal Hazards

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This specification establishes minimum design, performance, and labeling criteria for both primary and secondary protective clothing for use in operations involving molten substances and related thermal hazards.
Note 1: Standardized molten splash testing of both primary and secondary protective materials and garments as listed in this specification utilize pure molten materials, typically iron or aluminum. In practice, users of protective clothing for metal splash protection may routinely work with alloys. Protective clothing covered by this specification may or may not perform similarly with alloys of various metals. The entity specifying the protective clothing shall determine if the protective clothing is appropriate for their specific alloy.  
4.1.1 Requirements are specifically established for materials used in the construction of primary and secondary protective clothing on the basis of performance attributes that are considered important for worker protection. In some cases, different minimum levels for the same performance properties are set between primary and secondary protective clothing due to the differences in the expected performance for these two types of protective clothing.  
4.1.2 Additional requirements are established for primary and secondary protective clothing items in terms of the minimum design characteristics and performance features for other materials and components used in the construction of the clothing.  
4.2 This specification can be applied to either protective clothing materials or protective clothing, or both.  
4.2.1 The application for protective clothing materials involves meeting the respective requirements for either primary or secondary protective clothing materials found in Section 5.  
4.2.2 The application for protective clothing involves meeting the respective requirements for either primary or secondary protective clothing found in Section 6, which includes construction of the clothing with protective clothi...
SCOPE
1.1 This performance specification establishes the minimum design and performance requirements for protective clothing and protective clothing materials for both primary and secondary protection from exposure to molten substances and related thermal hazards.  
1.2 This performance specification is not intended to address protection from hot liquids or from specialized forms of heat and flame protection such as any fire fighting application.  
1.3 This performance specification describes the properties of specific textile materials in their material or garment composite form as tested by laboratory methods and is not intended to be used to appraise the thermal hazard or risk under actual conditions. However, it is acceptable to use information on the thermal performance of clothing made from textile materials conforming to this specification as an element in thermal risk assessment which takes into account all factors pertinent to the thermal hazard of a particular end use.  
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.  
1.5 This performance specification does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with the use of compliant protective clothing or protective clothing materials. It is the responsibility of the persons or organizations that use this performance specification to conduct a hazard and risk assessment to determine the applicability of this performance specification to the intended application of the protective clothing or protective clothing materials, and to establish appropriate safety and health practices.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Jan-2015
• ICS: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing
• Technical Committee: F23 - Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
• Drafting Committee: F23.80 - Flame and Thermal

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F1002 −15
Standard Performance Specification for
Protective Clothing and Materials for Use by Workers
Exposed to Specific Molten Substances and Related
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Thermal Hazards
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1002; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 Thisperformancespecificationestablishestheminimum 2.1 ASTM Standards:
design and performance requirements for protective clothing D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
and protective clothing materials for both primary and second- D1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by
ary protection from exposure to molten substances and related Falling-Pendulum (Elmendorf-Type) Apparatus
thermal hazards. D2724 Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated
Apparel Fabrics
1.2 This performance specification is not intended to ad-
D4157 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile
dress protection from hot liquids or from specialized forms of
Fabrics (Oscillatory Cylinder Method)
heat and flame protection such as any fire fighting application.
D5034 TestMethodforBreakingStrengthandElongationof
1.3 This performance specification describes the properties
Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)
of specific textile materials in their material or garment
D5587 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by
composite form as tested by laboratory methods and is not
Trapezoid Procedure
intendedtobeusedtoappraisethethermalhazardorriskunder
D6413 Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles (Ver-
actual conditions. However, it is acceptable to use information
tical Test)
on the thermal performance of clothing made from textile
D7138 Test Method to Determine Melting Temperature of
materials conforming to this specification as an element in
Synthetic Fibers
thermal risk assessment which takes into account all factors
F955 Test Method for Evaluating Heat Transfer through
pertinent to the thermal hazard of a particular end use.
