2008 Product Catalogue - Chemical Protective Workwear - (Page 31) Protective clothing according to EN14126: 2003 – Protection from Infective Agents Protective Clothing against infective agents has two main functions • to prevent infective agents from reaching the (possibly injured) skin • to prevent the spreading of infective agents to other people and other situations, e.g. eating or drinking, when the person has taken his protective clothing off Applications where workers can be exposed to biological agents • Waste water treatment works, sewage systems work • Agriculture • Food Industry • Healthcare, hospitals, emergency services • Clinical, veterinary laboratories • Refuse disposal plants • Activities where there is contact with animals and/or products of animal origin Microchem 3000 Microchem 4000 Microgard Garment Microgard® 2000 Plus Microgard 2500 Plus ® ® In many work situations i.e. microbiological laboratories; the infective agents can be contained and the risk of exposure limited to the occurrence of an accident. However, in other types of work i.e. sewage & waste water treatment, caring for infected animals, emergency clean-up; the organisms cannot be contained, exposing the worker continuously to the risk of infection by biological agents. In these situations the biological agents the worker is exposed to may not be known. Protection against biologically contaminated dust Protection against biologically contaminated liquids Microgard® suggested garments for protection against infective agents Tasks* B/C B/C A/B B For a copy of the Microgard® Guide to EN14126: 2003 please visit www.microgard.com Micro-organisms are a very heterogeneous group in that they come in all shapes and sizes, and their living conditions, survival abilities etc. vary widely. A distinction is made between four risk groups according to the risk of infection for humans. Details of these risk groups, along with their containment measures are found in European Directive 2000/54/EEC (on the protection of workers from the risk related exposure to biological agents at work). EN14126:2003 Due to the heterogeneity of micro-organisms, it is not possible to define performance criteria of protective clothing on the basis of risk groups, nor on the type of micro-organism. Also it may not be possible to define exactly the organisms the worker is exposed to. Hence the test methods in EN14126: 2003 focus on the medium containing the micro-organism, such as liquid, aerosol or a solid dust particle. In accordance with the requirements of EN14126: 2003 protective clothing should be certified as Category III and subjected to 5 test methods specified in the standard. The corresponding protective clothing “Type” is then prefixed with the letter “B” (e.g. Type 3-B) and the biohazard symbol is displayed. *Tasks - A. Routine inspection = no contact with contaminated material or objects B. Handling and disposal of possibly contaminated material, objects or animals C. Performed tasks require application of cleaning and disinfecting chemicals www.microgard.com Copyright ©MICROGARD Ltd 2008. All rights reserved. ® ® 1. Biological agent unlikely to cause sickness in humans 2. Biological agent that could cause sickness in humans and represent a danger to employees; substance dispersal amongst the population is unlikely; effective preventive measures or treatment is normally possible 3. Biological agent, that can cause severe illness in humans and represent a serious risk for employees; a risk of dispersal amongst the population may occur; but effective preventive measures or treatment are normally possible 4. Biological agent, that causes severe illness in humans and represents a serious risk for employees; the risk of dispersal amongst the population is high under some circumstances; effective preventive measures or treatment are not normally possible Risk Groups 1, 2 Risk Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 Risk Groups http://www.microgard.com/content.asp?id=7&doc=11 http://www.microgard.com/index.asp
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