- The clothing itself provides the protection rather than an individual textile material, but textile fabric is the critical element in all protective clothing and other protective textile products.
- As the safety barrier between the wearer and the source of potential injury, it is the characteristics of the fabric that will determine the degree of injury suffered by the victim of an accident.
- There has been a large increase in the hazards to which humans are exposed as a result of developments in technology in the workplace and on the battlefield, for example.
- The need to protect against these agencies is paralleled by the desire to increase protection against natural forces and elements.
- The dangers are often so specialized that no single type of clothing will be adequate for work outside the normal routine.
In order to be successful, designers need to work
closely with quality assurance and production personnel as well as potential
customers and users from the earliest stages of development.
The types of protective garments specifically mentioned in the literature are :
- Tents
- Helmets
- Gloves (for hand and arm protection)
- Sleeping bags
- Survival bags and suits
- Fire-protective clothing
- Heat-resistant garments
- Turnout coats
- Ballistic-resistant vents
- Biological and chemical protective clothing
- Blast-proof vests
- Antiflash hoods and gloves
- Molten metal protective clothing
- Flotation vests
- Military protective apparel Including antihypothermia suits and ducted warm air garments
- Submarine survival suits
- Immersion suits and dive skins
- Life rafts
- Diapers
- Antiexposure overalls
- Arctic survival suits
- Ropes and harnesses
The types of occupation and activities for which protective garments and other products are made specifically mentioned in the literature are :
- Police
- Security guards
- Mountaineering
- Caving
- Skiing
- Aircrew (both military and civil)
- Soldiers
- Sailors
- Submariners
- Foundry and glass workers
- Firefighters
- Water sports
- Winter sports
- Commercial finishing and diving
- Offshore oil and gas rig workers
- Healthcare
- Racing drivers
- Astronauts
- Coal mining
- Cold store workers
Types of Protection
·
Flame
retardant
o Kermel® and Kermel® / Viscose fabrics
for flight suits, station wear and turnout gear.
o Nomex®
for military applications
o Molten
Aluminum splash protective fabric.
o Electrical
Arc
·
Ballistic
protection
o
p – Aramid woven fabric for hard and soft ballistic
applications
·
Lint
free antistatic
o
Continuous
filament polyester / carbon fabrics
·
Medical
textiles
o
Systemic
and non-systemic antibacterial and antistatic fabrics for surgeons gowns,
scrubs and warm up jackets.
·
Chemical
protection
o
Liquid
chemical protective fabrics
·
UV protection
o
Fabrics
that offer a UPF rating
for the wearer.
·
Industrial
work wear
o
Component
fabrics for chain saw protection
o
freezer
suits
o
waterproof
clothing
·
Military
textiles
o
Uniforms
o
Parachutes
Classifications of Protective Textiles
Ø Materials & Technologies
·
Processing technologies for specific
protective clothing are different, the main processes generally include:
1. Material
manufacturing or selection;
2. Producing
fabrics and other related items;
3. Finishing,
and
4. Clothing
engineering.
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