Gas-Tight Suit Pressure Testing

Gas tight vapour protective suits require pressure testing as part of a regular maintenance program.

• On receipt of your garment. All Interceptor garments are pressure tested in the factory as part of our quality assurance procedure to ensure the garment is correct when leaving the factory. The garment label includes a date showing the factory pressure test. However, we do receommend testing on receipt if possible to ensure that no damage has occured in transit. This also activates your guarantee on the suit.
• Before and after use. In most cases Interceptor garments go into storage for use when required. If possible the garment should be tested BEFORE any use as part of the preparation for a maintenance task, and then again AFTER use before the garment retunrs to storage. )Only undamaged and uncontaminated garments should be stored for re-use). Clearly in some cases, where a suit is used in emergency response situations for example, it is not possible to test a garment before use. In this case regular testing during storage is recommended.