Why Choose WeProFab Protective Suits

WeProFab is a professional Chinese manufacturer of the highest-quality protective suits. We specialize in this field for more than 20 years now.

In China, WeProFab is an expert in manufacturing the broadest selection of protective suits. Thus, we can supply most types of protective suits. WeProFab is a manufacturer of different kinds of protective suits for you.

You can avail of our protective suits such as biological protective suits, air-fed non-gas-tight suits, and military hazmat suits. We also have a decontamination suit, gas-tight suits, full-body chemical suits, and more.

In our factory, we have limitless colors and sizes of protective suits. You can send us your detailed sizes and colors. We manufacture protective suits according to your specific requirements. We will give you an instant quote.

Aside from that, WeProFab protective suits are made from highly durable yet breathable fabrics. Because of its breathability, it can increase comfort and reduces your body’s heat stress. Plus, we also use a lightweight fabric for you to work more, move freely and efficiently.

We manufacture protective suits with enhanced durability. It is highly designed to give an extended and long-lasting life. Its durable construction also provides optimal reliability, especially in a physical demanding operation.

Additionally, the WeProFab protective suit features ruggedness of construction. Therefore, you can assure a well-made, sufficient materials, and quality-stitched protective suits. These are also manufactured with proper seam construction and proper style to accommodate a full range activity.

Primarily, WeProFab protective suit gives protection to wearers such as medical emergency responders, firefighters, and industry workers. Our protective suits are also essential for infection control. This also provides protection for people responsible for the treatment, care, transport, decontamination, and preventive measures.

You can also use our biological protective suits for first receivers, contaminated patient transport, and non-combatant casualty evacuation. These are also perfect for physical security, waste disposal, mortuary operations, and more.

WeProFab is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturing company. Through our extensive lines of production facilities, skilled workers, and advanced manufacturing equipment, we can always suffice your needs. We also give our customers optimized protective suit designs.

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Because of our high-volume productions, WeProFab able to offer high-quality yet cost-effective protective suits. If you purchase a bulk quantity of protective suits from WeProFab, more valuable services await you!

Besides protective suits, WeProFab can also manufacture a medical face shield, surgical face shield, anti-viral face mask, surgical mask, medical face shield, and more. Whether you are a distributor or retailer, WeProFab is your best choice!

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Ultimate FAQ Guide To Protective Suit

Protective suits are an essential protective guard for your body.

These suits are a part of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and protect workers from workplace hazards.

Thus, all guidelines applicable to PPE apply to protective suits as well.

If you ever had a question about protective suit, read on.

This article answers all queries you might have regarding protective suits.

What Is A Protective Suit?

A protective suit is a garment that you don on top of your regular clothes to protect the body and clothing from harmful substances.

These suits are well-fitted and have elastic closings to ensure maximum protection.

The protective suits act as a barrier against heat, infections, chemicals, and liquid splashes.

Each protective suit differs with respect to the design and features.

Protective Suit

What Are The Key Properties of A Protective Suit?

The main properties while preparing a protective suit are as follows:

· Functionality

Choosing the right material for the protective suit is important to maximize its functionality.

The material of a protective garment acts as a barrier between the person and the environment.

· Sizing

The garment should fit you perfectly to enhance protection.

A loose-fitted garment can be fatal, as the chances of harmful substances entering the suit increase drastically.

A good protective suit will have scope for making adjustments to the size and fitting.

· Comfort

Usually, you will need to use protective suits if you are in a healthcare or laboratory environment.

Hence, the suit should leave room for movements and postures required during the job.

The protective suit in no way should act as a hindrance in performing the job.

Thus, it should be flexible and lightweight.

Comfortable sizing of protective suit

· Durable

The protective suit requires durability throughout its life.

There should be no wear and tear, especially while you are using the protective suit.

This requires the use of the right material and additional layers to maximize protection.

· Breathability

There should be a balance between durability and breathability.

The overall suit design should provide air permeability.

If there is no ventilation through the suit in a heated area, your body will suffer from heat strains.

What Is A Hazmat Protective Suit?

A hazmat suit is an abbreviation for hazardous material protective suit.

These are durable suits that protect you from chemical, biological, or radioactive agents.

What Are The Materials For Making A Durable Protective Suit?

The use of materials differs depending on the resistance levels that are required.

Here is the list of materials that the protective suits use:

· Rubber Suit

Rubber is resistant to chemicals and vapor.

You will find that there are protective suits that use butyl rubber for maximum protection from chemicals, liquid, gas, and vapor.

