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The revised and updated version of the sixth edition of the Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing includes additional selection recommendations from a large number of new test data. We urge the users of the Guide to get familiar with the new products and the revised names of existing products on the market listed in Sections II and VII before going into the selection process.

The chemical index includes many new chemicals or mixtures of chemicals, additional synonyms, CAS numbers, and risk codes to alert the user, which may be of most concern for user protection.

The Trade Name Table contains 13 generic materials listings and 30 proprietary composition materials vs. a test battery of 21 chemicals. The Trade Name Table includes several multilayers of generic materials not included in the Master Chemical Resistance Table.

The color-coded recommendations in the Master Chemical Resistance Table still contain 27 representative barrier materials. However, one glove material and one suit material have been replaced by two new products, that is, Kemblok® and Chemprotex® 300. We believe these barrier listings include a wide range of gloves and suits on the market today.

We hope that this revised and updated edition will receive the same enthusiastic response as the prior editions. The purpose is to arm supervisors, industrial hygiene and safety professionals; hazardous materials spill responders, and others with sufficient knowledge and insight in selecting and using the right CPC. Selecting the most appropriate CPC can be an effective and efficient action preventing illnesses and injuries from hazardous chemical exposure where other control methods are not feasible.

Write to us if you have any questions or comments on this Guide.

KRISTER FORSBERG krister.forsberg@gmail.com

ANN VAN DEN BORRE avandenborre@gmail.com

NORMAN HENRY III shbp65@comcast.net

JAMES P. ZEIGLER jim@jpzeigler.com