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PREFACE

This Defence Standard specifies the Ministry of Defence requirements for Methods of Testing Elastomeric Materials. It has been prepared by the Rubbers, Plastics and Adhesives Subcommittee of the Defence Engineering and Equipment Standardization Committee.

This Standard has been agreed by authorities concerned. It is to be implemented, whenever practicable, in all designs, contracts, orders etc commencing after its date of publication. If a difficulty arises which prevents application of the Defence Standard, the Directorate of Standardization shall be informed so that a remedy can be sought.

Any enquiries regarding this Standard in relation to an invitation to tender or a contract in which it is invoked are to be addressed to the responsible technical or supervising authority named in that invitation to tender or contract.

This Standard has been devised for the use of the Crown and of its contractors in the execution of contracts for the Crown and, subject to the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, the Crown will not be liable in any way whatever (including but without limitation negligence on the part of the Crown its servants or agents) where the Standard is used for other purposes.