· Dense PVC

You will find that chemical protective hazmat suits are made of dense PVC material.

Firefighters or people working in high-temperature environments use such suits.

The thickness of the material is about 0.45mm.

Dense PVC protective Suit

· Tyvek Suit

Tyvek is a commonly used material for protective suits.

It is a non-woven fabric made by using high-density polyethylene fibers under heat and pressure.

This makes the fabric resistant to liquid, chemicals, and air-borne elements.

Tyvek suit

· Cotton fabric

You will find that some protective suits use woven fabric like tightly woven cotton to make the base layers.

Polyester and cotton fabric mix are used for the protective suits.

You can also use layers of PVC or Teflon coating to supplement the fabric and maximize protection.

What Are The Materials Used In Making Disposable Protective Suit?

Disposable protective suits are short-lasting protective suits that require frequent replacement.

Nonetheless, these suits protect you from hazardous substances and do not tear easily.

The materials commonly used for making such suits are:

· Sunbound Meltblown Spunbound (SMS)

The material consists of 3 layers.

The middle layer is made of meltdown polypropylene with spun bound polypropylene on both sides.

The suit protects you from light liquid splashes and dust particles.

· Tychem

It is a multi-layered non-woven material that acts as a barrier between biological and chemical hazards and the body.

The Tychem material is used as a base fabric and is laminated further for extra protection.

You will find that the material is very lightweight.

The lamination on top of Tychem differs with the use.

The three layers of protection are:

· Polymer coating

To provide liquid resistance, there is a layer of polymer coating on top of the Tychem material.

· Barrier Film

A layer of barrier film sits under the polymer coating to increase the protection that the protective suit provides you against liquids and harmful substances.

· Double-barrier film

This is a multi-layered material with two barrier films.

With two barrier films, you get even more resistance in your protective suit against all chemical splashes.

What Hazards Do Protective Suits Shield You From?

Protective suits shield the wearer from a lot of hazards.

These are:

· Chemical hazards

You will find that protective suits are widely used in chemical industries and laboratories to protect from chemical splashes, chemical gases, and vapors.

The level of protection differs according to the nature and state of the chemicals.

In general, Tyvek material is used for making such suits.

Layers of polyethylene or other polymers coat the material for chemical resistance.

For higher protection, you can have the coating of a multi-layer barrier film called Saranex to cover the suit.

Protection from chemical hazard

· Heat and fire

Also known as thermal protection, the protective suit protects you from high-degree heat or fire.

Heat and fire cause severe and immediate harm to your body.

Some examples of usage of thermal protective suits are firefighters, workers in the metal industry and workers in ceramic industries.

You will find that these protective suits are the most complex as they protect you from heat and vapors, but they do not compromise on breathability.

Materials like Nomex or Kevlar make up the outer layer.

This is followed by a layer of vapor barrier and thermal lining.

Certain industries, like metal molding, also use FR treated cotton.

Protection from heat and fire

· Biohazards

Biohazards are bacteria or viruses that can transmit from one person to another and cause the spread of diseases.

Bloodborne pathogens are transmitted by coming in contact with body fluids, causing fatal diseases like Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, or HIV.

Bacterial transmission can causes diseases like tuberculosis.

You will find the suits widely used in medical facilities during examination, surgeries, and procedures.

In these highly sensitive cases, protective suits are made of tightly sealed materials.

Non-woven materials like Spellbound Meltblown materials are used for making protective suits.

· Particulate matter

The particulate protection refers to a barrier against particulate matter from the environment.

Such matters can cause serious damage to the skin and health after coming in contact with the body.

This requires the use of protective suits.

You can use protective suits during lead abatement, asbestos abatement, removal or application of paint, etc.

Such protective suits are made from non-woven material like Tyvek or SMS.

· Radiation

Specialized protective suits shield you from the penetration of airborne radioactive particles.

The suits protect you from the particulate matter from radiation but do not protect against radiation itself.

If you work with nuclear plants or X-rays, you will certainly need to wear a protective suit that protects you against radioactive particles.

The protective suit is usually made from Tyvek with multiple layers of barrier films.

Polyester fabric lamination is used on either side of the suit.

What Are The Guidelines For Dealing With Biohazards?

Biohazards such as deadly viruses or microbes require additional protection.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued Biological Safety Levels (BSL) to deal with these biohazards.

The levels are divided into four categories with each level increasing the layers of protection.

What Kind Of Protective Suit Is Used In BSL- 4?

Diseases with no vaccinations available or with treatments with a high fatality rate come under Biosafety Level 4.

