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Sun protecting clothing is clothing designed for sun protection and is producted from the fabric rated for its level ultraviolet (UV) protection. Some textiles and fabrics emloyed in the use of sun protective clothing may be pre-treated with UV inhibiting ingredients during manufacture to enhance their UV blocking capacitiy.

Hot liquid hazards existing in work environments present a common risk in workplace safety in numerous industries. In this study, a newly developed instrumented manikin system was used to assess the protective performance provided by protective clothing against hot liquid splash. The skin burn injury and its distribution for the selected clothing system were predicted and the effects of clothin...

Body protective clothing and suits against NBC agents are playing vital role in the NBC defence during war and training scenarios. Hence, reviewing about the past, present and expected future development in this NBC protective clothing area is an important task. This review brings out a sequence related to the NBC protective clothing, their type, various materials available for the development ...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether providing thermal clothing improved the health of patients with heart failure during winter. DESIGN Parallel group randomised controlled trial. SETTING Large public hospital in Brisbane during winter 2016. PARTICIPANTS 91 patients with systolic or diastolic heart failure who were over 50 years old. INTERVENTION 47 patients were randomised to receive thermal ...