Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing provides the reader with the latest information on Selection, Care and Use of Chemical Protective garments and gloves. Topics in the widely-used reference guide include Selection and Use of Chemical Protective Clothing, Chemical Index, Selection Recommendations, Glossary, Standards for Chemical Protective Clothing, Manufactures of Chemical Protective Clothing and European requirements for chemical resistant gloves. The key feature of the book is the color-coded selection recommendations. The red, yellow or green indications are highly appreciated by the users. This sixth edition of the Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing has been updated, to include approximately 1,000 chemicals/chemical brands or mixture of chemicals more than twice the information provided in the original edition. The performance of 9 generic materials and 32 proprietary barriers are compared against the 21 standard test chemicals listed in ASTM F1001. The color-coded recommendations against the broader list of materials now contain 27 representative barrier materials. This best selling pocket guide is the an essential field source for HazMat teams, spill responder, safety professionals, chemists and chemical engineers, industrial hygienists, supervisors, purchase agents, salespeople and other users of chemical protective clothing.

Quick Selection Guide to Chemical ProtectiveClothing provides the reader with the latest informationon Selection, Care and Use of Chemical Protective garments andgloves. Topics in the widely-used reference guide include Selectionand Use of Chemical Protective Clothing, Chemical Index, SelectionRecommendations, Glossary, Standards for Chemical ProtectiveClothing, Manufactures of Chemical Protective Clothing and Europeanrequirements for chemical resistant gloves.The key feature of the book is the color-coded selectionrecommendations. The red, yellow or green indications are highlyappreciated by the users. This sixth edition ofthe Quick Selection Guide to Chemical ProtectiveClothing has been updated, to include approximately 1,000chemicals/chemical brands or mixture of chemicals more than twicethe information provided in the original edition. Theperformance of 9 generic materials and 32 proprietary barriers arecompared against the 21 standard test chemicals listed in ASTMF1001. The color-coded recommendations against the broaderlist of materials now contain 27 representative barriermaterials.This best selling pocket guide is the an essential field sourcefor HazMat teams, spill responder, safety professionals,chemists and chemical engineers, industrial hygienists,supervisors, purchase agents, salespeople and other users ofchemical protective clothing.

Preface viiAcknowledgments ixSECTION I Introduction to the Quick Selection Process1How to Use This Guide 1SECTION II Selection and Use of Chemical Protective Clothing5Chemical Resistance of Protective Clothing-What Does ItMean and How to Evaluate It 5Standards and Requirements Related to CPCs 10The Selection Process 15Correct Use, Care, Maintenance, and Disposability of CPCs 25Create Your Own Checklist 28SECTION III Chemical Index 31Chemical Class Numbers 31Chemical Names 32Synonyms 32Chemical Abstract Service Number-CAS # 32Risk Codes 33Chemical Warfare Agents 35SECTION IV Selection Recommendations 111Color Codes Used in the Tables 111Introduction to the Trade Name Table 113Important Notes 117Barriers Related to the Master Chemical Resistance Table 129Important Notes Related to the Master Chemical Resistance Table131SECTION V Glossary 231SECTION VI Standards for Chemical Protective Clothing249ASTM Standards (astm.org/COMMITTEE/F23.htm)249NFPA Standards (nfpa.org) 252EN Standards (cen.eu) 253ISO Standards (iso.org) 255SECTION VII Manufacturers of Chemical Protective Clothing257