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This standard specifies a method for determining the resistance of chemical protective clothing to penetration by jets of liquid chemicals. This standard is applicable to clothing which may comprise one or more items and which is intended to be worn where there is a risk of exposure to a forceful protection of a liquid chemical. This standard is applicable to clothing which is intended to be resistant to penetration under conditions require total body surface cover but do not demand the wearing of gad-tight clothing. This standard is not applicable to permeation of liquid chemicals through materials from which the clothing is made.