Improved Suit for Protection During Abrasive Blasting

An improved suit to be worn by a worker during abrasive blasting has been developed. Denoted an environmentally controlled abrasive-blasting suit (ECAB), it provides comprehensive protection that, heretofore, has been afforded by a set of special under- and over-garments (including a helmet) and a respirator. These garments and the respirator must be donned in a time-consuming "suit-up" procedure before abrasive blasting. After blasting, the worker must not only doff the garments and respirator but must also shower and the garments must be laundered before they are used again. In contrast, donning the ECAB takes less "suit-up" time, there in no need to wear special undergarments inside the ECAB, there is no need for a respirator, it is not necessary to shower after doffing the ECAB, and the suit does not require laundering prior to reuse.