KRISTER FORSBERG is the creator of this book concept and has more than 45 years of experience of protective clothing. He was a member of ASTM Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment and a convenor of EN 374 – Chemical and micro-organism within CEN/TC162.ANN VAN DEN BORRE has a Master of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry and over 20 years' experience in the PPE business. She's an expert in chemical protection and the mechanisms of permeation breakthrough.JAMES P. ZEIGLER is a consultant in chemical and biological protective clothing. He was a Principal Investigator at DuPont Protection Technologies and Chairman of the Chemical Protection Subcommittee of the ASTM Committee F23 on Protective Clothing and Equipment.

• Important Instructions to the Users of This Guide vPreface viiAcknowledgments ixSection I Introduction to the Quick Selection Process 1Step 1: Identify the Chemical 1Step 2: Find the Chemical Class Number 1Step 3: Review the Barrier Recommendations 1Section II Selection and Use of Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) 3Trends in Chemical Protective Clothing 3Chemical Resistance of Protective Clothing: What DoesIt Mean and How to Evaluate It 4Standards and Requirements Related to CPCs 8The Selection Process – In Detailed Description 13Correct Use, Care, Maintenance, and Disposal ofCPCs 18Checklist for CPC Selection, Use, and Maintenance 21Section III Chemical Index 23Chemical Class Numbers 23Chemical Names 24Synonyms 24Chemical Abstract Service Number: CAS # 25Risk Codes 25Chemical Warfare Agents 27Section IV Selection Recommendations 107Description of Color Codes Used in the Tables 107Test Battery of 21 Chemicals to Evaluate ChemicalProtective Clothing 108Glove Systems and Compatibility with SuitMaterials 112Protective Barriers Related to the Master ChemicalResistance Table 126Cautions Related to the Master Chemical ResistanceTable 127Trademarks of Chemicals and Chemical Protective ClothingProducts 275Section V Glossary 277Section VI Manufacturers of Chemical Protective Clothing 291

KRISTER FORSBERG is the creator of this book concept and has more than 45 years of experience of protective clothing. He was a member of ASTM Committee F23 on Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment and a convenor of EN 374 – Chemical and micro-organism within CEN/TC162.ANN VAN DEN BORRE has a Master of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry and over 20 years' experience in the PPE business. She's an expert in chemical protection and the mechanisms of permeation breakthrough.JAMES P. ZEIGLER is a consultant in chemical and biological protective clothing. He was a Principal Investigator at DuPont Protection Technologies and Chairman of the Chemical Protection Subcommittee of the ASTM Committee F23 on Protective Clothing and Equipment.

• Important Instructions to the Users of This Guide vPreface viiAcknowledgments ixSection I Introduction to the Quick Selection Process 1Step 1: Identify the Chemical 1Step 2: Find the Chemical Class Number 1Step 3: Review the Barrier Recommendations 1Section II Selection and Use of Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) 3Trends in Chemical Protective Clothing 3Chemical Resistance of Protective Clothing: What DoesIt Mean and How to Evaluate It 4Standards and Requirements Related to CPCs 8The Selection Process – In Detailed Description 13Correct Use, Care, Maintenance, and Disposal ofCPCs 18Checklist for CPC Selection, Use, and Maintenance 21Section III Chemical Index 23Chemical Class Numbers 23Chemical Names 24Synonyms 24Chemical Abstract Service Number: CAS # 25Risk Codes 25Chemical Warfare Agents 27Section IV Selection Recommendations 107Description of Color Codes Used in the Tables 107Test Battery of 21 Chemicals to Evaluate ChemicalProtective Clothing 108Glove Systems and Compatibility with SuitMaterials 112Protective Barriers Related to the Master ChemicalResistance Table 126Cautions Related to the Master Chemical ResistanceTable 127Trademarks of Chemicals and Chemical Protective ClothingProducts 275Section V Glossary 277Section VI Manufacturers of Chemical Protective Clothing 291