Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing

KRISTER FORSBERG is an internationally recognized expert on protective clothing. He has been an active member of ASTM Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment and convenor of EN 374 Chemical and micro-organism within CEN/TC162. ANN VAN DEN BORRE is currently active as Sr. Technical Manager at Ansell Healthcare, advising customers to find the best solution. She has been working in this Personal Protective Equipment sector for 15 years. With a Master of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Ann has specialized in chemical protective clothing materials and the mechanism of permeation breakthrough. NORMAN HENRY III is a retired DuPont Senior Research Chemist and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH). He was active in ASTM Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment during the development of the permeation test method F-739, is a member of AIHA's Protective Clothing and Equipment committee, and has expertise in protective clothing testing and evaluation. JAMES P. ZEIGLER spent 19 years working on chemical protective apparel materials at DuPont before retiring in 2011. Dr. Zeigler was co-inventor of many of DuPont's chemical protective apparel fabrics. He is currently chairman of the ASTM chemical protective clothing sub-committee and a 21-year member of the NFPA Technical Committee for Hazardous Materials Protective Clothing and Equipment.

Preface vii Acknowledgments ix SECTION I Introduction to the Quick Selection Process 1 How to Use This Guide 1 SECTION II Selection and Use of Chemical Protective Clothing 5 Chemical Resistance of Protective Clothing What Does It Mean and How to Evaluate It 5 Standards and Requirements Related to CPCs 10 The Selection Process 15 Correct Use, Care, Maintenance, and Disposability of CPCs 25 Create Your Own Checklist 28 SECTION III Chemical Index 31 Chemical Class Numbers 31 Chemical Names 32 Synonyms 32 Chemical Abstract Service Number CAS # 32 Risk Codes 33 Chemical Warfare Agents 35 SECTION IV Selection Recommendations 111 Color Codes Used in the Tables 111 Introduction to the Trade Name Table 113 Important Notes 117 Barriers Related to the Master Chemical Resistance Table 129 Important Notes Related to the Master Chemical Resistance Table 131 SECTION V Glossary 231 SECTION VI Standards for Chemical Protective Clothing 249 ASTM Standards (http://www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/F23.htm) 249 NFPA Standards (http://www.nfpa.org) 252 EN Standards (http://www.cen.eu) 253 ISO Standards (http://www.iso.org) 255 SECTION VII Manufacturers of Chemical Protective Clothing 257