ASTM F2061-07
(Practice)Standard Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing: Wearing, Care, and Maintenance Instructions
Standard Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing: Wearing, Care, and Maintenance Instructions
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice describes the minimum information to be provided by the seller to the buyer or end user related to the wearing, care, and maintenance of chemical protective clothing. Adherence to this practice allows written information to be provided with the protective clothing to purchasers by means of labels, pamphlets, or other documents.
Not every element of this practice may be applicable to all chemical protective clothing components or configurations. It is the seller’responsibility to determine which portions of this practice, and the corresponding requirements, are applicable to their protective clothing products. For informational requirements that are not applicable because of the nature of the product and intended use, the seller is to indicate and describe those portions or requirements that are not applicable.
All information related to wearing, decontamination, care, and maintenance shall be written in a manner so that the end user can readily understand the details. To emphasize important limitations, bold lettering and explicit warning terminology (for example, signal words such as Danger, Warning, and Caution (described in ANSI Z535.4)) shall be used. Where possible, pictograms and illustrations shall be used to convey specific instructions. The use of symbols, such as those provided in the care of textile products in Guide D 5489, are appropriate for indicating specific care procedures used in cleaning protective clothing.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice describes the recommended minimum information to be conveyed by the sellers to end users for the wearing, care, and maintenance of chemical protective clothing.
1.1.1 This practice does not cover specific instructions for when to use protective clothing or design requirements.
1.1.2 This practice does not apply to protective clothing that is solely for protection against flame and thermal hazards.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.2 This practice recommends the minimum information needed to properly implement Sections 10 and 11 of Practice F 1461.
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Designation:F2061–07
Standard Practice for
Chemical Protective Clothing: Wearing, Care, and
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Maintenance Instructions
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2061; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.3 decontamination, n—removal or neutralization of a
contaminant(s) from the protective clothing to the extent
1.1 This practice describes the recommended minimum
necessary to permit the protective clothing to be doffed (taken
information to be conveyed by the sellers to end users for the
off) and reused or disposed of.
wearing, care, and maintenance of chemical protective cloth-
3.3.1 Discussion—Decontamination is undertaken to allow
ing.
theendusertosafelyexittheprotectiveclothingandtoprevent
1.1.1 This practice does not cover specific instructions for
the spread of contamination to the end user or to the environ-
when to use protective clothing or design requirements.
ment; it may also be performed for reuse of the protective
1.1.2 This practice does not apply to protective clothing that
clothing.
is solely for protection against flame and thermal hazards.
3.4 degradation, n—a deleterious change in one or more
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
properties of a material.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.5 end user, n—the entity or organization whose employ-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ees ultimately wear the protective clothing.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.6 maintenance, n—procedures for inspection, repair, and
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
removal from service of protective clothing.
1.3 This practice recommends the minimum information
3.7 protective clothing, n—an item of clothing that is
needed to properly implement Sections 10 and 11 of Practice
specifically designed and constructed for the intended purpose
F 1461.
of isolating all or part of the body from a potential hazard; or
2. Referenced Documents
isolating the external environment from contamination by the
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wearer of the clothing.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.7.1 Discussion—In this practice, the primary potential
D 5489 Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions on
hazardisexposuretochemicals;however,otherhazardscanbe
Textile Products
involved for which the clothing provides protection.
F 1461 Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing Program
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3.8 wearing, n—procedures for donning, doffing, fitting,
2.2 ANSI Standard:
and adjusting protective clothing and preparing protective
Z535.4 Standard for Product Safety Signs and Labels, 1991
clothing for use.
3. Terminology
4. Significance and Use
3.1 care, n—procedures for cleaning, sterilization, decon-
4.1 This practice describes the minimum information to be
tamination, and storage of protective clothing.
provided by the seller to the buyer or end user related to the
3.2 contamination, n—the addition of an undesired chemi-
wearing, care, and maintenance of chemical protective cloth-
cal or substance to the protective clothing.
ing.Adherencetothispracticeallowswritteninformationtobe
provided with the protective clothing to purchasers by means
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of labels, pamphlets, or other documents.
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F23 on Personal
Protective Clothing and Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
4.2 Not every element of this practice may be applicable to
F23.30 on Chemicals.
all chemical protective clothing components or configurations.
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2007. Published October 2007. Originally
It is the seller’s responsibility to determine which portions of
approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as F 2061 - 00.
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this practice, and the corresponding requirements, are appli-
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
cable to their protective clothing products. For informational
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
requirements that are not applicable because of the nature of
the ASTM website.
3 the product and intended use, the seller is to indicate and
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