[labnetwork] Cleanroom Lab Coats

[Hathaway, Malcolm R]

Hi Peter,


So, generally, your "clean room" suit (full suit) is not intended to be chemical protection, but rather cleanroom protection.  "Lab coats", on the other hand, are thicker, and do offer some chemical protection, but as you note, they are not usually cleanroom compatible.  In our cleanroom at Harvard, in areas where serious chemical protection is needed, we provide polypropylene chemical aprons, which are worn over the cleanroom suit.


What class of cleanroom are you working in?  What chemicals are you trying to protect against?



Mac Hathaway

Safety Officer and Senior Systems/Process Engineer

Center for Nanoscale Systems

Harvard University


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Hi Everyone, I know that this had probably been discussed before, but can you tell me what material/vendor you have for your lab coats? It looks like what we’re currently using are more suited for ESD protection for the parts and not necessary the best for protecting users from chemical. The chemical lab coats we have here would seem to shed and not be compatible with cleanroom. Is there some sort of hybrid that you use? Or maybe just something that protects the users a bit more and still suitable for cleanroom? Thanks!



Peter Hung, PhD

Project Leader

S&T Strategy and Development

The Aerospace Corporation

Peter.hung at aero.org<mailto:Peter.hung at aero.org>

310.336.5238


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