Standard Test Method for Pressure Testing Vapor Protective Suits

Importancia y uso:

5.1 This test method is only appropriate for evaluating the integrity of totally encapsulating protective suits that are designed and manufactured to prevent the inward leakage of gases and vapors. However, this test method does not evaluate the exhaust(s) which permit the release of exhalation air from the wearer’s self-contained breathing apparatus or supplied air respirator, or the effects of use on the suit’s ability to protect against inward leakage of gases or vapors. Suit vapor protection should be tested in accordance with Test Method F2588. Garments designed to protect from liquid chemicals should be tested in accordance with Test Method F1359/F1359M.

5.2 It is possible to apply this test method to suits that do not fully encapsulate the wearer by providing fixtures or other means of blocking off those portions of the suit that are open, such as hood face openings or sleeve ends.

5.3 This nondestructive test method is useful as a quality control tool for manufacturers and as a field method for end users to determine changes in garment integrity following use.

5.4 This test method is useful to end users for determining the integrity of vapor protective suits upon receipt from the manufacturer, prior to use, following use and decontamination, following repairs, and as a periodic maintenance test.

Subcomité:

F23.30

Referida por:

F1461-17, F1154-24, F1296-08R23, F1001-12R17, F2704-17A, F1359_F1359M-22, F2588-12R20

Volúmen:

11.03

Número ICS:

13.340.10 (Protective clothing)

Palabras clave:

integrity; pressure testing; protective clothing;