ASTM F2879-16

Standard Specification for Eye Protective Devices for Airsoft Sports

ABSTRACT
This specification covers eye protective devices (EPDs) intended for use in the sport of air soft with 6-mm air soft projectiles. These EPDs are designed to minimize or significantly reduce injury to the eye and adnexa as a result of impact and penetration of air soft projectiles. This specification also applies to EPDs designed for use by participants in tactical sports using air soft guns. This specification provides guidance with respect to performance, materials of construction and openings, sample preparation, test methods such as optical test methods and mechanical tests, and product marking.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification applies to eye protective devices (EPDs) designed for use by participants in the sport of airsoft with 6-mm airsoft projectiles. These EPDs are designed to minimize or significantly reduce injury to the eye and adnexa as a result of impact and penetration of airsoft projectiles.  
1.2 When airsoft guns are used for target practice with a paper or gel target and a backstop sufficient to prevent ricochet, shooters may wear eye protection (shooting glasses) appropriate for use with firearms, ball bullet (BB) guns or air guns that meet ANSI Z87.1. The balance of this specification applies to EPDs designed for use by participants in tactical sports using airsoft guns.  
1.3 EPDs meeting the requirements of this specification offer protection to the eyes and adnexa and not necessarily to any other parts of the head.  
1.4 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.  
1.5 This specification does not limit the wearing of eyeglasses or contact lenses when used in conjunction with the EPD based on the information provided by the manufacturer in section 9.2.21.  
1.6 The following information is provided for the laboratory conducting the test for the protection of their personnel: 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: 31-Oct-2016
• 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 F2879-14 - Standard Specification for Eye Protective Devices for Airsoft Sports
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2016
• Replaced By: ASTM F2879-18 - Standard Specification for Eye Protective Devices for Airsoft Sports
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2018
• Referred By: ASTM F2940-21 - Standard Practice for Air Soft Field Operation
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2016
• Referred By: ASTM F3398-21 - Standard Specification for Face and Ear Protective Devices for Air Soft Sports
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2016
• Referred By: ASTM F1776-22 - Standard Specification for Eye Protective Devices for Paintball Sports
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2016
• Referred By: ASTM F2941-21 - Standard Practice for Air Soft Player Safety Briefing
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2016

