Chemical Splash Standards

Chemical Splash Standard

Workers who must work around chemicals know how dangerous they can be and how very important it is to be protected at an appropriate level as indicated by MSDS sheets. Chemical burns are not only expensive to recover from, they can be deadly. It is the purpose of splash protective apparel to reduce this hazardous chemical exposure to direct skin.

There are two different ways to determine the protective ability of a material from which splash protective apparel is made: permeation resistance testing and penetration resistance testing NASCO chemical splash resistant products offer protection from chemical penetration which is different from chemical permeation. To understand the difference, click here.

Related Standards
Standard Name
F739-99a Test Method for Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials to Permeation by Liquid or Gasses Under Conditions of Continous Contact
F903-03 Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Liquids
F1001-99a Guide for Selection of Chemicals to Evaluate Protective Clothing Materials
F1052-97 Test Method for Pressure Testing Vapor Protective Ensembles
F1154-99a(2004) Standard Practices for Qualitatively Evaluating the Comfort, Fit, Function, and Integrity of Chemical-Protective Suit Ensembles
F1186-03 Classification System for Chemicals According to Functional Group
F1194-99 Guide for Documenting the Results of Chemical Permeation Testing of Materials Used in Protective Clothing
F1296-03 Guide for Evaluating Chemical Protective Clothing
F1301-90 Practice for Labeling Chemical Protective Clothing
F1359-99a Test Method for Determining the Liquid Penetration Resistance of Protective Clothing or Protective Ensembles Under a Shower Spray While on a Mannequin
F1383-99a Test Method for Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials to Permeation by Liquids or Gasses Under Conditions of Intermittent Contact
F1407-99a Test Method for Resistance of Chemical Protective Clothing Materials to Liquid Permeation — Permeation Cup Method
F1461-93 (2005) Practice for a Chemical Protective Clothing Program
F2053-00 Guide for Documenting the Results of Airborne Particulate Penetration Testing of Protective Clothing Materials
F2061-00 Practice for Chemical Protective Clothing Care and Maintenance Instructions
F2130-01 Test Method for Measuring Repellency, Retention, and Penetration of Liquid Pesticide Formulation Through Protective Clothing Materials
NFPA 1991 (2016 ed) Standard on Vapor-Protective Suits for Hazardous Chemical Emergencies
NFPA 1992 (2018 ed) Standard on Liquid Splash-Protective Suits for Hazardous Chemical Emergencies
NFPA 1999 (2018 ed) Standard on Protective Clothing for Emergency Medical Operations
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