TM 1-1500-204-23-11
Personal Protective Equipment, Equipment/Facilities and Personal Hygiene for Working with
Advanced Composite Materials
PPE
WORK ACTIVITY
EQUIPMENT/FACILITIES
None
Handling Damaged Composite
a. Leather palmed gloves
Parts
b. Goggles
Damage Removal/ Machin-
a. Respirator with 0.3 micron HEPA a. Vacuum cleaner with 0.3 micron
ing/Drilling/ Sanding Composite
ilter
HEPA ilter
Parts
b. Leather or plastic gloves
b. Dust collection booth with 0.3
micron HEPA ilter (if applica-
c. Goggles
ble)
d.
Long sleeved, loose itting c.
Emergency eye wash station
coveralls, taped closed at the
within 100 feet
wrist
Handling pre-preg/ Uncured Film
a. Plastic gloves
Well ventilated area
Adhesives
b. White cotton gloves (worn over
plastic gloves)
c. Long sleeve coveralls
Mixing/Handling Liquid and Paste
a. Plastic gloves
a. Local exhaust hood for mixing
Adhesives
b. Face shield or splash goggles
b. Well ventilated area for appli-
cation
c.
Long sleeve coveralls taped
closed at wrist
c.
Emergency eyewash/ deluge
shower within 100 feet
d. Rubber coated apron
Working with Solvents
a. Work inside a chemical hood a. Well ventilated area
when applicable or use a respi-
rator with a chemical cartridge b. Emergency eyewash/ deluge
shower within 100 feet
if PEL is exceeded
b. Splash goggles or face shield
c. Rubber coated apron
d.
Long sleeve coveralls taped
closed at wrist
e.
Gloves appropriate for chem-
ical(s) used (e.g. polyethyl-
ene, nitrile, or butyl rubber).
Consult the solvent MSDS for
proper protection.