Types of Protective Clothing | Protective Clothing List with Pictures

What is the Purpose of Personal Protective Clothing or Equipment?

In the modern world, to perform risky tasks, it is necessary to wear special clothing i.e. protective clothing in an especially risky environment. It is the responsibility of the employer to protect their employees from any harmful effects during working in any risky environment.

For example, a person working in a chemical plant may be affected by the chemicals that he is handling every day. To protect that person from the effect of chemicals, he should be protected by using chemical resistant clothing.

Personal Protective Equipment List or Personal Protective Clothing List:

There are different types of protective clothing which are listed below:

  1. Protective clothing for naval and armed forces,
  2. Heat and flame resistant clothing,
  3. Radiant heat protective clothing,
  4. Protective clothing for coal miners,
  5. Firefighters protective clothing,
  6. Protective clothing for a space shuttle,
  7. Protective clothing for racing drivers,
  8. Chemical resistant clothing or chemical protective clothing.

All the above types of protective clothing are explained in the following with their images:

1. Protective Clothing for Naval and Armed Forces:
To know the details about this topic you may follow the article Ballistic Protective Clothing | Military Protective Clothing 

Naval protective clothing
Fig: Naval protective clothing
2. Heat and Flame Resistant Clothing:
To know the details about this topic you may follow the article Heat Resistant Clothing | Flame Resistant Clothing
Heat and flame resistant textiles
Fig: Heat and flame resistant textiles
3. Radiant Heat Protective Clothing:
To know the details about this topic you may follow the article Radiant Heat Protective Clothing: A Details Discussion 
Radiant heat protective textiles
Fig: Radiant heat-protective textiles
4. Protective Clothing for Coal Miners:
Clothing for the coal miners should be flame resistant. Fabrics suitable for this purpose have been developed by IJIRA (Indian Jute Industries Research Association). The fabric is made of jute fibers as per ISO specification 4355-1997 and satisfied all requirements.
Coal miners protective clothing
Fig: Coal miners protective clothing

This type of fabric is finished with flame retardant finishing agents. The fabric is normally 183 to 274cm wide, compactly woven, and of low air permeability property. This type of fabric is finished with urea or phosphate by pad dry cure method. This fabric is used for making clothing for the coal miners, has been considered safe, comfortable, and effective.

5. Fire Fighters Protective Clothing:
To know the details about this topic you may follow the article Firefighter Protective Clothing | Firefighter Suit Material 

Firefighters protective clothing
Fig: Firefighters protective clothing
6. Protective Clothing for Space Shuttle:
To know the details about this topic you may follow the article Protective Clothing for Space Shuttle: A Details Discussion 
Space shuttle protective clothing
Fig: Space shuttle protective clothing
7. Protective Clothing for Racing Drivers:
To know the details about this topic you may follow the article Radiation Protection Clothing | UV Protection Clothing | Car Racing Clothing
Protective clothing for racing drivers
Fig: Protective clothing for racing drivers

8. Chemical Resistant Clothing:
The main purpose of chemical protective textiles and equipment is to escutcheon or isolate individuals from the biological, physical, and chemical hazards that may be encountered during hazardous materials operations. It is not always apparent when exposure occurs during chemical operations. This type of protective textiles or protective clothing is mainly used to prevent exposure during hazardous activities. These hazards can be grouped into categories such as thermal, chemical, nuclear, radiation (X-rays, UV), and biological hazards.

To know the details about this topic you may follow the article Chemical Protective Clothing Selection Guide 

Chemical protective clothing
Fig: Chemical protective clothing

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