Fully Encapsulated Protective Gear

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Permalink Reply by Todd McKee on June 30, 2011 at 10:52am

ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HAZMAT SUITS???

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Permalink Reply by Todd McKee on June 30, 2011 at 12:27pm

Hi Larry!  I am assuming that your  talking about a level "A"  HazMat Suit.  There are a few ways  vapors can enter through a level "A" vapor barrier suit.  1) Permeation = Travels through the protective coating  2) Penetration =  Travels through the zippers, seams, and pin holes of the suit. 3)  Degradation = The suit being brittle. In my opinion if the suit is a vapor barrier suit it should not matter what size it they are wearing it is vapor tight. Now I have stopped calling the Level "A" suit fully encapsulated suit  due to the Super "B"  suit, that is another discussion for another  day. I call a Level "A" suit a vapor barrier suit. I leave my suit especially large because I  do   as little body movement as possible and I have interior working room with special none sharp items in my suit (towel,informational resources, and so on..) . I like to move the suits BIG Buick window around to see my surroundings.  Now if your talking about level  "B" and "C"  suits you will still have to be concerned of the three mentioned above and you will need proper taping that is suitable for the job or task your performing. Now, level "C" suits  you have to be concerned about O2 readings and cartridge types. Being in a suit has a lot of draw backs, my suggestion is let them be comfortable in the suit size they prefer as long as there are zero and I do mean ZERO safety issues.  I hope this  helps!  Here is my personal  cell phone number if you have any further questions  740-507-8802.

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Permalink Reply by Larry Lahti on June 30, 2011 at 6:47pm

Actually I am talking about a "flashsuit", Its one that we use where I work. Kind of like these on this website http://www.asiprotectiveclothing.com/entry-suits.

The inside lining is almost like a firefighter suit but it also has an aluminized outer coating. I work at a Pyrotechnics Factory and we have to were these thing in some situation.  Our material burns very very hot some where in the rand of 5000 degree.

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Permalink Reply by Todd McKee on June 30, 2011 at 8:48pm

Gotcha!!!!!! I would suggest a suit that fits properly.  We  do not  wear fire gear that is five times the size, we probably should not being wearing a flash shoot five times our size.  However, this is  out of my area of expertise! good luck and let me knwo what you fins out, I AM CURIOUS! Todd McKee

 

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