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F2879 −16
Standard Specification for
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Eye Protective Devices for Airsoft Sports
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2879; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This specification applies to eye protective devices
D1003Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance
(EPDs) designed for use by participants in the sport of airsoft
of Transparent Plastics
with 6-mm airsoft projectiles. These EPDs are designed to
F2679Specification for 6 mm Projectiles Used withAirsoft
minimize or significantly reduce injury to the eye and adnexa
Guns
as a result of impact and penetration of airsoft projectiles.
F2748Specification for Airsoft Guns
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1.2 When airsoft guns are used for target practice with a
2.2 ANSI Standards:
paperorgeltargetandabackstopsufficienttopreventricochet,
Z80.3Requirements for Nonprescription Sunglasses and
shooters may wear eye protection (shooting glasses) appropri-
Fashion Eyewear
ate for use with firearms, ball bullet (BB) guns or air guns that
Z87.1Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and
meetANSI Z87.1. The balance of this specification applies to Face Protectors
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EPDs designed for use by participants in tactical sports using 2.3 CSA Standard:
airsoft guns.
Z262.6-02Specifications for Facially Featured Headforms
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2.4 EN Standard:
1.3 EPDs meeting the requirements of this specification
EN 168 Personal Eye Protection—Non-Optical Test
offer protection to the eyes and adnexa and not necessarily to
Method—Section 17 Headforms
any other parts of the head.
3. Terminology
1.4 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded
as the standard. No other units of measurement are included in
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
this standard. 3.1.1 adnexa, n—adjunct parts of the eye, including the
orbit, orbital contents, eyelids, and the lacrimal apparatus.
1.5 This specification does not limit the wearing of eye-
3.1.2 airsoft field, n—areawhereparticipantsactivelytarget
glasses or contact lenses when used in conjunction with the
andshooteachotherwithairsoftprojectilesusingairsoftguns.
EPDbasedontheinformationprovidedbythemanufacturerin
3.1.3 airsoft gun, n—device specifically designed to expel
section 9.2.21.
airsoft projectiles as the result of the release of energy by
1.6 Thefollowinginformationisprovidedforthelaboratory
compressedair,compressedcarbondioxide(CO ),mechanical
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conducting the test for the protection of their personnel: This
springs, battery, or a combination thereof as defined in Speci-
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
fication F2748.
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
3.1.4 airsoft projectile, n—6 mm projectiles used with an
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
airsoft gun which is defined in Specification F2679.
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
3.1.5 astigmatism, n—condition in a lens that creates two
tions prior to use.
axially separated line foci of each object point, the lines being
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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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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F08 on Sports Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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Subcommittee F08.57 on Eye Safety for Sports. Available from Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 5060 Spectrum Way,
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2016. Published November 2016. Originally Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6, Canada, http://www.csa.ca.
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approved in 2014. Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F2879–14. DOI: Available from European Committee for Standardization (CEN), Avenue
10.1520/F2879-16. Marnix 17, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium, http://www.cen.eu.
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mutually perpendicular; in other words, the lens has two reducetheeffectsoffogging.Somelensesmaybetreatedwith
different refractive powers in meridians that are 90° apart. chemical solutions to reduce fogging.
3.1.21 lens retention component(s), n—components, sepa-
3.1.6 base-in, adj—relating to the type of pri
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Designation: F2879 − 14 F2879 − 16
Standard Specification for
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Eye Protective Devices for Airsoft Sports
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2879; 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 specification applies to eye protective devices (EPDs) designed for use by participants in the sport of air soft airsoft
with 6-mm air soft airsoft projectiles. These EPDs are designed to minimize or significantly reduce injury to the eye and adnexa
as a result of impact and penetration of air soft airsoft projectiles.
1.2 When air soft airsoft guns are used for target practice with a paper or gel target and a backstop sufficient to prevent ricochet,
shooters may wear eye protection (shooting glasses) appropriate for use with firearms, ball bullet (BB) guns or air guns that meet
ANSI Z87.1. The balance of this specification applies to EPDs designed for use by participants in tactical sports using air soft
airsoft guns.
1.3 EPDs meeting the requirements of this specification offer protection to the eyes and adnexa and not necessarily to any other
parts of the head.
1.4 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
standard.
1.5 This specification does not limit the wearing of eyeglasses or contact lenses when used in conjunction with the EPD based
on the information provided by the manufacturer in section 9.2.21.
1.6 The following information is provided for the laboratory conducting the test for the protection of their personnel: 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D1003 Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics
F2679 Specification for 6 mm Projectiles Used with Airsoft Guns
F2748 Specification for Airsoft Guns
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2.2 ANSI Standards:
Z80.3 Requirements for Nonprescription Sunglasses and Fashion Eyewear
Z87.1 Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protectors
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2.3 CSA Standard:
Z262.6-02 Specifications for Facially Featured Headforms
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2.4 EN Standard:
EN 168 Personal Eye Protection—Non-Optical Test Method—Section 17 Headforms
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 adnexa, n—adjunct parts of the eye, including the orbit, orbital contents, eyelids, and the lacrimal apparatus.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee F08.57 on Eye Safety for Sports.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2014Nov. 1, 2016. Published December 2014November 2016. Originally approved in 2014. Last previous edition approved in 2014 as
F2879 – 14. DOI: 10.1520/F2879-14.10.1520/F2879-16.
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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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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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Available from Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 5060 Spectrum Way, Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6, Canada, http://www.csa.ca.
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Available from European Committee for Standardization (CEN), Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium, http://www.cen.eu.
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3.1.2 air soft airsoft field, n—area where participants actively target and shoot each other with air soft airsoft projectiles using
air soft airsoft guns.
3.1.3 air soft airsoft gun, n—device specifically designed to expel air soft airsoft projectiles as the result of the release of energy
by compressed air, compressed carbon dioxide (CO ), mechanical springs, battery, or a combination thereof as defined in
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Specification F2748.
3.1.4 air soft airsoft projectile, n—6 mm projectiles used with an
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