The types of protective clothing include fire-fighting protective clothing, industrial protective clothing, medical protective clothing, military protective clothing and protective clothing for special groups. Protective clothing is mainly used in firefighting, military, shipbuilding, petroleum, chemical, painting, cleaning and disinfection, laboratories and other industries and departments.
According to the protective function, it can be divided into healthy protective clothing, such as radiation protection clothing, cold clothing, thermal insulation clothing and antibacterial clothing, etc.; safety protective clothing, such as flame-retardant clothing, flame-retardant protective clothing, arc protective clothing, anti-static clothing, bulletproof clothing , Stab-resistant suits, space suits, diving suits, acid-proof suits and insect-proof suits, etc.; work clothes to keep the wearer hygienic, such as oil-proof suits, dust-proof suits and water-repellent suits.
The structure of the protective clothing has anti-permeation function, good air permeability, high strength, and high hydrostatic pressure resistance. It should be used in industrial, electronic, medical, chemical, anti-bacterial, and other environments.
In addition to meeting high-strength, high-wear and other wear requirements, there are often differences due to different protection purposes and protection principles. From natural materials such as cotton, wool, silk, and lead, to synthetic materials such as rubber, plastic, resin, and synthetic fiber, To contemporary new functional materials and composite materials, such as: impact-resistant para-aramid and high-strength high-modulus polyethylene fiber products, oil-repellent fluorine-containing compounds, radiation-resistant polyimide fibers, antistatic Agglomerated acrylic fiber complexed with copper fiber, antibacterial fiber and related deodorant finishing fabric.
At present, my country’s industrial protective clothing is mainly based on foreign brands, and high-end products (such as air-tight and liquid-tight protective clothing) are mainly imported from abroad by several companies such as DuPont, France, North Manufacturing companies are in the rising stage, such as North Korea and the United States Daily Chemicals, Shenzhen Youputai, Jiangsu Tanggongfang, Shanghai Sailite and so on.
There are many types of medical protective clothing. Among them, the disposable protective clothing widely used by the Ministry of Health, provincial health departments, disease control departments at all levels, and hospitals is the TYVKE® plastic striped clothing produced by DuPont, and is used in SARS, avian influenza, Wenchuan The earthquake, Olympic security, and H1N1 influenza A were purchased in large quantities.
