Protection and comfort

"Employees involved in industrial cleaning or maintenance operations are frequently required to operate for long periods in humid, uncomfortable and often confined conditions,” explains Chloe Caux-Wetherell, new product leader EMEA at DuPont Protection Technologies. "The protective garments worn by workers can sometimes be associated with the risk of heat stress while carrying out such work, due to the impermeability of the fabric to both air and water. New Tyvek 800 J offers protection against a range of low-risk chemical hazards and, in addition, is comfortable and robust.”

Garments made of Tyvek form a barrier against fine particles and fibres as well as a range of water-based liquids and aerosols. Now, using impervious technology, specific to the Tyvek 800 J garment, its barrier performance has been enhanced to achieve Category III, Type 3 liquid tight protection (jet) as well as oil repellency.

Tyvek 800 J will be commercially available through authorised distributors from April  2014.