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DuPont NOMEX ® Limitedwear For Military THE FLAME-RESISTANT, LIMITED USE OPTION TO PROTECT YOUR SOLDIERS. Easy to carry. Easy to wear. Hard to beat. NOMEX ® Limitedwear for Military, the latest innovation from DuPont, is a lightweight limited use garment that helps protect service men and women from the dangers of fires. Whether they are mechanics, in the infantry, or performing any task where the risk of fire exists and their standard issue clothing is not NOMEX ® , you’ll see why DuPont NOMEX ® Limitedwear for Military is a valuable addition to their gear.

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Page 1: DuPont NOMEX Limitedwear For Military...DuPont ™ NOMEX ® Limitedwear For Military. THE FLAME-RESISTANT, LIMITED USE OPTION TO PROTECT YOUR SOLDIERS. Easy to carry. Easy to wear

DuPont™ NOMEX® Limitedwear For MilitaryTHE FLAME-RESISTANT, LIMITED USE OPTION TO PROTECT YOUR SOLDIERS.

Easy to carry. Easy to wear. Hard to beat. NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military, the latest innovation from DuPont, is a lightweight limited use garment that helps protect service men and women from the dangers of fires. Whether they are mechanics, in the infantry, or performing any task where the risk of fire exists and their standard issue clothing is not NOMEX®, you’ll see why DuPont™ NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military is a valuable addition to their gear.

Page 2: DuPont NOMEX Limitedwear For Military...DuPont ™ NOMEX ® Limitedwear For Military. THE FLAME-RESISTANT, LIMITED USE OPTION TO PROTECT YOUR SOLDIERS. Easy to carry. Easy to wear

Flame resistance you can trust. The most important thing a fire protective garment must do is also the most obvious—protect you from fire. That’s exactly what DuPont™ NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military does.

Light weight. High value.Fire protection equipment can be very costly. DuPont™ NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military can be easily distributed to all who need intermittent flame protection. The limited use garments offer lightweight protection that can fit right over a battle dress uniform and are made with the same NOMEX® used in NOMEX® premium coveralls for air crews and tank crewmen. And caring for NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military garments is simple. They can be laundered like any other uniform, washing away dirt without affecting the fire-resistant integrity. And for some instances, a 100% premium NOMEX® coverall may not be necessary.

In the field or on the base.Whether you are repairing fighter jets in a hangar or patrolling in the field, DuPont™ NOMEX® Limitedwear for

Military is a smart option. Perfect for field soldiers, the garments can be vacuum packed for compact storage. And they are available in printed camouflage pattern.

Tested on THERMO-MAN®. NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military has been tested on THERMO-MAN®, our instrumented six-foot, one-inch tall, high-temperature manikin system. The most advanced life-size thermal burn injury evaluation in the world, it has 122 heat sensors to give us the most accurate evaluation of the effectiveness of our garments. THERMO-MAN® was dressed in typical fashion, and subjected to a flame situation with strong burn protection results.

About DuPontNOMEX® Limitedwear for Military was developed by DuPont, the leader in personal protection garments for over 40 years. The garment was designed by researchers at the U.S. Army Natick Labs. It is an outstanding choice for the primary fire protection. And is just another achievement in DuPont’s 200 year relationship with the United States Military.

MAXIMIzE YOUR AbILITY TO PROTECT YOUR SOLDIERS wITH DUPONT™ NOMEX® LIMITEDwEAR FOR MILITARY.

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DuPont™ NOMEX® Limitedwear For Military is available to US Military only; and can be purchased through DOD EMALL (see www.emall.dla.mil) or from Fisher Safety’s GSA Contract: GS-07F-0091H

Fisher Safety Military Sales: 1-800-226-4732 (phone)1-866-897-9946 (fax)

For ordering of the NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military coveralls, please refer to the following table for size, Manufacturer Part Number, and Fisher Catalog Number

Garment Design and Specifications: The specifications for garment design were approved by the U.S. Government. No change can be made to the specifications without the prior written permission of the U.S. Government. Using the independent skill and expertise of the U.S. Government, the U.S. Government selected NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military as the fabric for the garment. The U.S. Government assumes full responsibility for providing appropriate warnings to users of the garment. The U.S. Government bears all responsibility, risk and liability for performing or having performed all appropriate tests needed to reasonably assure suitability of the fabric and garment and the safety and efficacy of the garment, and for providing garment users with the appropriate use warnings. Copyright © 2006 DuPont. All rights reserved. The DuPont Oval Logo, DuPontTM, The miracles of scienceTM, THERMO-MAN® and NOMEX® are registered trademarks or trademarks of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates.

DuPont™ NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military. See how NOMEX® Limitedwear for Military enhances protection against flame threats.

For the ensemble without Limitedwear, tests beyond 3 seconds’ exposure time were not conducted due to extreme levels of Total Predicted Body Burn.

Test conditions: Heat flux of 2 cal/cm2-sec; 2 burns for Hot Weather BDU only, 7 burns for all others; Coveralls tested as intended to be worn.

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T-shirt, briefs, HWBDU

T-shirt, briefs, HWBDU, Limitedwear

Manufacturer Part Number – Small Regular NL193SCMSM001000 19-166-383

Manufacturer Part Number – Small Long NL193SCMSM0010M3 19-166-384

Manufacturer Part Number – Medium Regular NL193SCMMD001000 19-166-385

Manufacturer Part Number – Medium Long NL193SCMMD0010M3 19-166-386

Manufacturer Part Number – Large Regular NL193SCMLG001000 19-166-387

Manufacturer Part Number – Large Long NL193SCMLG0010M3 19-166-388