Fencing Draft notes:Safety Tests

Changes for v6.0

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

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: 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.