In Russia, as well as throughout the world, there are types of work that are dangerous to life or health. So, a fireman needs to protect himself from high temperatures during a fire extinguishing and saving 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 his body from unwanted contaminants. To facilitate all this, protective clothing was invented.
Special clothing for factory workers
It includes all types of clothing, such as bathrobes, suits, overalls, gloves, aprons, sweaters, pants. Overalls are designed to protect people from all kinds of dangers. Its sewing takes place according to special technologies that are developed and maintained according to a single standard. In many factories, factories, protective clothing is issued to the employee when he is employed. In such plants, during operation, there is an increased danger associated with the production itself. Therefore, entering the workshop, the employee must wear special clothing that will reduce the risk of loss of health and increase safety. Most often, it is a dressing gown or suit that covers all parts of the body.
There may also be gloves to prevent dangerous substances from reaching your hands that could harm your skin. Very often, in such industries they also give out a protective helmet in order to save the head from possible falls of any materials.
Special clothing for firefighters
The most striking example of workwear is the protective clothing 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. Mostly firefighters come to the scene when the flame captured a large area. And the task of the firefighter is to extinguish the fire in any way and save all people who are in danger.
And in order for this to be possible, firemen are given special suits. The latter covers the whole person from fever. Special high boots are put on the legs, which are resistant to ignition. A special suit is put on the limbs and trunk, which can withstand high temperatures and does not allow heat to pass through it. In such suits, firefighters do not feel the heat so much and can go into burning houses for a few minutes. A special mask and helmet is put on so that the head does not overheat and is protected from falling of foreign objects.
Protective materials, overalls for firefighters play an important role, because thanks to them, people can do their job efficiently.
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 stresses, such as cuts and punctures. There is overalls that allows you to protect yourself from radioactive radiation. The protective properties of overalls also include protection from electric current, electromagnetic and electric fields, because the current strength can sometimes reach deadly values. From various acids, toxic and non-toxic substances, special clothing was invented.
There is also protective clothing against biological factors. For example, in order to collect honey, you need to get into the hive, where there are a lot of bees. And in order to be safe, you must choose the right clothes.
Sewing fabrics
To create high-quality workwear, twill fabrics are most often used. Pure cotton also makes successful protective clothing. The most suitable fabrics: twill, cloth, moleskin, tarpaulin, cordura and calico.
Additions
Often, special clothing for complete protection is not enough, so you need to stock up on additions to it. We are talking about safety shoes, because it happens that the suit is not enough for 100% protection. It is also necessary to remember the head. To protect it, you must have a helmet or helmet and goggles.
Overalls, safety glasses and a helmet, as well as boots will provide good protection against any danger. The main thing is to choose the right option.