Biosafety Level 4 features the use of Positive Pressure Suits.

When you wear this suit, this protective suit is supplied with external air after filtration from HEPA level filters.

The supply of air creates positive pressure inside the suit against the surroundings.

Positive Pressure Suits have two main features to create a positive microenvironment to protect you from viruses outside the protective suit and to create a physical barrier between the surroundings and you.

BSL-4 protective suit

What Are The Quality Standards That GovernThe Protective Suits?

International, as well as national agencies, have issued guidelines for protective suits.

You should follow the standards applicable to a particular country.

The widely used standards are:

· International

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) has issued guidelines for protective suits.

· USA

The NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and ANSI (American National Standards Institute) combine or partly define guidelines for personal protective equipment.

· Europe

European Nations Standards cover guidelines for European countries.

What Are The Guidelines For Protective Suits?

The protective suits are categorized under six categories as per the EN standards.

Type 1 suits have gas-tight protection and also protect you against liquid, vapour and gases.

Type 2 suits do not provide you with gas-tight protection but protect you against aerosols and sprays.

Type 3 suits have liquid-tight protection that protects you against pressurized spillage of liquid.

If you have a Type 4 suit, you get spray-tight protection against liquid under no pressure.

A Type 5 suit provides you airborne particle-tight protection.

Finally, a Type 6 suit gives you partial spray-tight protection and protection from mist and light splashes.

Other important standards for protective suits are the EN 1073-2 standard which governs protection against radioactive contamination.

The EN 14126 sets out guidelines for protection against biological hazards and the EN ISO 14116 standard provides guidance on protection against the limited flame spread.

How Can You Disinfect A Protective Suit?

The process of disinfecting a protective suit can be quite tricky.

The disinfecting process depends on the hazardous substance present on the suit and the material of the suit.

It is recommended that you follow the precautions and guidelines mentioned by the suit manufacturer for disinfecting the suit.

A generic process for disinfecting a protective suit is:

· Decontaminating

The first step involves washing the suit with specific disinfectant liquids/ materials.

You complete this step before doffing the garment.

You can watch this video to find out how to decontaminate your protective suit when taking it off.

· Laundering

After removal, you need to properly clean your protective suit by following adequate procedures.

For instance, a medical facility has its procedure for disinfecting PPE.

For biological hazards, using a disinfectant liquid or bleach will do the job.

· Inspection

Once disinfected, you need to do a thorough inspection to detect signs of wear and tear.

· Repair

The process takes place only if the suit is reparable.

If there is a lot of wear and tear, it may be better to completely dispose of the suit.

In the case of disposable suits, the garment should be disposed of safely after use.

What Technical Information Should You Know Before The Purchase Of A Protective Suit?

Protective suits come under PPE and require pre-requisite information to determine the purchase of protective suits.

Some important ones are as follows:

· Permeation Resistance Data

The manufacturer needs to provide you with permeation resistance of liquid, particles, and gases for the material used.

This data should also clearly mention the list of chemicals or compounds with permeation levels.

· Breakthrough time

The time required for the hazardous materials to break through the material should be mentioned.

· Quality Guidelines

The manufacturer should mention the quality standards and adherence to testing principles while manufacturing.

Can You Reuse A Disposable Protective Suit?

You can reuse a disposable suit if the suit is intact with no deconstruction.

There should be no wear and tear, discoloration or peeling off of protective films.

You need to thoroughly inspect your protective suit before reuse.

Make sure you follow the guidelines of the manufacturer or your employer before reuse.

How Can You Store A Protective Suit?

You need to store the protective suits away from sunlight or heat, dust, moisture, and chemicals.

If you have contaminated protective suits, you need to carefully store them in a labeled box until these are decontaminated.

What Is The Cost Of Protective Suits?

Protective suits come in a range of prices depending on the materials and features.

For instance, a disposable polypropylene suit will cost much lesser than a high-tech protective suit.

What Other PPE Should You Wear With Protective Suits?

Protective suits are not enough to protect all parts of the body.

Other equipment is needed to supplement the suit.

These include medical goggles, face shield, face mask, respirators, and gloves.

Depending on your work environment, you will also need safety boots, earplugs, and hard hats.

Which Are The Sizes Available For Protective Suits?

The sizing chart varies for each manufacturer so you need to contact manufacturers for the sizing measurements.

Generally, protective suits are available in all sizes, i.e., Small, Medium, Large, X Large, XX-Large and XXX-Large.

Before purchasing the suit, ensure that the suit has elastic wrists and adjustable belts.