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ISEA seeking public review of new protective clothing standard
21 Aug '07
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The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) is soliciting public comments on a new performance standard for chemical protective clothing.
Draft ANSI/ISEA 103-200x, Standard for Classification and Performance Requirements for Chemical Protective Clothing is designed to help users select the appropriate protective apparel for a variety of chemical hazards, providing minimum performance classifications and labeling requirements.
Members of ISEA Protective Apparel Group developed this standard to present a testing philosophy based on garment category and performance level.
This approach was modeled after activities ongoing within the European (CEN) and international (ISO) standards communities, and represents one of the first attempts at harmonizing testing and labeling of chemical protective clothing worldwide.
Garment categories (e.g, US Category 1, gas-tight) are defined by matching the expected chemical exposure scenario with various material swatch and finished garment item test requirements.
This standard uses multiple performance levels (e.g, three levels of performance for permeation testing) for the majority of properties.
This tiered performance approach will provide the end-user with a tool that helps define adequate protection by matching a unique exposure scenario to a specific garment configuration (category) and a minimum level of performance.
According to ISEA technical director JaniceComer Bradley, CSP, "This standard will fill a gap in that's existed since OSHA issued its regulations for personal protective equipment in 1994."
Draft ANSI/ISEA 103-200x, Standard for Classification and Performance Requirements for Chemical Protective Clothing is designed to help users select the appropriate protective apparel for a variety of chemical hazards, providing minimum performance classifications and labeling requirements.
Members of ISEA Protective Apparel Group developed this standard to present a testing philosophy based on garment category and performance level.
This approach was modeled after activities ongoing within the European (CEN) and international (ISO) standards communities, and represents one of the first attempts at harmonizing testing and labeling of chemical protective clothing worldwide.
Garment categories (e.g, US Category 1, gas-tight) are defined by matching the expected chemical exposure scenario with various material swatch and finished garment item test requirements.
This standard uses multiple performance levels (e.g, three levels of performance for permeation testing) for the majority of properties.
This tiered performance approach will provide the end-user with a tool that helps define adequate protection by matching a unique exposure scenario to a specific garment configuration (category) and a minimum level of performance.
According to ISEA technical director JaniceComer Bradley, CSP, "This standard will fill a gap in that's existed since OSHA issued its regulations for personal protective equipment in 1994."
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