In Russia, as well as throughout the world, there are types of work that are dangerous to life or he alth. Thus, a firefighter needs to protect himself from high temperatures while extinguishing a fire and rescuing people from it. It is important for the welder to protect his eyes from bright light.
A worker who works in a factory needs to protect all parts of the body from unwanted contaminants. To alleviate all this, protective clothing was invented.
Special clothing for factory workers
It includes all kinds of clothing, such as dressing gowns, suits, overalls, gloves, aprons, sweaters, pants. Overalls are designed to protect a person from all kinds of danger. Its tailoring takes place according to special technologies that are developed and maintained according to a single standard. In many factories, plants, protective overalls are issued to the employee when he is hired. In such plants, during operation, there is an increased danger associated with the production itself. Therefore, when entering the workshop, the employee is obliged to put on special clothing that will reduce the risk of loss of he alth andwill increase security. Most often, it is a robe or suit that covers all parts of the body.
Gloves may also be included to keep hands free of a dangerous substance that can harm the skin. Very often, in such industries, they also issue a protective helmet to protect the head from possible falls of any materials.
Special clothing for firefighters
The most striking example of overalls is the protective overalls of firefighters. Their work can rightfully be called one of the most dangerous in the world, because they are trying to cope with a dangerous natural element. Basically, firefighters arrive at the scene when the flames have captured a large area. And the task of the firefighter is to put out the fire in any way and save all the people who are in danger.
And in order to be able to do this, fire service workers are given special suits. The latter close the whole person from elevated temperature. Special high boots are put on the feet, which are resistant to ignition. A special suit is put on the limbs and torso, which withstands high temperatures and does not allow heat to pass through it. In such suits, firefighters do not feel heat so much and can enter burning houses for several minutes. A special mask and helmet are put on so that the head does not overheat and is protected from foreign objects falling on it. Protective materials, overalls for firefighters play an importantrole because they allow people to do their job well.
Classification of protective clothing
Since there are many dangerous types of work, many varieties of workwear have been developed. Nowadays, it can protect against high and low temperatures, from mechanical influences, such as cuts and punctures. There is a protective clothing that allows you to protect yourself from radioactive radiation. The protective properties of overalls also include protection against electric current, electromagnetic and electric fields, because the current strength can sometimes reach lethal values. From various acids, toxic and non-toxic substances, special clothing was invented.
Also, there are protective clothing against biological factors. For example, in order to collect honey, you need to get into a hive where there are a lot of bees. And in order to be safe, you need to choose the right clothes.
Fabrics for tailoring
To create high-quality overalls, twill weave fabrics are most often used. Pure cotton also makes good protective overalls. Most suitable fabrics: twill, broadcloth, moleskin, tarpaulin, cordura and calico.
Additions
Often there is not enough special clothing for full protection, so you need to stock up on additions to it. We are talking about protective shoes, because it happens that a suit is not enough for 100% protection. You also need to remember about the head. To protect it, you must have a helmet or helmet and goggles.
Overalls, goggles anda helmet, as well as boots, will provide good protection against any danger. The main thing is to choose the right option.
