The permeation tests results below indicate the time to reach a defined rate of permeation through the fabric indicated by the test.
They do not indicate a safe-wear time.
However, it is important to understand that for any standard suit configuration such as a coverall with hood, some level of inward leakage, especially with chemicals that may vaporize at normal temperatures, is inevitable. It is therefor vital to ensure that users never remain exposed to the chemical long enough for inward leakage to breach its toxicity thresholds.
Our PermaSURE app assesses total inward leakage for Lakeland chemical suits, accounting for both fabric permeation and whole-suit inward leakage, and calculating a Safe-Wear Time – the maximum time a worker may remain exposed to the chemical before the PAC derived Toxicity thresholds for harm might be reached.