Designation:F1414−15StandardTestMethodforMeasurementofCutResistancetoChainsawinLowerBody(Legs)ProtectiveClothing1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1414;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodmeasurescutresistanceofgarmentsanddevicesworntoprotectthelowerbody(legs)whenoperatingachainsaw.1.2Thistestmethodmaybeusedtotestforcompliancetominimumperformancerequirementsinestablishedsafetystan-dards.1.2.1Byagreementbetweenthepurchaserandthesupplier,orasrequiredbyestablishedsafetystandards,itwillbedecidedifthistestmethodwillbeusedtodetermineoneorbothofthefollowing:(1)chainspeed50(CS50),and(2)success/failure(jamming/chainstopornocutinlessthan1.5s)atspecifiedchainspeed.1.3Thistestmethodmaybeusedtodeterminelevelsofprotectionforareasofcoverageasstipulatedinestablishedsafetystandards.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.NOTE1—Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequiva-lents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother,withoutcombiningvaluesinanyway.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocuments,formapartofthisspecifica-tiontotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1056SpecificationforFlexibleCellularMaterials—SpongeorExpandedRubberD1776/D1776MPracticeforConditioningandTestingTex-tilesF1494TerminologyRelatingtoProtectiveClothing2.3AATCCTestMethods:3AATCC96DimensionalChangesinLaunderingofWovenandKnittedFabrics,exceptWool(1988)AATCC158DimensionalChangesonDryCleaninginPerchloroethylene:MachineMethod2.4MilitaryStandards:4MIL-STD-1...
