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Title

"Standard Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing: Wearing, Care, and Maintenance Instructions "

Description

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.

Standard Type(s)
Practice

A definitive set of instructions for performing one or more specific operations that does not produce a test result: Examples of practices include, but are not limited to, application, assessments, cleaning, collection, decontamination, inspections, installation, preparation, sampling, screening, and training.

Personal Protective Equipment
Body Protection

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
Hazards
Chemical
  • Chemical
SOC Codes
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations
  • 33-1000 Supervisors of Protective Service Workers
    • 33-1010 First-Line Supervisors of Law Enforcement Workers
    • 33-1011 Sergeants, Corrections
    • 33-1021 Fire Lieutenants
Standard References
Referenced Standard

ASTM F1301 - 18(2024)e1 - Standard Practice for Labeling Chemical Protective Clothing

ASTM F1461 - 17 - Standard Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing Program

ASTM F1494 - 23 - Standard Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing

Conformity Assessment Notes

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.  Please see the full standard for complete details.

Comments

Additional References:

ASTM Standards

  • D5489 Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions on Textile Products
  • F1301 Practice for Labeling Chemical Protective Clothing
  • F1461 Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing Program
  • F1494 Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing

ANSI Standard

  • Z535.4 Standard for Product Safety Signs and Labels, 1991
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