This joint standard covers the requirements for
commercial blast cleaning of uncoated or coated steel surfaces
by the use of abrasives. These requirements include the end
condition of the surface and materials and procedures necessary
to achieve and verify the end condition.
1.2 The mandatory requirements are described in
Sections 1 to 9. Section 10, “Comments,” and Appendix A,
“Explanatory Notes,” are not mandatory requirements of this
standard.
1.3 Information about the function of commercial blast
cleaning is in Paragraph A1 of Appendix A.
1.4 Information about use of this standard in maintenance
coating work is in Paragraph A2 of Appendix A.