ASTM F2962-13

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Designation: F2962 − 13
Standard Practice for
Conformity Assessment of Protective Clothing Worn by
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Operators Applying Pesticides
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2962; 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 3.1.1 audit—systematic, independent, documented process
for getting records, statements of fact or other relevant infor-
1.1 This practice establishes the conformity assessment
mation and assessing them objectively to determine the extent
requirements for limited use and reusable garments that are
to which specified requirements are fulfilled.
worn while spraying field strength liquid pesticides. The
testing requirements for supplier’s declaration of conformity
3.1.2 accreditation—third-party attestation related to a con-
and certification are specified in Specification F2669.
formity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the tasks.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.3 certification—the process of providing assurance that
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
a product, process or service conforms to one or more
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
standards or specifications.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.4 certification body—organization that performs product
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certification activities.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
F1494 Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing
3.1.5 certified product —any product that has successfully
F2669 Performance Specification for Protective Clothing
been tested and found to be compliant by an appropriately
Worn by Operators Applying Pesticides
accredited certification body.
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2.2 ISO Standards:
3.1.6 certified product listing—a publicly accessible listing
ISO/IEC 17000 Conformity assessment—Vocabulary and
of certified products.
general principles
ISO/IEC 17011 General requirements for accreditation bod-
3.1.7 conformity assessment—demonstration that specified
ies accrediting conformity assessment bodies
requirements relating to a product, process, system, person or
ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of
body have been fulfilled.
testing and calibration laboratories
3.1.8 desk audit—limited-scope examination of documents
ISO/IEC 17065 General requirements for bodies operating
and records, away from the place of action.
product certification systems
ISO 27065 Protective clothing—Performance requirements
3.1.9 evaluation—determination of the significance or con-
for protective clothing worn by operators applying liquid
dition by careful appraisal and study.
pesticides
3.1.10 inspection—examination of a product, product
3. Terminology
design, service, process or manufacturing facility and determi-
nation of conformity with specific or (on the basis of profes-
3.1 Definitions:
sional judgment) general requirements.
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3.1.11 listed—inclusion in a publicly accessible list pub-
This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F23 on Personal
Protective Clothing and Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
lished by an accredited certification body.
F23.30 on Chemicals.
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 2013. Published February 2013. DOI: 3.1.12 mark of conformity—legally registered certification
10.1520/F2962-13.
mark applied by or issued under the procedures of a third-party
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
certification system for a product, process or service that is in
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
conformity with specific standards or other technical specifi-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
cations.
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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. 3.1.13 product—one unit of a particular model.
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3.1.14 protective clothing provider—the commercial entity body shall assign distinct certification identification for each
is financially and legally responsible for placing the product in model of garment certified. The certification body’s label,
commerce and for the consistent performance of the product as symbol, or identifying mark of conformity and code assigned
claimed. t
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