The Tyvek® Solution for Paint Applications
For all work involving the application of paint and finishes requiring type 5 and 6 or 4, 5 and 6 protection, DuPont offers Tyvek®, its coverall range that combines protection, comfort and durability.
Protecting people
With a protective barrier built into the material, Tyvek® coveralls help ensure that users enjoy efficient, high-performance protection. Tyvek® has an ultra-smooth surface that repels low concentrated inorganic liquids and aerosols and discourages solid particles from adhering. In addition, the coveralls are antistatically treated, so that when they and the wearer are correctly earthed, electrostatic charges can be dissipated.
Tyvek® protective equipment is effective in the case of water-based and powder-based paint. Moreover, the Tyvek® fabric itself offers an excellent barrier against small size particles. Tyvek® coveralls also go well beyond the minimum requirements of the whole-suit type 5 test, offering protection against solid particulates (EN ISO 13982-2). Furthermore, being both air and moisture vapour permeable, wearer comfort is assured.
Protecting processes
Because Tyvek® garments are made of extremely dense, tough, fine, continuous pure high density polyethylene fibres, they do not shed or release paint-damaging compounds, and help minimise surface contamination while they are being treated. Furthermore, Tyvek® coveralls protect surfaces from contamination caused by operators’ hair, skin and particles on clothing worn underneath protective garments. The combination of the smooth surface of a Tyvek® garment and its antistatic treatment prevents particles from adhering.
Additional protection: Tychem® F garments and accessories
For tasks linked to painting, as the preparation of the paint, cleaning or the use of solvent fountains, DuPont recommends its range of Tychem® F lightweight, high-performance garments and accessories (sleeves, apron, gown, slip-retardant overboots). Tychem® F also helps offer protection against biological risks, a broad range of highly concentrated inorganic chemicals and organic chemicals. For organic solvents like aromatic compounds and aliphatic hydrocarbons, the use of a Tychem® F protective coverall should also be considered. Tychem® is very lightweight and low-linting, and, like Tyvek®, it is tear- and abrasion-resistant and contains no fillers or binders liable to be released by the material.
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CASE STUDIES
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Airbus
At Toulouse-Blagnac, AIRBUS uses DuPont Tyvek®/Tychem® coveralls to help protect workers during paint spraying, aircraft maintenance and inspections.
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Luna Rossa uses Tyvek® Coveralls from DuPont
LUNA ROSSA yacht builders select DuPont™ Tyvek® coveralls to help protect them from potentially harmful substances during boat construction.
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Boat builder Bénéteau protects its employees with DuPont™ Tyvek®
DuPont™ Tyvek® helps provide shipyard employees at Bénéteau with reliable and effective protection from water and dry particle-based chemicals.
INFORMATION & IDEAS
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Cleanroom Protection with Tyvek® Clothing
Effective combination of personal and product protection in a Cleanroom.
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Excellent Permeation Resistance to Chemicals
Independent tests confirm that protective clothing made of DuPont™ Tyvek® provides excellent permeation resistance to chemicals.
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Safety and More = DuPont PPE Products
DuPont provides excellent garments for workers that may be exposed to a multitude of chemical hazards and helps customers to address their needs. Precisely understanding work-related hazards assists safety managers in making their selection from a wide range of PPE products.
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DuPont Guide on Personal Chemical Protection
Workers can be exposed to a multitude of hazards, from chemicals, dusts, radioactive particles, fibres, dioxins and lubricants, to biological and phytosanitary substances. DuPont assists safety managers in making their PPE selection and provides excellent chemical protective garments.
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Donning and Doffing
Learn more about the correct procedures for the donning and doffing of personal protective coveralls.
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DuPont Guide on Chemical Risk Assessment
There are multiple protection needs to consider when choosing chemical protective garments. Performing a thorough workplace risk assessment is essential to selecting safe, comfortable and compliant chemical protective clothing for industrial workers.
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Choosing the Correct Type 4 Chemical Protective Coverall
Online training provided by DuPont Personal Protection to assist you in choosing your Type 4 chemical protective coverall.
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Working Safely in Potentially Explosive Areas
Learn why protective equipment needs to be certified for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, or “Ex-zones”, and how DuPont™ Tyvek® and DuPont™ Tychem® can help protect workers in these zones.