Chemical Permeation Data; Static Electricity - KAPPLER Zytron 300 User Information

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Chemical Permeation Data

Before using a garment in a chemical situation, consult the chemical
permeation data appropriate to the garment material. This information is
to be used as a guide only. The permeation performance of any material
depends on a number of factors; chemical concentration, temperature,
time and amount of exposure, etc. Due to the large number of variables,
it is impossible for all garment materials to be tested against all chemicals,
all combinations or mixtures, and all temperatures at which the chemical
might be encountered.
Chemical permeation tests are performed under laboratory conditions --
not actual workplace conditions. They address chemical breakthrough
characteristics and do not take into consideration physical performance
characteristics that effect barrier such as abrasion, flex fatigue, puncture,
tear, oxidative degradation, or degraded performance due to previous
contamination.
No single protective material will protect against all chemicals for all
situations. The best course of action is to test the primary garment
materials against the specific chemical hazard, at the temperature and
in the concentrations to be encountered. Kappler, Inc. will provide free
swatches of primary garment materials for testing and help arrange to
have these tests performed.

Static Electricity

Under certain conditions, such as cold and dry weather, it is possible
for garments to build and discharge static electricity. Discharges are not
normally dangerous except in situations where generation of an electrical
spark could ignite a flammable atmosphere. When working around
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