Designation:D4488–95(Reapproved2001)e1StandardGuideforTestingCleaningPerformanceofProductsIntendedforUseonResilientFlooringandWashableWalls1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4488;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.e1NOTE—AwarningnotewaschangededitoriallyinAugust2001.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheevaluationofthecleaningperfor-manceofproductsintendedforuseonresilientflooringorwashablewalls.Suchevaluationsspecificallyexcludewin-dows,mirrors,carpets,ceramictiles,andlaminatedcountertops.Thisguideprovidestechniquesforsoiling,cleaning,andevaluatingperformanceofdetergentsystemsundercontrolled,butpractical,hard-surfacecleaningconditions.1.2Suchsystemsincludeanydetergentintendedforclean-inghardsurfacessuchasresilientflooring,washablewallsurfaces,andotherhardsurfaces,butexcludingglass,ceramic,orotherglossysurfaces.Theymayconsistofsolutionsofsolublepowdereddetergent,dilutionsofconcentratedliquiddetergent,orproductsintendedtobeusedfullstrength,forexample,foams,sprays,liquid,orpaste.1.3Thereisnouniversalsoil/substratecombinationthatisrepresentativeofthemanysoil-removaltasksrequiredofthistypeofcleanerinactualuseconditions.Choiceofsoil/substrateandcleaningconditionsshouldbebyagreementbetweenthetestinglaboratoryandthoseusingthedatatoevaluatecleaningperformancerelativetouserexperience.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.MaterialSafetyDataSheetsareavailableforreagents.Reviewthemforhazardspriortousage.Specificprecautionarystatementsaregivenin.2.Terminology2.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:2.1.1soil—inhardsurfacecleaning,foreignmatteronahardsu...
