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  • BS 7184:2001

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    Selection, use and maintenance of chemical protective clothing. Guidance

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  05-12-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Risk assessment
    5 Levels of protection available
    6 Selection of garment material
    7 Garment selection criteria
    8 Physiological protection
    9 Use and maintenance
    Annex A (informative) Legislative requirements
    Annex B (informative) Sources of guidance on items of PPE
                          not covered by this document
    Annex C (informative) Further sources of information
    Annex D (informative) Labels
    Bibliography

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    Provides guidance on the selection, use and maintenance of chemical protective clothing where it is has been established that the use of such clothing in one form or another is necessary for the task to be undertaken. It is intended for users, specifiers and others who have responsibility for the procurement and provision of chemical protective clothing. It is intended to assist in choosing the correct type of chemical protective clothing for the task to be undertaken, and to help ensure that it is used in the correct manner and continues to provide the protection for which it was intended during the lifetime of the clothing.

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    This British Standard provides guidance on the selection, use and maintenance of chemical protective clothing where it is has been established that the use of such clothing in one form or another is necessary for the task to be undertaken.

    The standard is primarily intended for users, specifiers and others who have responsibility for the procurement and provision of chemical protective clothing.

    The standard is intended to assist in choosing the correct type of chemical protective clothing for the task to be undertaken, and to help ensure that it is used in the correct manner and continues to provide the protection for which it was intended during the lifetime of the clothing.

    For the purposes of this standard, chemical protective clothing is clothing which is used to protect the skin against contact with solids, liquids and gases. This includes asbestos but excludes microbiological or radioactive hazards. The standard does not relate to clothing intended to protect either a product or an environment from contamination by personnel wearing the clothing.

    Chemical protective clothing can be a combination of specific individual items or garments. This standard contains advice relating to some such individual items but excludes advice on certain other items where such advice is to be found elsewhere, for example eye protection, boots and gloves (see Annex B).

