The performance of CPC, in terms of chemical barrier protection, durability, and hazard scenario suitability factors, can be assessed at several levels: the material, seam, closure system, and ...

Choosing the right chemical-protective clothing can be difficult due to a lack of standards and insufficient data. It has been common to choose chemical-protective clothing based on the A, B, and C ...

The deployment of chemical weapons in an urban population center isn't simply a hypothetical threat; it has actually happened, most notably in Tokyo. Protection of first responders from toxic and ...

Ready One Industries, El Paso, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $193,746,960 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for men's and women's chemical protective joint service ...

Academic, research and industry teams join forces to improve uniform materials. New fabrics now under development will one day relieve troops from the burden of wearing additional garments to protect ...

The bone-chilling temperatures during the last week of February proved beneficial for one exercise during the chemical protective clothing training held in Hastings. Firefighters clad in blue ...

The Defense Department has too few chemical protection suits to equip its personnel and the deficiency is growing larger, according to a classified report by General Accounting Office, which released ...

The damaging impacts of ionizing radiation on biological tissues are well documented. Since its discovery, mankind has worked to safeguard the public and the army in the case of the employment of ...