Protective garment and seam tape used therewith

A protective garment comprising:

• a body portion having at least a front section, the body portion being connected to a first sleeve and to a second and opposite sleeve, each sleeve defining a hollow tubular portion for receiving a corresponding arm of a user, the body portion being made from a woven fabric, the woven fabric having a basis weight of from about 0.5 osy to about 4 osy, the woven fabric having a yarn density in a warp direction of from about 100 yarns per inch to about 230 yarns per inch and in a fill direction of from about 60 yarns per inch to about 120 yarns per inch, the first sleeve defining a first seam that extends along the length of the hollow tubular portion of the first sleeve and the second sleeve defining a second seam that extends along the length of the hollow tubular portion of the second sleeve;
• a first seam tape covering the first seam and a second seam tape covering the second seam, each seam tape comprising a fabric layer, an adhesive layer, and optionally a film layer positioned between the fabric layer and the adhesive layer, the adhesive layer being bonded to the woven fabric along the respective seam, the adhesive layer comprising a thermoset polymer, the adhesive layer having a thickness of greater than about 3.1 mils and less than about 4.5 mils;
• and
• wherein the protective garment when tested according to AAMI protocols qualifies for Level 3 protection.