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VIDEO: QUICK TIPS #15: Tyvek® PPE Suit Strength vs. Competitors

Posted Mar 29, 2024
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In this episode of MSC's QUICK TIPS, we hear from DuPont about the protective benefits offered in their Tyvek® 400 line of protective garments.

In this episode of MSC's QUICK TIPS, we hear from DuPont about the protective benefits offered in their Tyvek® 400 line of protective garments. Stronger, more breathable, and offering more personal protective benefits, these Tyvek® garments are designed to keep you safe and comfortable in hazardous environments.

To learn more about DuPont’s Tyvek® line of protective apparel, visit MSCDirect.com.

QUICK TIPS is a video series by MSC Industrial Supply Company where we invite industry pros to share their expertise with us. Through QUICK TIPS, you’ll pick up bite-sized bits of information from our in-house specialists and experts from our most-trusted partners and suppliers in a way that fits your busy schedule.

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Video Transcript

ANDREA HOWARD: Hello and welcome to QUICK TIPS from MSC Industrial Supply. Today we have an important tip from DuPont, designed to enhance worker safety with an ideal balance of protection, durability and comfort. They've come up with a very unique way to test their Tyvek protective apparel to make sure it keeps employees who work in the automotive, agriculture, utilities and many other industries safe.

Let's take a look. How can you be sure you're protecting workers against chemical and other workplace hazards? You shoot the material with a paint gun from 17 feet away. That's how. First, three paintball rounds were shot at some microporous film. And as you can see, it didn't do much protecting. Next, the team took three more shots, this time at some SMS fabric and it didn't do very well under these same circumstances.

So, how would the Tyvek 400 garment material hold up? Let's take a look. Three paintball shots, but this time a different result. Tyvek is an inherent barrier to particles as small as one micron in size. The protection offered is built into the fabric itself. Protection is throughout the fabric and does not rely on thin films or coatings.

It is lighter weight than most microporous film products, yet it provides superior abrasion resistance. And Tyvek breathes. It is generally six times or more breathable than microporous film fabrics, and that helps reduce the risk of heat stress. So you're more comfortable and more productive. For more information on DuPont's Tyvek line of protective apparel, visit www.mscdirect.com/dupont.

Thank you DuPont for this fantastic tip. Tyvek has the durability and protection you can expect, and an even more comfortable fit. And a quick tip from me: don't stand in front of a paintball gun. Ouch. See you next time on QUICK TIPS.

 

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For more than 50 years, DuPont Personal Protection (DPP) has been creating groundbreaking solutions that protect industrial professionals around the globe. DPP brings together some of the most trusted names in personal protective equipment (PPE)—Tyvek®, Tychem®, Nomex® and Kevlar®—to provide unparalleled solutions that protect workers against chemical, thermal, electric arc, mechanical and other workplace hazards.

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