Chemical Protective Clothing for Law Enforcement Patrol Officers and Emergency Medical Services when Responding to Terrorism with Chemical Weapons

This report covers Man In Simulant Testing (MIST) of the following commercially available, Level C chemical protective suits: the Tyvec(trade name) Protective Wear(trade mark) suit (garage-type, for mechanics), the Kappler CPF(trade name) suit (model # 4T434), the TyChem(trade name) 9400 (style 9416...

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Main Authors: Arca, Victor J, Marshall, Stephen M, Lake, William A, Fedele, Paul D
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
BODY REGION HAZARD ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL AGENT SIMULANTS
CHEMICAL ORDNANCE
CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE SUITS
CHEMICAL WARFARE
Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare
EMERGENCIES
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
LOCALIZED MRED
MAN-IN-SIMULANT TESTING
MEDICAL SERVICES
METHYL RADICALS
METHYL SALICYLATE
MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPOSURE DOSAGE
MIST
MIST(MAN IN SIMULANT TESTING)
NATICK SAMPLER
PHYSIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE DOSAGE FACTOR
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
Protective Equipment
PSD
SYSTEMIC MRED
TERRORISM
TEST METHODS
Unconventional Warfare
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Summary:This report covers Man In Simulant Testing (MIST) of the following commercially available, Level C chemical protective suits: the Tyvec(trade name) Protective Wear(trade mark) suit (garage-type, for mechanics), the Kappler CPF(trade name) suit (model # 4T434), the TyChem(trade name) 9400 (style 94160) suit, the TyChem(trade name) SL (style 72150) suit, and the Tyvec(trade name) ProTech F suit. These suits are being considered by law enforcement agencies for use at scenes where chemical warfare agents have been used by terrorists. This testing examined how well the complete protective suit ensembles protect the wearer against vapor adsorption by the skin by exposing test participants wearing the suits to a chemical agent simulant (methyl salicylate) and measuring the Physiological Protective Dosage Factor (PPDF) the wearers received while performing a set of typical law enforcement activities. The results showed that the respective suits provided the wearers with the following average Overall PPDF: standard police uniform - 2.0; Tyvec(trade name) - 4.0; CPF(trade name) 4 - 17.6; TyChem(trade name) 9400- 16.5; TyChem(trade name) SL - 23.7; and the Tyvec(trade name) ProTech F - 41.8. The original document contains color images.