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SAFETY Xj~R^'J SERIES Respirators and Protective Clothing This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ SAFETY Xj~r^’j SERIES No. 22 Respirators and Protective Clothing INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA, 1967 This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ The following States are Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency: AFGHANISTAN GERMANY, FEDERAL NIGERIA ALBANIA REPUBLIC OF NORWAY ALGERIA GHANA PAKISTAN ARGENTINA GREECE PANAMA AUSTRALIA GUATEMALA PARAGUAY AUSTRIA HAITI PERU BELGIUM HOLY SEE PHILIPPINES BOLIVIA HONDURAS POLAND BRAZIL HUNGARY PORTUGAL BULGARIA ICELAND ROMANIA BURMA INDIA SAUDI ARABIA BYELORUSSIAN SOVIET INDONESIA SENEGAL SOCIALIST REPUBLIC IRAN SIERRA LEONE CAMBODIA IRAQ SINGAPORE CAMEROON ISRAEL SOUTH AFRICA CANADA ITALY SPAIN CEYLON IVORY COAST SUDAN CHILE JAMAICA SWEDEN CHINA JAPAN SWITZERLAND COLOMBIA JORDAN SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC CONGO, DEMOCRATIC KENYA THAILAND REPUBLIC OF KOREA, REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA COSTA RICA KUWAIT TURKEY CUBA LEBANON UKRAINIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST CYPRUS LIBERIA REPUBLIC CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIALIST LIBYA UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC LUXEMBOURG REPUBLICS DENMARK MADAGASCAR UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MALI UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT ECUADOR MEXICO BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IREU EL SALVADOR MONACO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ETHIOPIA MOROCCO URUGUAY FINLAND NETHERLANDS VENEZUELA FRANCE NEW ZEALAND VIET-NAM GABON NICARAGUA YUGOSLAVIA The Agency's Statute was approved on 26 October 1956 by the Conference on the Statute of the IAEA held at United Nations Headquarters, New York; it entered into force on 29 July 1957.. The Headquarters of the Agency are situated in Vienna. Its principal objective is "to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world". © IAEA, 1967 Permission to reproduce or translate the information contained in this publication may be obtained by writing to the International Atomic Energy Agency, KSrntner Ring 11, A-1010 Vienna I, Austria. Printed by the IAEA in Austria August 1967 This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ SAFETY SERIES No. 22 RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA, 1967 This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING (Safety Series, No. 22) ABSTRACT. This manual comes as a supplement to Safety Series No. 1, Safe Handling of Radioisotopes, and No.2, Health Physics Addendum. It is intended to aid in the selection of respirators and protective clothing suitable for use in the different types of laboratories or places where radioactive materials are handled, and is not to be considered as regulatory. The manual was prepared by two consultants appointed by the IAEA: E.C . Hyatt, University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, and J.M . White, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories. They were assisted by P.C. Lespiaucq of the IAEA Secretariat. Contents: Introduction; Protective clothing and equipment for various parts of the body; Selection and use according to the IAEA classification of working places; Guides for use in some working places and situations not included in the IAEA classification; Fitting of respirators and common problems; Maintenance; Annex A — Definition of terms; Annex B — Example of inventories; Annex C — Suggested area classification as guide to administration; Annex D — Bibliography. Available in English and French. (82 p p ., 14.8 x 21 cm , paper-bound, 28 figures) (1967) Price: US $ 2 .00; 14/2 stg. THIS MANUAL IS ALSO PUBLISHED IN FRENCH RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IAEA, VIENNA, 1967 STI/PUB /150 This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ FOREWORD This manual comes as a supplement to Safety Series No. 1, "Safe Handling of Radioisotopes", and No. 2, "Health Physics Addendum". It is intended to aid in the selection of respirators and protective clothing suitable for use in the different types of laboratories or places where radioactive materials are handled, and is not to be considered as regulatory. The manual has been prepared by two consultants appointed by the IAEA: E. C. Hyatt, University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, and J. M. White, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories. They were assisted by P. G. Lespiaucq, of the IAEA Secretariat. This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ CONTENTS IN T R O D U C T I O N ................................................................................. 1 1. PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS P A R T S O F TH E BO DY .......................................................... 2 1 .1 . R e sp ira to ry s y s te m ............................................................................ 5 1.2. Protective equipment for the head ......................................... 19 1.3. Protective equipment for the arms and hands .................... 23 1.4. Protective equipment for the legs and feet ......................... 25 1.5. Protective equipment for the body ......................................... 26 1. 6. Support equipm ent ............................................................................ 36 2. SELECTION AND USE ACCORDING TO THE IAEA C LA SSIFIC A TIO N O F WORKING P L A C E S ...................................... 41 2.1. Factors to consider before selection and use ................. 41 2.2. Classification of work areas ....................................................... 42 2.3. Selection according to area classification ......................... 42 2 .4 . U se .......................................................................................................... 50 3. GUIDES FOR USE IN SOME WORKING PLACES AND SITUATIONS NOT INCLUDED IN THE IAEA C L A S S IF IC A T IO N ............................................................................................. 53 3 .1 . U ranium m ines and m ills ............................................................ 53 3 .2 . A c c e le r a to r s ........................................................................................ 55 3 .3 . F ie ld u se of iso top es in biology and ag r ic u ltu r e ............... 56 3.4. Improvising household and personal items for r e s p ir a to ry p r o te c tio n .................................................................... 59 4. FITTING OF RESPIRATORS AND COMMON PROBLEMS ... 59 4 .1 . F a c e p ie c e -fit te s t and p ro c e d u re s ........................................... 59 4 .2 . Com m on p ro blem s ............................................................................ 62 This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ 5. MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................ 64 5.1. Cleaning and decontamination .................................................... 64 5 .2 . Inspection and m aintenance ......................................................... 67 5 .3 . S to rag e ..................................................................................................... 70 ANNEX A. D efinition of te r m s .................................................................. 72 ANNEX B . E xam p le of in v e n to r ie s .......................................................... 74 ANNEX C. Suggested area classification as guide to ad m in istratio n .............................................................................. 77 ANNEX D. B ib lio g r a p h y ................................................................................. 77 This publication is no longer valid Please see http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/ INTRODUCTION This book is intended to be used as a guide, especially by those with little or no experience in the handling of radioisotopes, to assist in deciding the kind and quantity of protective equipment needed for a particular type of laboratory or operation. Those responsible for protection against ionizing radiation and contamination and for the planning and management of laboratory operations should apply the recommendations with flexibility, according to the type of establishment. The basic object in the use of protective clothing and equipment is to prevent contamination of the skin and to prevent inhalation and ingestion of radioactive isotopes or other toxic materials. In some cases, protective equipment may also be used to reduce the exposure of parts of the body to gamma. X-ray or beta radiation. Designers and workers should not use protective equipment as a substitute for proper facilities in which radioactive materials are handled. Protective equipment is classified so that inexperienced atomic energy workers can easily see what types are commonly available and what is suitable for their particular work, to help them decide upon their requirements. The protective equipment illustrated has been selected for rou­ tine use in working places classified according to the IAEA classi­ fication of laboratories. The photographs show typical equipment and clothing used in well-organized laboratories. Other equipment which is sim ilar may be equally satisfactory and the
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