Fencing Draft notes:Safety Tests: Difference between revisions

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:April 2023 Clarification added to ensure that a swatch of material cannot be kept in a closet and brought out to punch test; the protective garment itself must be subject to the test, as the swatch of fabric will otherwise not be subjected to the same wear and tear as the garment itself.
:April 2023 Clarification added to ensure that a swatch of material cannot be kept in a closet and brought out to punch test; the protective garment itself must be subject to the test, as the swatch of fabric will otherwise not be subjected to the same wear and tear as the garment itself.
===Was 7.1.2, now 7.2.2 Exemptions===
*Additional rule added so numbering applied
;Was
:These materials only need to be tested at the marshal's discretion.
;Now
:These materials only need to be tested at the marshal's discretion if newly purchased. Ballistic nylon and commercial fencing clothing rated to at least 550 Newtons must be tested every two years, as they can degrade with use.

Revision as of 06:19, 28 March 2023

Changes for v6.0

7 Safety tests

  • Addition of heading General to prevent numbering collision with following section
  • Following rules renumbered

7.1

Was
Not in rules
Now
Tests to penetration-resistant material must be made on the object itself, not a swatch of identical material, unless such a swatch undergoes the same stresses as the garment by being sewn onto the inside of a garment, as the swatch will not otherwise have undergone the same stresses over time.
Functional change
Clarification to ensure that a swatch of material cannot be kept in a closet and brought out to punch test; the protective garment itself must be subject to the test.
Reason
Swatch of fabric will otherwise not be subjected to the same wear and tear as the garment itself.
For notes section
April 2023 Clarification added to ensure that a swatch of material cannot be kept in a closet and brought out to punch test; the protective garment itself must be subject to the test, as the swatch of fabric will otherwise not be subjected to the same wear and tear as the garment itself.

Was 7.1.2, now 7.2.2 Exemptions

  • Additional rule added so numbering applied
Was
These materials only need to be tested at the marshal's discretion.
Now
These materials only need to be tested at the marshal's discretion if newly purchased. Ballistic nylon and commercial fencing clothing rated to at least 550 Newtons must be tested every two years, as they can degrade with use.