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Kinectrics and ArcWear, are offering ISO 17205 Accredited Testing for the new ASTM F3502 Barrier Face Coverings Standard.  ArcWear and Kinectrics have long been known for our arc flash, flame and thermal PPE testing labs in Louisville, KY and Toronto, Canada.  In response to the pandemic , Kinectrics stepped up to provide this much needed testing.  In the nuclear chemistry lab, this type of filtration testing for biological, chemical and radiological hazards has long been a central expertise. The accreditation is now complete (Click Here to see Kinectrics Respirator, Mask and Barrier Face Covering Accreditation Scope).

Kinectrics and ArcWear will be offering a full testing service for masks including the following standards in our laboratories as a “one-stop-shop”:

F2100 Specification for Performance of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks

F2101 Test Method for Evaluating the Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) of Medical Face Mask Materials, Using a Biological Aerosol of Staphylococcus aureus

F3407 Test Method for Respirator Fit Capability for Negative-Pressure Half-Facepiece Particulate Respirators

Normal clothing minimum flammability 16 CFR Part 1610 Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles

TEB-APR-STP-0059 Determination of Particulate Filter Efficiency Level for N95 Series Filters Against Solid Particulates for Non-Powered, Air-Purifying Respirators as required by 42 CFR Part 84 Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices.

Optional Testing

ASTM D412 Elastomer Testing

Accredited washing to the AATCC 135 Home Laundry Standard  the ISO 6330 Home Laundry Standard, or the NFPA 2112 Industrial Laundry Standard is offered to complete the standard requirements of ASTM F3502 Standard Specification for Barrier Face Coverings.

Arc, flame and thermal Testing

F1506 Performance Specification for Flame Resistant and Electric Arc Rated Protective Clothing Worn by Workers Exposed to Flames and Electric Arcs

F2302 Performance Specification for Labeling Protective Clothing Which Provides Resistance to Incidental Exposures to Heat or Open Flame

NFPA 2112 Standard on Flame-Resistant Clothing for Protection of Industrial Personnel Against Short-Duration Thermal Exposures from Fire

See our website pages below:

Kinectrics Medical Mask and Barrier Face Coverings Testing Page.

Kinectrics and it’s ArcWear Division is fully ISO 17025 Accredited for the tests in ASTM F3502 including the flame an thermal testing making Kinectrics the only true one-stop-shop for almost all Barrier Face Coverings

Kinectrics Expanded Respirator, Mask and Barrier Face Coverings Accreditation.

ArcWear is also a participant in good standing of the Third Party Data Acceptance programs of UL (Underwriter’s Laboratories) and ASTM’s certification arm SEI (Safety Equipment Institute).

Contact us to start an ASTM F3502 Specification for Barrier Face Covering project.