ISO 16602:2007 founds minimum performance classification and labelling necessities for defensive clothing designed to make available safety against chemicals. Protecting clothing items protected by ISO 16602:2007 include, but may not be limited to, totally encapsulating suits, liquid-tight or spray-tight suits, jackets, sleeves, shoe and boot, smocks, coveralls, aprons, hoods, and trousers covers.
Chemical defensive clothing for protection against airborne particles is addressed by ISO 13982-1, which is referenced in ISO 16602:2007. ISO 16602:2007 does not address safety against solid chemicals in forms other than airborne solid particulates.
ISO 16602:2007 is proposed to transport chemical defensive clothing manufacturers with minimum needs for testing, classifying, and labelling chemical defensive clothing. To support the users of products covered under ISO 16602:2007, this document offers explanations of referenced test methods, strategies for conducting hazard and risk assessments and suggested performance levels for certain applications. It is not the determined of ISO 16602:2007 to address every single circumstances.