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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT that no jewelry or ornaments be wom on or near jobs involving moving machinery Rules on the use of protective equipment, such as eye protective devices, face shields, and respiratory protective equipment, such as discussed previously in this chapter, should apply to women as well as to men Cold weather clothing In recent years thermal insulating under wear has become popular among outdoor workers because of its light-weight protec tion from the cold Two types are generally available One is a thermal knit cotton (Fig 38-34) patterned after regular underwear The other consists of quilted materials ( Fig 36-35) Dacron quilted between nylon is a common type of construction While this material does not catch fire any easier than cotton, once it starts burn ing, the nylon and Dacron melt, forming a hot plastic mass, not unlike hot pitch, which will adhere to skin and cause senous bums Quilted insulating underwear is now available that has been made fire retardant to combat this danger Special Clothing Safety experts have been very ingenious in developing many highly specialized types of clothing for protection against special hazards A partial list includes such items as htgh visibility and mght hazard clothing for construction, utility, maintenance work ers, police and firemen whose work expose them to traffic hazards Disposable clothing made of plastic or reinforced paper is available for exposure to low level nuclear radiation, or for use in the drug and electronic industries where contamination may be a problem Leaded clothing of lead glass fiber doth, leaded rubber or leaded plastic for labora tory workers and other personnel exposed to X-ray or gamma radiation Electromagnetic radiation suit, which pro vides protection from the harmful biological effects of electromagnetic radiation found in high level radar fields and similar hazardous areas Acknowledgment The following companies and sources co operated in furnishing illustrations of per sonnel protective equipment for use m this chapter American Industrial Hygiene Association American Optical Company E D Bullard Company Caterpillar Tractor Company Chicago Eyeshield Company EI du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc Humble Oil & Refinmg Company International Shoe Company Jackson Products Company Kennedy Ingalls, Inc Midwest Clove Company Mme Safety Appliance Company Bose Manufacturing Company Scott Aviation Corporation Standard Safety Equipment Company U S Navy Electronics Laboratory Universal Safety Equipment Company Westinghouse Electric Corporation Wheeler Protective Apparel, Inc References American Industrial Hygiene Association, 14135 Prevast Ave, Detroit, Mich Industrial Worse Manual 1958 American Society tor Testing Materials, 1916 Race St, Philadelphia, Pa Tentative Specification tor Rubber Insulating Gloves D-120-52T American Standards Association, 70 East 40th St, New York City Safety Code lor Head, Eye, and Respiratory Protection Z2 1 Specification tor Protective Occupational (Safety) Clothing Senes L18, Amencan War Standards Specifications lor Protective Occupational Footwear Senes Z41, Amencan War Standards American Industrial Hygiene Association and American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Respiratory Protective Devices Manual 1963 Available from Braun and Brum field, Inc, PO Box 1203, Ann Arbor, Mich 36-53