ISO 16602 and Chemical Protective Clothing

Feb. 4, 2010
In this edition, Susan Lovasic, a senior research associate for DuPont Protection Technologies, discusses ISO 16602, an international standard used to classify the performance of chemical protective clothing. She explains how this standard addresses a critical gap in current American standards infrastructure, describes the standard's system of types and classes, explains how it can make a safety professional's job easier, offers tips for hazard assessment, and more

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