Tyvek clothing

Personal protective equipment is clothing and/or respiratory equipment worn to protect the body against various forms of contamination. Some of the most common forms of personal protective equipment include dust masks, air purifying respirators, protective suits made from particulates or chemically resistant materials such as Tyvek (E.I. Du Pont de Nemours Company, Inc., Wilmington, DE) and/or other fabrics, and lightweight protective rubber gloves or chemical-resistant gloves. 

Measurements were made of the concentration of pesticide in the breathing zone of the workers, on patches attached to the workers clothing, and in the urine of crew members. In the 2,4-D tests, comparisons were made between amounts found under normal spray operations and amounts found when techniques for limiting exposure were used including special instructions and the use of protective clothing consisting of hat, boots, gloves, and Tyvek coveralls. 

You can also ask handymen, contractors and other visitors if they could arrive as perfume- and aftershave-free as possible. If somebody comes by often, you can give them safe products for washing (clothes and body), which reduces a large part of the harmfulness. Often people are willing to cooperate, especially when it costs them no money. Another option is to ask someone to put on a Tyvek coverall (see entry 306 and Part VI for online vendors). 

Do not let visitors who are not safe for you (chemical- or scent-free) sit on your furniture the fabric could absorb the perfume scents from their clothes. Protect your couch with Tyvek (available at stores that sell kite-making materials), or ask your visitors to sit on smooth (plastic) garden chairs which are easy to clean and put away. 

PERSONAL PROTECTION Wear Tyvek-type disposable protective clothing, including disposable Tyvek-type sleeves taped to gloves enclose operations and use local exhaust ventilation at site of chemical release at any exposure level, use a NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece or self-contained breathing apparatus operated in positive pressure made provide eyewash baths and safety showers in work area. 

Another major nonprocess waste stream is used personal protective clothing and equipment, which includes DPE suits, Tyvek coveralls, gloves, boots, masks, canisters, filters, hoses, and other items. The disposal method for this type of waste depends on whether it is at a 3X decontamination level or has never been in contact with agent. The current baseline method is to retain this waste for placement in a hazardous waste landfill as a listed waste. Parsons/Honeywell proposes to process DPE suits and other personal protective wastes through the CST after size reduction to improve homogeneity... 

According to NPA Chemical Repository suggestions for di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Minimum Protective Clothing is Tyvek-type disposable protective clothing or disposable Tyvek-type sleeves taped to gloves. Reqirirements for other plasticizers will be similar. 

Level C includes respirators and standard protective clothing, which typically consists of liquid-repellent coveralls made of polypropylene, or Tyvek. This level of response is very often used by cleanup crews when the situation has stabilized and concentrations are known and are not likely to rise above the capability of the respirator. No skin-penetrating materials are present. Gloves and boots are used throughout the first three protection levels. 

Protective Materials Refers to Chemical Protective Clothing such as suits and gloves. Following is a summary of the major materials used for chemical protective clothing (CPC). The reader will find specific recommendations and information on garments in Chapter 6. Tyvek -... 

TYVEK A trademark of the DuPont Company for nonwoven polyethylene used in protective clothing. 

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