Chemical industries: what are the suitable clothes?

Even if the chemical products you use in your company are properly protected by aluminum domes or aluminum floating roofs, it is still highly recommended to equip your employees with adequate clothes, in other words, appropriate clothing against acidic risks and other corrosive liquids. 

Called EPI (Personal Protective Equipment), they are divided into two categories: 

• Type 6: includes protective clothing that protects at least the trunk and the limbs such as a combination 
• Type PB6: includes protective clothing that protects only specific parts of the body, such as a jacket or an apron. 

These EPI must imperatively be maintained by professionals who will know how to clean them effectively in order to preserve their protective characteristics and especially will be able to trace the number of washes and to indicate to the employee when it is necessary to carry out its replacement. 

After washing, the professional will add a dose of waterproofing agents. Thanks to them, the garment is perfectly "clean" and the corrosive or acidic products will slip on the fiber without penetrating it.