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    Committee PH/3/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 7184(1989), 00/563906 DC. (12/2001) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, August 2012. (07/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    BS EN 137:2006 Respiratory protective devices. Self-contained open-circuit compressed air breathing apparatus with full face mask. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 145:1998 Respiratory protective devices. Self-contained closed-circuit breathing apparatus compressed oxygen or compressed oxygen-nitrogen type. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 1146:2005 Respiratory protective devices. Selfcontained open-circuit compressed air breathing apparatus incorporating a hood for escape. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 139:1995 Respiratory protective devices. Compressed air line breathing apparatus for use with a full face mask, half mask or a mouthpiece assembly. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 400:1993 Respiratory protective devices for self-rescue. Self-contained closed-circuit breathing apparatus. Compressed oxygen escape apparatus. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 402:2003 Respiratory protective devices. Lung governed demand self-contained open-circuit compressed air breathing apparatus with full face mask or mouthpiece assembly for escape. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 465:1995 Protective clothing. Protection against liquid chemicals. Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing with spray-tight connections between different parts of the clothing (type 4 equipment)
    89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
    BS EN 132:1999 Respiratory protective devices. Definitions of terms and pictograms
    BS EN 467:1995 Protective clothing. Protection against liquid chemicals. Performance requirements for garments providing protection to parts of the body
    BS EN 466-1:1995 Protective clothing. Protection against liquid chemicals Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing with liquid-tight connections between different parts of the clothing (type 3 equipment)
    BS EN 166:2002 Personal eye protection. Specifications
    BS EN 369:1993 Protective clothing. Protection against liquid chemicals. Test method. Resistance of materials to permeation by liquids
    BS 7963:2000 Ergonomics of the thermal environment. Guide to the assessment of heat strain in workers wearing personal protective equipment
    BS EN 271:1995 Respiratory protective devices. Compressed air line or powered fresh air hose breathing apparatus incorporating a hood for use in abrasive blasting operations. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 464:1994 Protective clothing. Protection against liquid and gaseous chemicals, including liquid aerosols and solid particles. Test method. Determination of leak-tightness of gas-tight suits (Internal Pressure Test)
    BS EN 1827 : 1999 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - HALF MASKS WITHOUT INHALATION VALVES AND WITH SEPARABLE FILTERS TO PROTECT AGAINST GASES OR GASES AND PARTICLES OR PARTICLES ONLY - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    BS EN 269:1995 Respiratory protective devices. Specification for powered fresh air hose breathing apparatus incorporating a hood
    BS EN 134:1998 Respiratory protective devices. Nomenclature of components
    BS EN 138:1994 Respiratory protective devices. Specification for fresh air hose breathing apparatus for use with full face mask, half mask or mouthpiece assembly
    BS EN 12941 : 1999 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - POWERED FILTERING DEVICES INCORPORATING A HELMET OR A HOOD - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    BS EN 1061:1997 Respiratory protective devices for self-rescue. Self-contained closed-circuit breathing apparatus. Chemical oxygen (NaClO3) escape apparatus. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 168:2002 Personal eye-protection. Non-optical test methods
    BS EN 401:1993 Respiratory protective devices for self-rescue. Self-contained closed-circuit breathing apparatus. Chemical oxygen (KO2) escape apparatus. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 140:1999 Respiratory protective devices. Half masks and quarter masks. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 135:1999 Respiratory protective devices. List of equivalent terms
    BS EN 374-2:2014 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and microorganisms Determination of resistance to penetration
    BS EN 340:2003 Protective clothing. General requirements
    BS EN 344-1:1993 Safety, protective and occupational footwear for professional use Requirements and test methods
    BS EN 133:2001 Respiratory protective devices. Classification
    BS EN 371:1992 Specification for AX gas filters and combined filters against low boiling organic compounds used in respiratory protection equipment
    BS EN 149 : 2001 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - FILTERING HALF MASKS TO PROTECT AGAINST PARTICLES - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    BS EN 344-2:1997 Safety, protective and occupational footwear for professional use Additional requirements and test methods
    BS EN 136:1998 Respiratory protective devices. Full face masks. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 141:2000 Respiratory protective devices. Gas filters and combined filters. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 420 : 2003 PROTECTIVE GLOVES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 12942 : 1999 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - POWER ASSISTED FILTERING DEVICES INCORPORATING FULL FACE MASKS, HALF MASKS OR QUARTER MASKS - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    BS EN 368:1993 Protective clothing. Protection against liquid chemicals. Test method: resistance of materials to penetration by liquids
    BS EN 136-10:1992 Parts for full face masks for respiratory protective devices Specification for full face masks for special use
    BS EN 270:1995 Respiratory protective devices. Compressed air line breathing apparatus incorporating a hood. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 374-3:2003 Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms Determination of resistance to permeation by chemicals
    BS EN 143:2000 Respiratory protective devices. Particle filters. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 167:2002 Personal eye protection. Optical test methods
    PREN 943-1 : DRAFT 2011 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AGAINST SOLID, LIQUID AND GASEOUS CHEMICALS, INCLUDING LIQUID AND SOLID AEROSOLS - PART 1: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR VENTILATED AND NON-VENTILATED 'GAS-TIGHT' (TYPE 1) SUITS
    PREN 943-2 : DRAFT 2016 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AGAINST DANGEROUS SOLID, LIQUID AND GASEOUS CHEMICALS, INCLUDING LIQUID AND SOLID AEROSOLS - PART 2: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE 1 (GAS-TIGHT) CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE SUITS FOR EMERGENCY TEAMS (ET)
    BS EN 405 : 2002 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - VALVED FILTERING HALF MASKS TO PROTECT AGAINST GASES OR GASES AND PARTICLES - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    BS EN 372:1992 Specification for SX gas filters and combined filters against specific named compounds used in respiratory protective equipment
    BS EN 12419:1999 Respiratory protective devices. Light duty construction compressed airline breathing apparatus incorporating a full face mask, half mask or quarter mask. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 374-1:2003 Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms Terminology and performance requirements
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