Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Cytostatics

Requirements

• Personal protection when working with CMR substances and cytostatics
• Optimal combination of protective barrier and wearing comfort
• Environmentally friendly single-use garment

• Solution

  Cytostatic drugs are classified as CMR substances. This means that the substances have carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic properties. Reliable personal protective equipment is elementary for the safety of the user, at the same time the drugs must be protected from contamination.
  SKAN supports you in the creation and optimisation of the protective clothing concept – from the identification of the hazardous substances to the wearing test.

• Environmentally friendly single-use garment

  Due to the pure raw material (100 % polyethylene), non-contaminated Tyvek protective clothing can be recycled in a environmentally friendly way and could be reused.
  The products are manufactured by DuPont according to the environmental guidelines ISO 140011.

  In comparison with reusable clothing, the following ecological factors must be taken into account:

  • Transport route of the reusable clothing to the laundry and back again.
  • Large amounts of energy are consumed during the washing, drying and sterilisation process.
  • The steps after washing are issued in a cleanroom, which also requires a lot of energy.
  • The used detergents are very aggressive and environmentally harmful.
• Characteristics
  • Durable
  • Breathable barrier
  • Sterile or non-sterile
  • High wearing comfort
  • Certified protective clothing
• Field of application
  • Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Hospitals and Pharmacies
  • Microbiology
• Products
  • Overalls
  • Lab coat
  • Gloves
  • Overshoes
  • Cuffs
  • Hoods

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