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Surgical mask offers a ‘cinch and hug’ fit– 2-Feb-2012
Smart-Seal also features fog reduction technology
Sentinel XT PAPR receives NIOSH approval– 1-Feb-2012
ILC Dover’s lightweight PAPR with panoramic hood improves worker safety and productivity
Global Modular Systems adds garments to cleanroom service offering– 3-Jan-2012
Clothing will contribute to the company’s overall cleanroom solutions for contained environments
IEST publishes new guidance on cleanroom garments– 22-Dec-2011
IEST-RP-CC003.4 addresses the gowning of personnel as a critical aspect of contamination control
Fit2Fit scheme pass rate only 50%– 9-Dec-2011
British Safety Federation reiterates the need to educate and raise the proficiency of fitters
Valutek launches ultrathin nitrile glove– 18-Nov-2011
Lower cost compared with other nitrile gloves
Hutchinson Santé launches G-Bact glove– 16-Nov-2011
Contains an antimicrobial layer that kills bacteria in the case of a micro-breach in the glove
India embarks on textile research with cleanroom applications– 28-Oct-2011
SITRA aims to incorporate anti-microbial compounds in medical textiles
DuPont coverall protects against fire and chemicals– 28-Oct-2011
Proshield FR is made from a flame-retardant SMS non-woven fabric
Opinion: Cutting the cost of waste– 19-Oct-2011
Nobody likes waste, but a strategy of reducing, reusing or recycling garments in a cleanroom is far from easy to implement
Ansell gloves classified as Class III medical devices– 17-Oct-2011
Provide protection against common pathogens and bacteria
Kimberly-Clark tackles the recycling of cleanroom waste– 11-Oct-2011
Partners TerraCycle, which moves into business-to-business market for the first time
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Keep control of consumables expenditure– 20-Oct-2011
Sales of cleanroom consumables are increasing, with gloves and wipes heading the list. Increases in the raw material price of latex have led glove consumers to consider alternative materials, such as nitrile and polychloroprene. For garments, there are fundamentally three options – disposable, reusable (laundered) or a combination of the two. The choice will be governed by the number of garment changes per week. If a reusable system is decided upon, consideration needs to be given to the choice of purchase, lease, lease-to-own or rental.
Study into human particle shedding– 27-Jul-2011
Humans are the main contamination risk in cleanrooms, particularly through the shedding of particles from personal clothing, exacerbated by movement. Even when specific cleanroom garments are worn, particle measurements show that undergarments can still be a major source of bioburden
The meaning behind the symbols– 26-Jul-2011
Gloves for personal protection must undergo testing to ensure they conform to risk-specific standards regarding their resistance to mechanical or thermal/cold risk or penetration by chemicals, radiation or micro-organisms. In accordance with European Personal Protection Equipment Directives and EU standards EN420:2003 EN 374:2003, gloves or their packaging must carry the CE mark and a series of pictograms to ensure that the level of protection is adequate for the categories of hazard to which they will be exposed.
Selecting gloves– 25-Mar-2011
Choosing which type of disposable glove is best for a particular process is complex. Nick Gardner, Shield Scientific, reviews the range of choices, limiting factors and documents required to ensure they meet cleanroom criteria
Engineers and medics meet and 3C and Medtec– 22-Mar-2011
Birmingham NEC plays host to the UK cleanroom exhibition 3C on 6 – 7 April. Organiser UBM Canon promises a bigger show with Medtec, Mtec and the new MDM show alongside. Sue Birks reports