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Date: Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 1:39:55 PM
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From: Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] ASTM Standards & COVID-19
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:13:45 +0000
Reply-To: Monona Rossol <actsnyc**At_Symbol_Here**CS.COM>
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Thank you Grace.  That says it best.  Tain't so simple.   Monona


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From: Grace Baysinger <graceb**At_Symbol_Here**STANFORD.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Sent: Thu, Mar 26, 2020 12:46 pm
Subject: [DCHAS-L] ASTM Standards & COVID-19

Wanted to share this information with you that is posted on https://www.astm.org/COVID-19/
"ASTM International is providing no-cost public access to important ASTM standards used in the production and testing of personal protective equipment - including face masks, medical gowns, gloves, and hand sanitizers - to support manufacturers, test labs, health care professionals, and the general public as they respond to the global COVID-19 public health emergency. Click "Access" below, register if you are a new user to our reading room and then you may access and download a PDF of the standards relevant to the global health pandemic."
Standards available include:
 

Masks

ASTM F2299/F2299M-03(2017) Standard Test Method for Determining the Initial Efficiency of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks to Penetration by Particulates Using Latex Spheres
ASTM F2101-19 Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) of Medical Face Mask Materials, Using a Biological Aerosol of Staphylococcus aureus
ASTM F2100-19 Standard Specification for Performance of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks
ASTM F1862/F1862M-17 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Medical Face Masks to Penetration by Synthetic Blood (Horizontal Projection of Fixed Volume at a Known Velocity)
ASTM F1494-14 Standard Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing

Medical Gowns

ASTM F2407 - 06(2013)e1 Standard Specification for Surgical Gowns Intended for Use in Healthcare Facilities
ASTM F1671 / F1671M - 13 Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System
ASTM F1868 - 17 Standard Test Method for Thermal and Evaporative Resistance of Clothing Materials Using a Sweating Hot Plate
ASTM D751 - 19 Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
ASTM D1683/D1683M-17(2018) Standard Test Method for Failure in Sewn Seams of Woven Fabrics
ASTM D1776/D1776M-20 Standard Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles
ASTM D5034-09(2017) Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)
ASTM D5587-15(2019) Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Trapezoid Procedure
ASTM D5733 - 99 Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Nonwoven Fabrics by the Trapezoid Procedure (Withdrawn 2008)
ASTM D6701-16 Standard Test Method for Determining Water Vapor Transmission Rates Through Nonwoven and Plastic Barriers
ASTM F1494-14 Standard Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing

Gloves

ASTM D6319-19 Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Gloves for Medical Application
ASTM D3578-19 Standard Specification for Rubber Examination Gloves
ASTM D5250-19 Standard Specification for Poly(vinyl chloride) Gloves for Medical Application
ASTM D6977-19 Standard Specification for Polychloroprene Examination Gloves for Medical Application

Hand Sanitizers

ASTM E2755-15 Standard Test Method for Determining the Bacteria-Eliminating Effectiveness of Healthcare Personnel Hand Rub Formulations Using Hands of Adults
ASTM E1174-13 Standard Test Method for Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Health Care Personnel Handwash Formulations
ASTM E3058-16 Standard Test Method for Determining the Residual Kill Activity of Hand Antiseptic Formulations

Respirators

ASTM F3387-19 Standard Practice for Respiratory Protection
 
 
 
Grace Baysinger
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Librarian
Robin Li and Melissa Ma Science Library, Room 315DA
Stanford University, 376 Lomita Drive, Stanford, CA  94305-5070
graceb**At_Symbol_Here**stanford.edu  Tel: 650-725-1039
https://profiles.stanford.edu/grace-baysinger
 
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