How does the commercial standards compare to the US Forrest Service Specification 6170-4F, year 2000 revision?
The US Forrest Service Specification 6170-4F is a design and materials specification. The Forest Service requirement has a several purposes, to establish a design and performance requirement in regards to protection from a running chainsaw, and also to provide flame/burn resistance. (Forest Service chaps are frequently used in fighting forest fires.) This specification shows exact dimensional drawings, and specifies exact materials that have to be used in manufacturing of chaps for the US Forest Service. The US Forest Service Specification establishes a performance requirement of 3,200 feet per minute, but the test method and equipment are not directly comparable to the ones use by UL. OBSERVE: Chaps made to the US Forest Service Specification do not meet the requirements of the commercial standards discussed above, unless they are tested and certified by UL, and are properly labeled. And vice versa, UL tested chaps do not meet the Forest Service requirements, umless they are tested an
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