Materials for Protective Clothing Upon Contact with
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as Molten Substances
F1494 Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
only. F1939 Test Method for Radiant Heat Resistance of Flame
Resistant Clothing Materials with Continuous Heating
1.5 This performance specification does not purport to
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2.2 AATCC Test Methods:
address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with the
135 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Laundering
use of compliant protective clothing or protective clothing
of Woven and Knitted Fabrics
materials. It is the responsibility of the persons or organiza-
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2.3 NFPA Standard:
tions that use this performance specification to conduct a
NFPA1971 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural
hazard and risk assessment to determine the applicability of
Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting
this performance specification to the intended application of
the protective clothing or protective clothing materials, and to
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establish appropriate safety and health practices. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F23 on the ASTM website.
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Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment and is the direct responsibility of AATCC Technical Manual, Current Edition available from American Associa-
Subcommittee F23.80 on Flame and Thermal. tion ofTextile Chemists and Colorists, P.O. Box 12215, ResearchTriangle Park, NC
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2015. Published February 2015. Originally 27709.
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approved in 1986. Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F1002 - 14. DOI: Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch
10.1520/F1002-15. Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101.
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2.4 Federal Standard: isolating all or part of the body from a potential hazard; or,
MIL-C-87076A Resistance of Materials to Radiant Heat isolating the external environment from contamination by the
Exposure, Adhesion of Coating, and Adhesion After Wet wearer of the clothing.
Flexing 3.1.7.1 Discussion—For the purposes of this specification,
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2.5 ISO Standards: protective clothing items include full-body garments such as
ISO9185 ProtectiveClothing – A
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it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: F1002 − 14 F1002 − 15
Standard Performance Specification for
Protective Clothing and Materials for Use by Workers
Exposed to Specific Molten Substances and Related
1
Thermal Hazards
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1002; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This performance specification establishes the minimum design and performance requirements for protective clothing and
protective clothing materials for both primary and secondary protection from exposure to molten substances and related thermal
hazards.
1.2 This performance specification is not intended to address protection from hot liquids or from specialized forms of heat and
flame protection such as any fire fighting application.
1.3 This performance specification describes the properties of specific textile materials in their material or garment composite
form as tested by laboratory methods and is not intended to be used to appraise the thermal hazard or risk under actual conditions.
However, it is acceptable to use information on the thermal performance of clothing made from textile materials conforming to
this specification as an element in thermal risk assessment which takes into account all factors pertinent to the thermal hazard of
a particular end use.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in bracketsparentheses are for information
only.
1.5 This performance specification does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with the use of
compliant protective clothing or protective clothing materials. It is the responsibility of the persons or organizations that use this
performance specification to conduct a hazard and risk assessment to determine the applicability of this performance specification
to the intended application of the protective clothing or protective clothing materials, and to establish appropriate safety and
health practices.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
D1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum (Elmendorf-Type) Apparatus
D2724 Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated Apparel Fabrics
D4157 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Oscillatory Cylinder Method)
D5034 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)
D5587 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Trapezoid Procedure
D6413 Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles (Vertical Test)
D7138 Test Method to Determine Melting Temperature of Synthetic Fibers
F955 Test Method for Evaluating Heat Transfer through Materials for Protective Clothing Upon Contact with Molten Substances
F1494 Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing
F1939 Test Method for Radiant Heat Resistance of Flame Resistant Clothing Materials with Continuous Heating
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2.2 AATCC Test Methods:
135 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Laundering of Woven and Knitted Fabrics
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
F23.80 on Flame and Thermal.
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2014Feb. 1, 2015. Published September 2014February 2015. Originally approved in 1986. Last previous edition approved in 20132014
as F1002 - 13.F1002 - 14. DOI: 10.1520/F1002-14.10.1520/F1002-15.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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AATCC Technical Manual, Current Edition available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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2.3 NFPA Standard:
NFPA 1971 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting
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2.4 Federal Standard:
MIL-C-87076A Resistance of Materials to Radiant Heat Exposure, Adhesion of Coating, and Adhesion After Wet Flexing
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2.5 ISO Standards:
ISO 9185 Protective Clothi
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