1.1 This specification provides certain requirements for polychloroprene rubber gloves used in conducting medical examinations and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
1.2 This specification covers polychloroprene rubber examination gloves that fit either hand, paired gloves, and gloves by size. It also provides for packaged sterile or non-sterile or bulk non-sterile polychloroprene rubber examination gloves.
1.3 This specification is similar to that of D3578 Standard Specification for Rubber Examination Gloves, and D6319 Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Gloves for Medical Applications.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM D6977-19 Referenced Document
ASTM D3578 Standard Specification for Rubber Examination Gloves*, 2023-09-01 Update
ASTM D3767 Standard Practice for Rubber-Measurement of Dimensions
ASTM D412 Standard Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers8212;Tension
ASTM D5151 Standard Test Method for Detection of Holes in Medical Gloves
ASTM D573 Standard Test Method for Rubber-Deterioration in an Air Oven
ASTM D6124 Standard Test Method for Residual Powder on Medical Gloves
ASTM D6319 Standard Specification for Nitrile Examination Gloves for Medical Application*, 2023-09-01 Update
ASTM D6355 Standard Test Method for Human Repeat Insult Patch Testing of Medical Gloves
ISO 2859 Sampling procedures and tables for inspection by attributes — Addendum 1
ASTM D6977-19 history
2023ASTM D6977-19(2023) Standard Specification for Polychloroprene Examination Gloves for Medical Application
2019ASTM D6977-19 Standard Specification for Polychloroprene Examination Gloves for Medical Application
2010ASTM D6977-10 Standard Specification for Polychloroprene Examination Gloves for Medical Application
2016ASTM D6977-04(2016) Standard Specification for Polychloroprene Examination Gloves for Medical Application
2004ASTM D6977-04(2010) Standard Specification for Polychloroprene Examination Gloves for Medical Application
2004ASTM D6977-04e1 Standard Specification for Polychloroprene Examination Gloves for Medical Application
2004ASTM D6977-04 Standard Specification for Polychloroprene Examination Gloves for Medical Application