"Standard Guide for Selection of Chemicals to Evaluate Protective Clothing Materials"

This guide establishes a recommended list of challenge chemicals to encourage those who evaluate chemical protective clothing to test a minimum number of chemicals in common. This list will simplify the comparison of data from different sources. This guide may also serve material developers or evaluators in screening candidate protective clothing materials.

A compendium of information or series of options that does not recommend a specific course of action: A guide increases the awareness of information and approaches in a given subject area.

All items of clothing and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured to provide specific protection. This includes bullet-proof clothing, general protective clothing and full body ensembles that protect from cuts, radiation, temperature extremes, hot splashes from molten metals and other hot liquids, potential impacts from tools, machinery and materials and hazardous chemicals. Examples of body protection include laboratory coats, coveralls, vests, jackets, aprons, surgical gowns and full body suits

• Chemical protective clothing

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• 33-2000 Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers
  • 33-2010 Firefighters

ASTM F1052 - 20 - Standard Test Method for Pressure Testing Vapor Protective Suits

ASTM F1494 - 23 - Standard Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing

ASTM F2588 - 12(2020) - Standard Test Method for Man-In-Simulant Test (MIST) for Protective Ensembles

ASTM F739 - 20 - Standard Test Method for Permeation of Liquids and Gases through Protective Clothing Materials under Conditions of Continuous Contact

ASTM F903 - 18 - Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Liquids