Protective Clothing against Liquid Chemicals Limited Protective Performance

EN 13034

Personal Protective Clothing Equipment against liquid Chemicals within this category must demonstrate its suitability to protect where there is a risk of potential exposure to a light mist spray, liquid aerosols, or low volume splashes against which a complete liquid permeation barrier (at the molecular level) is not required.

  • Sulphuric acid (dissolved in water with a concentration of 30%)
  • Sodium Hydroxide (dissolved in water with a concentration of 10%)
  • O-Xylene (100% undiluted)
  • Butanol (100% undiluted)

These four chemicals represent common chemicals often found and used in the Industrial workplace.

Under the EN 13034 standard, the fabric is tested for protection against four liquid chemicals: