AS 4758.2-2008
AS 4758.2-2008
Personal flotation devices Materials and components - Requirements and test methods
Standards Australia
Personal flotation devices Materials and components - Requirements and test methods
Standards Australia
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<text>AS 4758.2-2008 PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES - MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS-REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS</text>
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<text>PREFACE</text>
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<text>CONTENTS</text>
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<text>SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL</text>
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<text>1.1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS</text>
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<text>1.3 DEFINITIONS</text>
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<text>1.3.1 Coated fabric</text>
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<text>1.3.2 Filling density</text>
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<text>1.3.3 Foam flotation material</text>
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<text>1.3.4 Inflation system</text>
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<text>1.3.5 Selvage</text>
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<text>1.3.6 Status indicator</text>
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<text>1.3.7 Warp</text>
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<text>1.3.8 Weft</text>
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<text>1.4 SAMPLE CONDITIONING</text>
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<text>1.4.1 Standard conditioning</text>
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<text>1.4.2 Accelerated weathering</text>
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<text>SECTION 2 SEWING THREAD</text>
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<text>2.1 CONSTRUCTION</text>
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<text>2.2 PERFORMANCE</text>
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<text>2.3 LOOP BREAKING STRENGTH</text>
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<text>SECTION 3 FABRIC</text>
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<text>SECTION 4 STRUCTURAL WEBBING</text>
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<text>SECTION 5 STRUCTURAL ZIPPERS</text>
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<text>5.1 CONSTRUCTION</text>
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<text>5.2 PERFORMANCE</text>
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<text>SECTION 6 WEBBING CLOSURES AND ADJUSTERS</text>
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<text>6.1 CONSTRUCTION</text>
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<text>6.2 PERFORMANCE</text>
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<text>6.2.1 Tensile strength</text>
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<text>6.2.2 Strength/slippage</text>
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<text>6.2.3 Tab disengagement</text>
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<text>SECTION 7 FOAM FLOTATION MATERIAL</text>
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<text>7.1 THERMAL STABILITY</text>
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<text>7.2 BUOYANCY RETENTION FACTOR</text>
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<text>7.3 TENSILE STRENGTH</text>
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<text>7.4 RESISTANCE TO OIL</text>
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<text>7.5 COMPRESSION DEFLECTION</text>
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<text>7.6 COLD FLEXIBILITY</text>
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<text>7.7 POLYMERIC FOAM COATINGS</text>
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<text>7.7.1 Performance</text>
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<text>7.7.2 Cold flexibility</text>
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<text>7.7.3 Blocking resistance</text>
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<text>7.7.4 Water absorption</text>
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<text>7.7.5 Volatile loss</text>
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<text>7.8 KNITTED FABRIC LAMINATED TO FOAM FLOTATION MATERIAL</text>
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<text>SECTION 8 INFLATION CHAMBER MATERIALS</text>
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<text>SECTION 9 INFLATION SYSTEMS FOR PFDs</text>
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<text>9.1 GENERAL</text>
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<text>9.2 METALLIC COMPONENTS</text>
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<text>9.3 DEFLATION</text>
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<text>9.4 ORAL INFLATION SYSTEMS</text>
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<text>9.5 ACTUATION AND REARMING OF MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC INFLATION SYSTEMS</text>
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<text>9.6 MEANS FOR VERIFICATION OF MECHANISM OPERATION</text>
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<text>9.7 INDICATORS</text>
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<text>SECTION 10 GAS CYLINDERS</text>
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<text>10.1 CONSTRUCTION</text>
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<text>10.1.1 Cylinder body</text>
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<text>10.1.2 Cap</text>
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<text>10.1.3 Gas charge</text>
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<text>10.1.4 Surface protection</text>
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<text>10.2 MATERIALS</text>
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<text>10.2.1 Cylinder body</text>
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<text>10.2.2 Cap</text>
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<text>10.2.3 Gas</text>
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<text>10.3 PERFORMANCE</text>
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<text>10.3.1 Proof pressure</text>
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<text>10.3.2 Burst pressure</text>
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<text>10.4 MARKING</text>
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<text>APPENDIX A - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF INFLATION CHAMBER FABRIC</text>
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<text>A1 PRINCIPLE</text>
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<text>A2 APPARATUS</text>
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<text>A3 PROCEDURE</text>
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Specifies the requirements for the structural materials and components for the construction of personal flotation devices (PFDs).
This Standard specifies the requirements for the structural materials and components for the construction of personal flotation devices (PFDs).
Document Type | Standard |
Status | Current |
Publisher | Standards Australia |
Committee | CS-060 |
Under Revision |
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