Coronavirus Guidance, Biosafety Levels, and Dupont PPE Products

February 17, 2020

We are a Dupont PPE Retailer, and offer in-stock and direct-ship Dupont Tyvek Products. Please contact us at sales@readynation.com for a quote, as we are not fulfilling Coronavirus-related orders except for special orders due to extremely high demand.

IMPORTANT: IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR END USERS/PPE WEARERS TO CONDUCT A HAZARD ASSESSMENT PRIOR TO POTENTIAL EXPOSURE, TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ENSEMBLE PROTECTION.

 BIOSAFETY LEVELS ARE USED BY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS TO CATEGORIZE LEVELS OF BIOHAZARD CONTAINMENT AND PROTECTION, AND RELATED PPE GUIDANCE.

*SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH HHS PUBLICATION NO. (CDC) 21-1112 REVISED DECEMBER 2009

 

CLASSIFICATION: BIOSAFETY LEVEL 1

CONTAINMENT: FACILITY DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, WORK PRACTICES AND PPE USED FOR RISK GROUP 1 ORGANISMS

• (MINIMAL CONTAINMENT) SUCH AS E. COLI AND B. SUBTILIS.

CLASSIFICATION: BIOSAFETY LEVEL 2

CONTAINMENT: FACILITY DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, WORK PRACTICES AND PPE USED FOR RISK GROUP 2 ORGANISMS; NO RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

• (MODERATE CONTAINMENT) SUCH AS BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND LEGIONELLA.

CLASSIFICATION: BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3

CONTAINMENT: FACILITY DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, WORK PRACTICES AND PPE USED FOR RG3 ORGANISMS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTION, AS NEEDED

• (SUBSTANTIAL CONTAINMENT) SUCH AS M. TUBERCULOSIS AND B. ANTHRACIS AND CORONAVIRUSES.

CLASSIFICATION: BIOSAFETY LEVEL 4

CONTAINMENT: FACILITY DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, WORK PRACTICES AND PPE USED FOR RG4 ORGANISMS

• (HIGH CONTAINMENT) SUCH AS EBOLA VIRUS AND MARBURG VIRUS.

FLUID-RESISTANT GARMENTS FROM DUPONT AND DIRECT LINKS TO WWW.SAFESPEC.DUPONT.COM

COVERALLS THAT MEET US AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR BLOOD AND/OR VIRAL PENETRATION

US STANDARDS: (ASTM F1670 & F1671)

• TYCHEM® 2000 QC122 COVERALLS
• TYCHEM® 2000 QC127 COVERALLS WITH PROSHIELD® 70 BOOT COVERS
• PROSHIELD® 80 COVERALLS WITH PROSHIELD® 70 BOOT COVERS

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (IS0 16603/16604)

(PLEASE NOTE TYVEK® 500, 600, AND 800 REQUIRE LONGER LEAD TIMES)

• TYVEK® 500 COVERALLS
• TYVEK® 600 COVERALLS
• TYVEK® 800 COVERALLS

INDUSTRIAL GARMENTS FOR FLUID AND PARTICLE PROTECTION

• TYVEK® 400 COVERALLS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES (STYLE DEPENDS ON HAZARD ASSESSMENT)
  • COVERALLS
  • HOODS
  • SLEEVES
  • FROCK
  • BOOT COVERS

 

ISOLATIONS GOWNS (ANSI/AAMI PB70 LEVEL 3)

• PROCLEAN® 3 GC705W OPTION 0S

TYCHEM® GLOVES OFFERING: NITRILE GLOVES

MEET STANDARDS:

ISO 16603 – RESISTANCE TO PENETRATION TO SYNTHETIC BLOOD & BODILY FLUIDS

ISO 16604 – RESISTANCE TO PENETRATION BY BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS USING PHI-X174 BACTERIOPHAGE

• NT420
• NT430
• NT470
• NT480

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