A Guide for Evaluating the Performance of Chemical Protective Clothing

June, 1990
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-109
 
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CONTENTS 
ABSTRACT 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
INTRODUCTION 
SELECTION PROCESS  1. Evaluating the Workplace 
2. Obtaining Samples of Candidate CPC 
3. Testing the Candidate CPC 
4. Selecting the best Candidate CPC 
5. Monitoring the Use of CPC in the Workplace AN EXAMPLE USING THE SELECTION PROCESS  1. Evaluating the Workplace 
2. Samples of Candidate CPC 
3. Testing the Candidate CPC 
4. Selecting the Best Candidate CPC 
5. Monitoring the Use of CPC in the Workplace SUMMARY 
REFERENCES 
GLOSSARY
90-109-a.pdf (32 pages, 511K) 
APPENDIX A DESCRIPTION OF CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PRODUCT EVALUATION DATA 
APPENDIX B SOURCES OF CPC DATA 
APPENDIX C  1. A SIMPLIFIED TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING BREAKTHROUGH OF VOLATILE CHEMICALS THROUGH CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING 
2. ASI-052.1 PERMEATION FIELD TEST METHOD USING A FINGER COT OF A GLOVE 
3. FIRST APPROXIMATIONS: CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TEST METHODS APPENDIX D. INFORMATION TO CONSIDER IN CPC REUSE 
APPENDIX E. CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TESTING LABORATORIES 
APPENDIX F. SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE TYPES OF GARMENTS FOR GENERIC MATERIALS
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