ASTM F1506-17a

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Designation: F1506 − 17 F1506 − 17a
Standard Performance Specification for
Flame Resistant and Arc Rated Textile Materials for Wearing
Apparel for Use by Electrical Electric Arc Rated Protective
Clothing Worn by Workers Exposed to Momentary Electric
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Arc and Related Thermal HazardsFlames and Electric Arcs
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1506; 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 performance specification identifies minimum performance requirements to determine the (a) arc rating of fabrics, (b)
flame resistance, construction, durability, and labelingresistance of fabrics and subassemblies, requirements(c) of textiles and
subassemblies used in mechanical durability of the fabrics and subassemblies, (d) the minimum garment construction and
performance requirements, and (e)the manufacture of the garment labeling requirements for the completed protective clothing
worn by electrical workers to protect against exposure to momentary electric arc flash and related thermal hazards. exposed to
flames and electric arcs.
1.1.1 The minimum requirements for garment labeling are intended to provide end users with adequate information to select
garments with the appropriate arc rating.
1.1.2 This performance specification does not address coated or laminated fabrics commonly used for rainwear applications in
an arc hazard environment.End users are required to perform an assessment to determine the level of hazard and the required arc
rating of the protective clothing for their individual hazards.
1.1.2.1 The end user risk assessments are outside the scope of this standard.
1.2 This performance specification does not address coated or laminated protective clothing commonly used for rainwear
applications in an arc hazard environment. Performance requirements related to this category of protective clothing are detailed
in Specification F1891.
1.3 This performance specification does not address hand protection. Performance and test requirements related to hand
protection are detailed in OSHA 1910.138, Specification D120, and Test Method F2675/F2675M.
1.4 This performance specification defines minimum garment manufacturing and labeling requirements to allow users to select
garments with appropriate electric arc ratings for protection from their determined electric arcThe care and maintenance
requirements for laundering electric arc flash protective clothing are outside the scope of this standard. Refer to Guides F1449 flash
hazardor F2757 environment.related to industrial or home laundering.
1.2.1 A prior determination of the electric arc flash hazard environment is required in order to select appropriate protective
garments. This prior determination is outside the scope of this specification.
1.2.2 The care and maintenance requirements for electric arc flash protective garments are outside the scope of this standard.
1.5 This standard should be used to evaluate and describe the properties of materials, products, or assemblies in response to
heat and flame under controlled laboratory conditions. It should not be used to describe or appraise the fire hazard or fire risk
of materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions.
1.5.1 The results of this evaluation may be used as elements of a fire-risk assessment that takes into account all of the factors
that are pertinent to an assessment of the fire hazard of a particular end use.
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 7, of this performance 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
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This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F18 on Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee F18.65 on Wearing Apparel.
Current edition approved May 1, 2017Oct. 1, 2017. Published November 2017. Originally approved in 1994. Last previous edition approved in 20152017 as F1506–15.–17.
DOI: 10.1520/F1506-17.10.1520/F1506-17A.
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