New DuPont Tyvek 500 HP Coverall Provides Efficient Chemical Protection for Workers Using Safety Harnesses
Unique garment solution provides an enhanced barrier function to help protect the full-body harness and its wearer against external chemical threats.
DuPont has launched the DuPont™ Tyvek® 500 HP Model TY178 coverall, an unique patent-pending solution to address the challenge of supporting the protection workers using safety harnesses from exposure to chemical particles, light liquids, or aerosols. Designed to be worn over a full-body harness, the innovative garment allows workers to access and deploy multiple D-Rings of the harness. Compatible with a variety of full-body harness models, Tyvek® 500 HP may significantly improve personal protection for workers in a wide variety of applications, including painting, cleaning, and building maintenance.
Commenting on the launch, Chloé Caux-Wetherell, EMEA Marketing Manager at DuPont Personal Protection, explains: “Protecting workers from multiple hazards can be challenging. We identified that health & safety professionals often found it difficult to provide adequate personal protection to people working at height because existing garments can impede the deployment of the safety harness or make them uncomfortable to wear due to the bunching of coverall material under the harness. Tyvek® 500 HP is our solution: a garment that is compatible with a wide range of safety harness models, can offer adequate protection to workers and helps preserve the longevity of the full-body harness worn underneath.”
According to OSHA and Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 market report, fall protection is the single most frequently cited safety violation and 36% of injuries resulting from a fall from height are attributable to exposure to chemicals or hazardous substances2. Tyvek® 500 HP offers an unique solution because it is worn over the safety harness – helps protecting both the wearer and the harness itself from exposure to chemical particles, light liquids, or aerosols in the environment.
Unique design
Tyvek® 500 HP is the first single-use, multi-attachment harness garment that is designed to protect wearers and their harnesses from external chemical threats. Worn over the safety harness, it allows full freedom of movement and features multiple access points so that the harness attachment points can be deployed efficiently. The garment has four attached sleeves for use with front, back, and side D-Rings, as well as an off-centered zipper entry to accommodate the front D-Ring sleeve for frontal connection.
Made of the unique DuPont™ Tyvek® high-density polyethylene (HDPE) fabric, Tyvek® 500 HP is lightweight, soft, and breathable, making the garment particularly comfortable to wear. This level of comfort in combination with the ability to help protect the full-body harness from external contaminants, may encourage longer periods of safe wear-life.
Tyvek® 500 HP is classified as chemical protective clothing, Category III, Type 5-B and 6-B. Silicone non-added, this garment is low-linting (making it suitable for paint applications) and it is antistatic-treated on both sides, meeting the requirements of EN 1149-5.
Like all Tyvek® garments, Tyvek® 500 HP can be recycled, if not contaminated, through the Tyvek® protective apparel recycling referral program.
For more information, and to check that Tyvek® 500 HP is the right choice for your application, visit DuPont™ SafeSPEC™ website.
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