The Chemical Protective Clothing Site
Krister Forsberg’s publications for selection and use of
Chemical Protective Clothing.
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The purpose of Chemical Protective Clothing is the prevention of chemicals potentially hazardous to skin and lowering the risk of injury or illness.
A glove or a fully encapsulating gas-tight suits may protect against one chemical very well, but perform poorly against another chemical. On contact with a certain chemical an effect as severe as dissolving of the protective material may occur. Learn more about Chemical Protective Clothing here.
Have a look inside
The Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing
a very widely used reference guide, has been revised. In the 5th edition, there are listings for over 100 new chemicals and almost 1000 more selection recommendations compared to previous editions. The color-coded tables of recommendations contains 19 representative protective clothing materials. The Pocket Guide is an essential field guide for spill responders, workers, supervisors, safety and health professionals, sales people and others in the selection and use of Chemical Protective Clothing.
Publisher: Wiley
The Chemical Protective Clothing Performance Index Book was developed from data derived from Instant Gloves + CPC Database . There are over 14,000 reported Permeation/Degradation tests and almost 900 chemicals and mixtures in the 2nd edition of the Index Book.
Publisher: Wiley
Most of this testing has been conducted using the ASTM F739-91, Test Method for Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials to Permeation by Liquids or Gases under Continuous Contact .
(click on the drawing to enlarge the test cell)
Permeation is the diffusion of a chemical on a molecular basis without any visible evidence or change in the protective material.
A deleterious change in physical properties of protective clothing is called degradation.
There are several different ways in which chemical degradation can affect a CPC. A CPC garment may swell when exposed to some chemicals. Generally, garments that swell experience a reduction in physical properties that may cause a cut or tear to more easily occur. Some CPC materials may lose flexibility when exposed to a chemical and become hard and brittle. This loss of flexibility may also cause a premature failure of the glove. CPC may also discolour during exposure to a chemical. The discoloration may or may not be an indication that the performance of the gloves has been affected. Garments composed of multiple layers of materials may also delaminate after chemical exposure.
Links to Manufacturers' websites for selection of chemical protective clothing
Updated February 21, 2008
Contact: Krister Forsberg (mail@kristerforsberg.com)
A glove or a fully encapsulating gas-tight suits may protect against one chemical very well, but perform poorly against another chemical. On contact with a certain chemical an effect as severe as dissolving of the protective material may occur. Learn more about Chemical Protective Clothing here.
Have a look inside
The Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing
a very widely used reference guide, has been revised. In the 5th edition, there are listings for over 100 new chemicals and almost 1000 more selection recommendations compared to previous editions. The color-coded tables of recommendations contains 19 representative protective clothing materials. The Pocket Guide is an essential field guide for spill responders, workers, supervisors, safety and health professionals, sales people and others in the selection and use of Chemical Protective Clothing.
Publisher: Wiley
The Chemical Protective Clothing Performance Index Book was developed from data derived from Instant Gloves + CPC Database . There are over 14,000 reported Permeation/Degradation tests and almost 900 chemicals and mixtures in the 2nd edition of the Index Book.
Publisher: Wiley
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Permeation is the diffusion of a chemical on a molecular basis without any visible evidence or change in the protective material. There are several different ways in which chemical degradation can affect a CPC. A CPC garment may swell when exposed to some chemicals. Generally, garments that swell experience a reduction in physical properties that may cause a cut or tear to more easily occur. Some CPC materials may lose flexibility when exposed to a chemical and become hard and brittle. This loss of flexibility may also cause a premature failure of the glove. CPC may also discolour during exposure to a chemical. The discoloration may or may not be an indication that the performance of the gloves has been affected. Garments composed of multiple layers of materials may also delaminate after chemical exposure. |