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Respirex are one of the few PPE manufacturers with our own chemical permeation testing laboratory. Having a testing lab on-site allows us to comprehensively test our products against a wide range of common chemical hazards; we can also test our products against specific chemicals or combinations of chemicals for customers if we do not currently have results available.
The Respirex Testing Laboratory is UKAS accredited and offers
a range of chemical permeation and physical testing of chemical protective clothing, including suits, gloves and boots to European, American and international standards.
Based in Redhill, Surrey, the laboratory has been operating since 1994 and was accredited in 1996. The laboratory tests for chemical permeation according to standards such as: ASTM F739, EN 374- 3, EN 16523-1, EN 16523-2 and ISO 6529.
We are experienced at testing gases as well as a wide range of liquid chemicals including most organic or inorganic liquids, mixtures and commercial formulations. We perform tests on all of the chemicals required by standards such as EN374-1 or EN 943-2, but also on many other chemicals or mixtures, depending on their properties or formulation.
We can perform tests against organic liquids and gases by gas chromatography and infrared spectroscopy, inorganic solutions or gases by electrical conductivity and Ion Selective Electrode and many other chemicals by visible spectroscopy or by specialised wet chemical techniques.
We have undertaken several bespoke contracts using our state of the art equipment and the expertise behind it, including many commercial formulations, e.g. petroleum based products, aviation additives, disinfectants, cleaning agents and so on.
CHEMICAL TESTING AT RESPIREXTM
Chemical permeation test cell (assembled)
CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR 7