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CHEMICAL PROTECTION
Protective clothing keeps your body
safe from hazardous materials and
harm. There is more to knowing the
right protective clothing than that,
however, there are various kinds of
clothing that are designed to provide
even more kinds of protection. This
doesn’t complicate understanding
the importance of wearing the right
clothing. It does, however simplify
the understanding that the wrong
protective clothing may not only fail to
protect you properly but may actually
be considered a hazard in some
circumstances and situations.
EN 1073-2:2002
EN 14126:2003 in order to reduce the possibility of the clothing burning and thereby itself
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IMPORTANCE OF CHEMICAL WORKWEARS
Chemical suits are designed to protect the entire body from exposure to harmful CHEMICAL PROTECTION
and possibly fatal chemicals. Without these suits, it would be impossible to contain
dangerous chemical spills or explosions where hazardous chemical waste or other
potentially fatal chemicals must be cleared away and disposed of properly. These
suits protect the wearer so that clean up is done without risk.
STANDARDS
EN 14605:2005+A1:2009: Protective clothing against liquid chemicals
- A performance requirements for clothing with liquid-tight (Type 3) or
spray tight (Type 4) connections, including items providing protection to
EN 14605 parts of the body only (Types PB [3] and PB [4]).
• Type 3 – Protection against pressurized liquid chemicals using liquid tight suits.
Suits can protect against strong and directional jets of a liquid chemical such as spray
from a burst pipe under pressure. Requires a barrier fabric and sealed seams.
EN 14605 • Type 4 – Protection against liquid aerosols using spray tight suits. Suits can protect
against saturation of liquid chemical, where volume of the liquid builds up on the
suit forming pools, resulting in rivulets. Requires a barrier fabric and sealed seams.
EN ISO 13982-1:2004 +A1:2010: Protective clothing for use against
solid particulates
- Specifies the minimum requirements for chemical protective clothing
EN ISO 13982-1:2004 resistant to penetration by airborne solid particles (Type 5). These garments
+A1:2010 are full body protective clothing, i.e. covering trunk, arms and legs, such as
one piece coveralls or two piece suits, with or without hood or visors, with
or without foot protection.
EN 13034:2005 +A1:2009: Protective clothing against liquid chemicals
- This standard makes it possible to assess the minimum level of performance
of protective clothing designed for protection against a possible explosion
EN 13034:2005 of small quantities of spray or a limited volume (sprayed by accident) of less
+A1:2009 dangerous chemical products, for which a total permeability barrier is not
required.
EN 1149-5:2008: Protection against electrostatic charges
- Specifies material and design requirements for electrostatic dissipative
clothing, used as part of a total earthed system, to avoid incendiary
discharges.
EN 1149-5
EN 1073-2:2002: Protective clothing against radioactive contamination
- This specifies the requirements and test methods for non-ventilated
protective clothing protecting the wearer against particulate radioactive
contamination.
EN 14126:2003: Protective clothing against infective agents
- This standard specifies the performance requirements for the limited flame
spread properties of materials, material assemblies and protective clothing
constituting a hazard.
EN 13034: Protective clothing against liquid chemicals
- Chemical protective suit (Type 6) shall cover and protect at least the trunk
and the limbs. Chemical protective suit (Type 6) forms the lowest level of
EN 13034 chemical protection and is intended to be used if risks have been assessed
as low and a full liquid permeation barrier is not necessary.
NFPA 701: Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Propagation of
Textiles and Films
- This test measures the flammability of a fabric when it is exposed to
NFPA 701 specific sources of ignition.
EN ISO 14116: Protection against limited flame spread
- Protective clothing certified according to EN 342 gives the wearer
protection against cold environment. Requirements are set on thermal
EN ISO 14116 insulation and air permeability. Resistance to water penetration is an
optional requirement.