Disposable coverall

Understand the types of combination risks

Disposable coverall type 6 EN 13034
Limited protection of the disposable suit against liquid chemicals. Equipment ensuring complete or partial protection of the user against liquid chemicals in the form of a light spray (liquid aerosols, sprays) or projected (at low pressure) which are not very dangerous.
Protective Clothing Against Liquid Chemicals - Requirements for chemical protective clothing providing limited protection against liquid chemicals (Type 6 Equipment and Type PB (6)).
Disposable coverall type 5 EN 13982-1
Protection against solid chemicals in the form of an aerosol of solid particles. Equipment ensuring complete protection of the user against solid chemicals in the form of low concentration aerosols. Protective clothing for use against solid particles
- Part 1: performance requirements for chemical protective clothing providing whole-body protection against airborne solid particles (type 5 clothing).
Disposable coverall type 4 EN 14605
Protection against liquid chemicals. Equipment ensuring complete or partial protection of the user against liquid chemicals in the form of a spray.
Protective clothing against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for clothing with spray-tight bonding elements (Type 4), including articles of clothing protecting only certain parts of the body (Type PB (4)).
Disposable coverall type 3 EN 14605
Protection against liquid chemicals. Equipment ensuring complete or partial protection of the user against liquid chemicals in the form of a jet (violent projection of liquid chemical).
Protective clothing against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for clothing with liquid-tight bonding elements (Type 3), including articles of clothing protecting only certain parts of the body (Type PB (3)).
Disposable coverall type 2 EN 943-1
Suit providing limited protection against gases. Suit ensuring complete or partial protection of the user against gases.
Disposable coverall type 1 EN 943-1 EN 943-2
Suit providing gastight protection. Suit ensuring complete protection of the user against gases.

Additional standards on disposable coveralls
EN 1149-5: Electrostatic protection during correct earthing.
EN 1073-2: Protection against radioactive particles.
EN 14126: Protection against infectious agents.
Protection against infectious agents must meet the EN 14126 standard, providing levels of requirements concerning dry, liquid, contact or airborne bacterial contamination. Compliance with this standard allows you to claim the B index.
Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is obligatory according to the decree of May 27, 1987.
Three categories of PPE are defined based on 3 risk categories
Understand the risks
Disposable suit Category I => simple design => Minor risk
Disposable suit Category II => intermediate design => Medium / Intermediate risk
Disposable suit Category III => complex design => Major/High risk or even fatal
The suit classified in category III (3) covers fatal risks or irreversible damage.
Example of asbestos removal operations , equipment in the fight against infectious diseases such as viruses .

Category III disposable coveralls against major risks

Personal protective equipment is worn by an individual in order to protect them against one or more external risks. Evaluation of phenomena
dangerous is carried out through their frequency and severity. Personal Protective Equipment is intended to protect exposed people from dangers. The choice of suitable PPE results from the risk analysis linked to exposure to dangers.

Reminder on the list of types of risks

Type 6 risk EN 13034
Type 5 risk EN 13982-1
Type 4 risk EN 14605
Type 3 risk EN 14605
Type 2 risk EN 943-1
Type 1 risk EN 943-1 EN 9643-2

Suit for asbestos removal, what to choose?

Application of overalls Since March 7, 2013, a new French decree requires specific clothing for asbestos removal operations , or more broadly, for any risk of exposure to asbestos.
Category III type 5 and 6 suits meet this decree because they benefit from seams completely covered by an adhesive strip heat-sealed flat.
The suits also benefit from a zipper covered by an adhesive flap that goes up to the neck. They are elasticated at the waist and ankles.
These comfortable garments are particle and splash proof. They are breathable to water vapor thanks to their SMS material in 55 and 65 g/m2.