Designation:D6124−06(Reapproved2017)StandardTestMethodforResidualPowderonMedicalGloves1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6124;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisstandardisdesignedtodeterminetheamountofresidualpowder(orfilter-retainedmass)foundonmedicalgloves.Thisstandardconsistsoftwotestmethodologies.ProcedureIisamethodforthequantificationofresidualpowderonglovesdescribedasnon-powdered,powder-free,powderless,nopowder,orotherwordstothateffect.ProcedureIIisatestmethodforthequantitationofpowder(andotherfilter-retainedmass)onpowderedgloves.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofaveragepowderorfilter-retainedmassfoundonasampleofmedicalglovesasdescribedintheintroduction.1.2Theaveragepowdermasspergloveisreportedinmilligrams.1.3Thesafeandproperuseofmedicalglovesisbeyondthescopeofthistestmethod.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D4483PracticeforEvaluatingPrecisionforTestMethodStandardsintheRubberandCarbonBlackManufacturingIndustries2.2OtherDocuments:AmericanNationalStandardANSI/ASQCZ1.9–1993Sam-plingProceduresandTablesforInspectionbyVariablesforPercentNonconforming33.Terminology3.1Definitionsof...
