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Haz-Mat Risk & Reliability Assessment | Protection for the Chemical Industry | Military Equipment | Life Support & Personal Protection | Contaminated Water Diving | Government Depts. | Specialist Security Equipment |

 

As authorized distributors for chemical resistant dry diving suits (Viking Diving Suits and Hunter Dry Suits) also authorized distributors of chemical & Biological resistant suits (Trellchem Protective suits ), we take our work seriously, as we know, your lives are in our hands. When it comes to protection against practically every kind of hazard known to man we supply the best protective suits adapted for every kind of situation above or below the water, from chemical - biological warfare suits to heat resistant suits and acessories for the industry, police, military, coast guard & fire depts, HazMat & your protection is our priority !

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Above Ground Protection

Defence: Defence against chemical and biological hazards.

Fire & Rescue: Personal protection for first responders.

Law Enforcement: The ultimate personal protective suits for law enforcement officers.

Shipping: Chemical and radiant heat protection in marine environments.

Industry: The right personal protection for the right job.

Not Standard Safety. The Safety Standard.

As part of the global industrial group Trelleborg, Trellchem® draws from over 100 years of profound knowledge and competence within the polymer materials field and related areas of application. This provides Trellchem® with unique resources and facilities to research and develop the highest quality personal protective products.

The Trellchem® range includes gastight chemical protective suits offering uncompromising protection against hazardous materials and long-lasting durability.

Trellchem® products are approved and trusted by some of the toughest certifying agencies in the world.

A wide range of quality accessories are available for the suits that provide enhanced safety and customization.

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Under Water Protection

Military: Trusted by Armed Forces World Wide

Fire & Rescue: Public safety and Rescue operation suits

Law Enforcement: The shield against underwater challenges

Industry: Focus on the job

Sports & Tech: Technical and recreational diving

Setting the worldwide diving standard

Viking dry suits have, for more than 50 years, set the standards for durability, protection and compatibility among divers in principally all areas of the diving business. Whether military, commercially or sports diving orientated, Viking suits have fulfilled the highest set requirements and kept divers both safe and dry.

This applies not only to dry suits, the Viking product range also includes a full range of accessories; from hoods, helmet yokes and gloves to specially made valves and underwater bags, all of them meet the same requirements and are focused on quality and protection.

The Viking Selection Guide allows you to easily find the best overall solution for your diving protection needs. Here you will find details of ideal configurations, sizing of our suits and our options for customization.

Dry suits: Viking dry suits are developed, manufactured and adapted to the fulfil the needs and requirements stated among divers from the harshest commercial sector, the area of fire and rescue and public safety, from military divers and law enforcement agencies as well as sport and technical divers.

Accessories: The Viking dry suits have a vast range of complementary accessories to fulfil basically all customers special requirements and needs. The selection includes a variety of different hoods, cuffs and cuff rings, neckseals, yokes for commercial diving helmets, dry gloves, valves and a lot more. All of them made to withstand the toughest commercial conditions.

Underwater bags: Viking offers a wide range of bags for secure and dry underwater transportation and/or storage. Bags are available for anything from smaller personal items as documents or mobile communication systems, to bulky outboard motors and skis.

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Important information For Diving in Contaminated Water & Decontamination after

There is a definite need within the professional diving community to have access to minimum performance requirements for equipment used to protect divers required to enter both chemically and biologically contaminated water. Trelleborg Protective Products has developed a test matrix to quantify the performance of the Viking dry diving suits for use in these kinds of waters. In lieu of defined acceptable standards within the diving community, we have taken the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards for chemical protective clothing and modified it to test dry diving suits. The NFPA standard provides the benchmark performance criteria to approve suits for first responders entering unknown hazardous chemical environments.

In the report available here, Diving in Contaminated Water – Chemical and Biological Tests of Viking Dry Suits and Accessories, we provide the information needed to make informed decisions and thereby ensure protection of the diver in contaminated waters.

The information in the report does not provide all the information or training needed to plan a dive operation in contaminated water. It is the diving supervisor who must take responsibility for the safety of the diver based on a risk assessment of the actual conditions at the dive site. And in certain circumstances, the best decision may be not to dive at all.

Decontamination shall be performed on the scene when a dry suit has been exposed to, or has been potentially exposed to, hazardous materials. On scene decontamination shall be performed while the suit is still being worn to minimize potential contamination of the wearer during removal.

Due to the vast number of chemicals and their different properties, no guaranteed decontamination procedure exists. The best way to decontaminate must be decided for the specific chemical encountered. This decision may only be made by people educated for this task and with a good working knowledge of chemistry.

In the absence of such knowledge, the minimum decontamination shall consist of rinsing or spraying the garment with water and scrubbing lightly with a soft bristled brush using a decon detergent, e.g. Decon-Check™, and then thoroughly rinse with plain water. This process shall be repeated at least twice.

The health and safety of the diver, both during and after the decontamination process, and the health and safety of the personnel applying the decontamination agent, must be taken into consideration. After removal, the dry suit must be placed in a suitable container for subsequent cleaning, additional decontamination, inspection, or in the worst case, disposal.

Please note! The data contained in the report has been developed from tests conducted under controlled laboratory conditions, using NEW pristine material not under actual diving environments. The user must determine the applicability of these test results for the actual exposure anticipated. Further more, the test results are specific only for Viking Diving materials and components. Comparisons to the performance of other manufacturers’ diving equipment cannot be made.

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We are also able to offer expert professional advice in the areas of HazMat protection. Based on the information you supply us, a complete Hazmat protection plan can be put together to suit your individual / companies needs. A qualified risk management member of our team will then contact you and, if necessary, visit and prepare a risk and reliability assessment which can then be implemented by you.

The principal questions asked by the Risk and Reliability assessment Team are:

• What could go wrong ?
• What is the possibility of it happening ?
• What would the consequences be ?
• What can be done to improve the chances of not getting undesired effects ?
• What are the most cost efficient counter measures that can be implemented ?
  

Based on the answers to the above questions it is then possible to analyze and prepare for you the best possible counter measures to protect you, your company and your employees against events that could cause a significant financial loss for your company or worse, lives lost !