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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:58:37 -0500
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From: Jim Tung <jimtung**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Flame resistant PPE
In-Reply-To: <C595A967-7F43-4137-9856-777C6F24F2A5**At_Symbol_Here**ilpi.com>
Is Tychem(R) flame-resistant?
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 8:27 PM, ILPI wrote:
> If you don't have Nomex be sure to wear cotton whenever you are in the
> laboratory. Polyester or blends thereof fuse to the skin when they melt
,
> which can make burn injury and treatment far more complex. The Royal Nav
y
> learned that the hard way when the HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet
> missile during the Falklands conflict, and have since changed to natural
> fiber uniforms.
>
> And in case anyone was wondering, Tyvek=AE is not flame-resistant and is
not
> recommended for use around heat, flames, sparks, or flammable/explosive
> environments.
>
> Rob Toreki
>
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> On Oct 17, 2010, at 8:00 PM, Wawzyniecki Jr, Stefan wrote:
>
> We used to buy Nomex coveralls and coats when we poured off large
> quantities of solvents- here is a site
>
> http://www.coverallsale.com/nomex-lab-coats.htm
>
> Use in labs may be cost prohibitive- these run $80.00- I doubt all lab
s
> would think it a necessary PPE for normal lab applications.
>
> -Stefan Wawzyniecki
> University of Connecticut
> ________________________________________
> From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Ralph
> Stuart [rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**UVM.EDU]
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 11:41 AM
> To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [DCHAS-L] Flame resistant PPE
>
> After reviewing a pyrophorics safety video, a chemistry faculty member ha
d
> this question:
>
> I think it would be good to provide people in our department with
> information on which lab coats are most flame resistant and where to
> purchase them. Do you guys have that information handy?
>
>
> Various Google searches didn't produce anything particularly definitive i
n
> this regard. Does anyone know of a good source of information to answer t
his
> question with?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> - Ralph
>
> Ralph Stuart, CIH
> Environmental Safety Manager
> University of Vermont
> Environmental Safety Facility
> 667 Spear St. Burlington, VT 05405
>
> rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu
>
>
>
>
Is Tychem(R) flame-resistant?
On Sun, Oc
t 17, 2010 at 8:27 PM, ILPI
<info**At_Symbol_Here**ilpi.com> wrote:
If you don't have Nomex be s
ure to wear cotton whenever you are in the laboratory. =A0 Polyester or ble
nds thereof fuse to the skin when they melt, which can make burn injury and
treatment far more complex. =A0The Royal Navy learned that the hard way wh
en the HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile during the Falklands c
onflict, and have since changed to natural fiber uniforms.
And in case anyone was wondering, Tyvek=AE is not flame
-resistant and is not recommended for use around heat, flames, sparks, or f
lammable/explosive environments.
Rob Toreki
=A0=A0
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On Oct 17, 2010, at 8:00 PM, Wawzyniec
ki Jr, Stefan wrote:
We used to buy Nomex coveralls and coats
when we poured off large quantities of solvents- here is a site
http://www.coverallsale.com/nomex-lab-coats.htm
Use in labs may be cost prohibitive- =A0these run $80.00- =A0=A0I doubt
all labs would think it a necessary PPE for normal lab applications.
-Stefan Wawzyniecki
University of Connecticut
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From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Ralph Stuart [rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**UVM.EDU]
Sent:
Sunday, October 17, 2010 11:41 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.
UVM.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Flame resistant PPE
After reviewin
g a pyrophorics safety video, a chemistry faculty member had this question:
I think it would be good to provide people in our
department with information on which lab coats are most flame resistant an
d where to purchase them. Do you guys have that information handy?
Various Google searches didn't produce anything particularly defini
tive in this regard. Does anyone know of a good source of information to an
swer this question with?
Thanks for any help.
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH
Environmental Safety Manager
University of Verm
ont
Environmental Safety Facility
667 Spear St. Burlington, VT =A0054
05
rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.
edu
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