ASTM F659-98e1

Standard Specification for Skier Goggles and Faceshields

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the minimal requirements for alpine skier goggles and faceshields, to provide a reasonable degree of protection against foreign objects striking or lodging in the eye or surrounding soft tissue causing eye irritation or damage; and to minimize fogging and vision restrictions that distract or handicap the skier and thereby may cause accidents.
1.2 The scope of this specification shall include requirements for materials, lens size, optical properties, lens strength, field of vision, labeling, identification, and testing procedures for goggles and faceshields for alpine skiers.
1.2.1 Contact lenses, sunglasses, and corrective dress eye wear are not included within the scope of this specification.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portions, Sections 7 and 8 and Annex A1 of this specification: 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-1998
• ICS: 13.340.20 - Head protective equipment
• Technical Committee: F08 - Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities
• Drafting Committee: F08.57 - Eye Safety for Sports

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F659-98 - Standard Specification for Skier Goggles and Faceshields
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-1998
• Replaced By: ASTM F659-06 - Standard Specification for Skier Goggles and Faceshields
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
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Designation: F 659 – 98
Standard Specification for
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Skier Goggles and Faceshields
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F659; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—Criterion No. 1 in A1.5 was corrected editorially in September 2001.
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1. Scope 2.3 Federal Standard:
National Institute of Standards and Technology Special
1.1 This specification covers the minimal requirements for
Technical Publication 374 Method for Determining the
alpine skier goggles and faceshields, to provide a reasonable
Resolving Power of Photographic Lenses (1973)
degree of protection against foreign objects striking or lodging
in the eye or surrounding soft tissue causing eye irritation or
3. Terminology
damage; and to minimize fogging and vision restrictions that
3.1 Definitions:
distractorhandicaptheskierandtherebymaycauseaccidents.
3.1.1 central viewing zone—thatpartofalenswhichhasits
1.2 The scope of this specification shall include require-
center in line with the wearer’s line of sight when looking
ments for materials, lens size, optical properties, lens strength,
straightahead.Thezoneiscircularinshape.Forthepurposeof
field of vision, labeling, identification, and testing procedures
this specification, it shall be considered to be 38 mm in
for goggles and faceshields for alpine skiers.
diameter. The center of the central viewing zone shall be the
1.2.1 Contact lenses, sunglasses, and corrective dress eye
point of intersection of the line of sight with the lens as
wear are not included within the scope of this specification.
mounted on the Alderson headform.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
3.1.2 diopter—a unit of measure of the refractive power of
test method portions, Sections 7 and 8 and Annex A1 of this
a lens with a focal distance of 1 m.
specification: This standard does not purport to address all of
3.1.3 eye glasses—spectacles, sunglasses, or goggles hav-
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ing two separately mounted lenses, but excluding contact
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
lenses.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1.4 face shield—an eye protective device attached to a
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
helmet or headband(s) and which covers the wearer’s eyes and
2. Referenced Documents face at least to a point located approximately at the tip of the
nose and whose predominant function is protection of the eye.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.5 frame—those parts of eye glasses or goggles contain-
E275 Practice for Describing and Measuring Performance
ing the lens housings. The frame may be associated with
of Ultraviolet, Visible, and Near Infrared Spectrophotom-
2 padding.
eters
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3.1.6 goggles—an optical device worn before the eyes, the
2.2 American National Standards:
predominant function of which is to protect the eyes from the
ANSI Z80.1 Requirements for First-Quality Prescription
elements without obstructing peripheral vision. They provide
Ophthalmic Lenses
protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form
ANSI Z80.3 Requirements for Nonprescription Sunglasses
a complete seal with the face.
and Fashion Eyewear
3.1.7 headband—that part of the device consisting of a
supportingbandorotherstructurethateitherencirclesthehead
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F08 on Sports or protective helmet, or can be attached thereto.
EquipmentandFacilitiesandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeF08.57on
3.1.8 headform optical parameters—keydimensionsforthe
Ancillary Equipment.
headforms as provided in Fig. 1.
Current edition approved April 10, 1998. Published August 1998. Originally
published as F659–80. Last previous edition F659–92.
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F659–98
A = 66.0 6 1.3 mm (2.60 6 0.05 in.)
B=C=31.8 6 0.8 mm (1.256 0.03 in.)
D=E= 109.2 6 2.5 mm (4.30 6 0.10 in.)
F=G= 102.96 2.5 mm (4.056 0.10 in.)
H=I =78.7 6 2.5 mm (3.106 0.10 in.)
J = 82.6 6 1.3 mm (3.256 0.05 in.)
NOTE 1—If headform is found to be symmetrical or is to be made symmetrical then B=C, D=E, F=G, and H=I.
NOTE 2—A=Inter
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