Chemical suit type 3 with intensive use CHEM 3 (chemical warfare agent tested)

CHEM 3 chemical suit type 3 assets

CHEM 3 consists of a jumpsuit with a hood, recessed sleeves, 2-piece diamond leggings and elastics, padded knee pads, and tunnel tightening elastics for the hood, cuffs, and ankles.

• Type 3 & 4 workwear (protection against directional and powerful jets of liquid chemical products).
• Multi-layer barrier film with a smooth and flexible finish.
• Stitched and taped seams for optimum safety.
• Double zip with storm flap for the security of front closure.
• Large and padded knee pads.
• Large and padded onesies.
• Tunnel elastic at the hood, wrists, and ankles.

CHEM 3 chemical suit type 3 technical specifications

• Workwear CHEM 3: Types 3 & 4.
• Materials: Multi-layer composite technology including EVOH barrier film and LDPE bonding layers 150 g/m2.
• Seams: outside stitched and locked seams with thermoformed PE tape.
• Sizes: M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL.
• Color: Grey.
• Packaging: Boxes including 10 combinations (individual packaging).
• Homologations:
  - EN 340: 2002: Protective clothing: general requirements.
  - EN 14065: 2005: Liquid chemical protection: Seamless sprayproof clothing (type 3).
  - EN 14065: 2005: Liquid chemical protection: Seamless sprayproof clothing (type 4).
  - EN 13982: 2004: Protection against dry and dangerous particles (type 5).
  - EN 13034: 2004: Protection against the reduced spray of liquid chemical products (type 6).
  - EN 1149-1: 2005: Antistatic requirements (Surface resistance).

CHEM 3 chemical suit physical specifications

• Abrasion resistance: between 100 and 500 cycles (class EN 2).
• Puncture resistance: 11.4 N (class EN 2).
• Bursting strength: 81.6/94.1 kN/m2 (class EN 2).
• Resistance to flexural cracking: > 15kk cycles (class EN 4).
• Trapezoidal tear strength (cd): 50.4 N (class EN 3).
• Seam strength: 165.28 N (class EN 4).

Chemical warfare agent test on the CHEM3 workwear

Chemical warfare agent penetration time. The test was performed according to the FINABEL O.7C method against the 6 main warfare agents. The RSG Chemical suit type 3 CHEM3 fabric achieved the maximum breakthrough time of over 48 hours for the 6 chemical warfare agents

• Lewisite L (CAS 541-25-3) > 48 h
• Mustard HD (CAS 505-60-2) > 48 h
• Sarin GB (CAS 107-44-8) > 48 h
• Soman GO (CAS 96-64-0) > 48 h
• Tabun GA (CAS 77-81-6) > 48 h
• VX VX (CAS 50782-69-9) > 48 h