ASTM STP 1133 Performance of Protective Clothing: Fourth Volume
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McBriarty, JP
This publication contains papers presented at the symposium titled, Performance of Protective Clothing: Challenges for Developing Protective Clothing for the 1990s. The symposium was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in June, 1991. The symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee F-23 on Protective Clothing in cooperation with The Institut de Recherche en Sante et en Securite du Travail de Quebec (IRSST).
This extensive publication contains more than 1,000 pages of technical information resulting from the protective clothing symposium. The papers in this collection are organized under the overall headings Hazards and Methods; Field Tests, New Tests, Evaluations, Design, Physiological, Performance; Programs and Assessment. Within these sections, the papers are further organized under subheadings such as:
- Aerosols
- Physical Resistance
- Biological
- Chemical
- Pesticides
- Thermal and Heat
- Decontamination
- International Standards
Specific topics covered by the papers in this collection include:
- permeable protective garments
- cutting resistance
- puncture resistance evaluation
- virus protection glove testing
- porous materials
- health care worker protective clothing
- liquid proof versus microbiological resistant
- measuring liquid barrier properties
- chemical resistance tests
- nitroglycerin
- ethylene glycol dinitrate
- protective clothing in agriculture
- methyl parathion residue
- residual soil effect on decontamination
- resistance to permeation by pesticides
- layered clothing
- sweat accumulation
- large scale thermal test methods
- assessing insulation properties
- cold work places
- chemical protective suit ensembles
- glove system for cold wet environments
- gravimetric methods
- permeation field test
- seam and closure
- vapor protective suit
- chemical protective dive suit
- nonwoven breathable barrier
- heat strain
- ventilation
- semipermeable membrane
- hypobaric environments
- firefighter protective clothing
- movement analysis
- ergonomic evaluation
- fabric finish
- chain saw protective clothing
- laundering flame-retardant fabrics
- durability of flame resistant fabrics
- hazardous waste personal protective clothing (PPC)
- selecting test methods
- reducing occupational injuries
Purchase this STP if you are involved in the manufacture, development, specification, or testing of protective clothing.