In many industry sectors involved in manufacturing, processing and handling volatile materials it is recognised that garments with only a single protective property are not sufficient against the potential hazards the wearer could be exposed to during the working day.
The traditional method of protecting against several hazards in the workplace is by ‘layering’, that is, by wearing one garment on top of another to achieve the required protection.
Now there are a number of fabrics which offer the wearer full protection in one garment, including: