DC MUSEUM

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR ASBESTOS SUIT

1. Adjust the helmet-form I the hood.
2. Open all zippers and lay the suit out in a position to don, with the boots upright.
3. Fold suit down over leg parts and step into the boots.
4. Pull the suit on; but do not put hands into the gloves.
5. Close the zipper on the front of the suit and zippers on the leg seams.
6. Pull the hood over the head and fasten the “apron” across the chest with the snap over fasteners.
7. Adjust the length of the trousers by means of the fasteners at the sides and back.
8. Put hands into the gloves and close the forearm zippers.
9. Do not apply water to asbestos suits while in use.