Ansell AlphaTec® Gas-Tight Chemical Protective Suit

Design Features

AlphaTec® FLASH comes in three different designs to fit all user preferences:

• Encapsulating design type CV (wide vision visor with 3D depth of 20 cm) – Well-proven design that fits on top of all major SCBA brands and bottle sizes
• Encapsulating design type VP1 (larger visor) – Fits on top of all major SCBA brands and bottle sizes
• Non-encapsulating design type T – Suitable for work in confined spaces

Product Material

• Outer: Strong, flexible and flame retardant aramid fabric coated with chloroprene rubber.

• Inner: Chloroprene rubber and a multilayer barrier laminate.

• This patented fabric system offers an outstanding chemical barrier – more than 8 hours protec­tion against a wide range of chemicals.
  The material has excellent abrasion resistance, withstands flash fire & liquefied gas and fulfils all garment material requirements of the most demanding standards in the world.

Seams 

• Aramid stitched seams for superior strength and durability
• Both inner and outer seams are sealed to provide a continuous barrier layer with the same level of chemical protection as the garment material itself

Visor

• Rigid 2 mm impact and chemical resistant PVC
•  Available in two sizes; CV or a larger field of view VP1 version, both of which are covered by a replaceable, antistatic Tear-off lens

Zipper

• Strong and durable, gas-tight chloroprene rubber coated zipper is standard
• EN 943-2/ET certified suits are equipped with the TRELLCHEM^® HCR zipper, which includes a barrier film for increased chemical resistance
• Zipper closes top to bottom for added safety and is protected by a flap/splash guard

Ventilation

• Standard built-in suit ventilation system adds safety due to a constant level of overpressure inside the suit
• TRELLCHEM^® Regulating valve has 3 ventilation rates (2, 30 and 100 l/min) plus zero/off position and is as an option also available in a passthrough version for use with external air supply. Encapsulating suits have two overpressure valves in the back of the hood.
  
  

Gloves

• Ansell Barrier^® inner glove and outer ChemTek™ #38-628 Viton^®/Butyl rubber glove
• NFPA 1991:2016 certified suits include the AlphaTec^® Overglove, a cut-resistant aramid outer glove
• TRELLCHEM^® Bayonet glove ring system offers quick and simple glove exchange

Footwear

• Sewn-in socks/booties or attached Nitrile rubber safety boots with European approval as Firemen’s boots (not on suits certified to NFPA 1991:2016)
• Boots are fixed with an ergonomically designed ring attachment, for simplified boot exchange

(formerly known as TRELLCHEM® VPS Flash) Cost-efficient high performance suit providing excellent chemical protection. Certified to both EN 943-2 and NFPA 1991:2016 including the optional chemical flash fire and liquefied gas protection requirements.

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