Necessity is the mother of invention.” The famous proverb befits the case of
the evolution of Flame Resistant Protective clothing.Protective clothing has been in existence since the time before Christ when
the kingdoms and dynasties like Greeks and Persians had forged war.
People wore mechanized garments which would stand tough and sturdy in
difficult times. The same motives were documented by famous explorer and
historian Marco Polo who described the clothing made by Mongolians as “fabric
which would not burn”.
However, the advent and introduction of flame resistant protective clothing
in the modern world took time until in 1600s, when there was a rising demand of
flame resistant protective clothing in the Paris theaters because the cinema
halls where susceptible to fire outbreaks. Clay and Plaster of Paris were used
to coat normal shirts making them flame resistant. This progressed to clothes
made of fabric coated with alum and ammonium in the 1800s.
It was the industrial revolution that truly triggered the momentum of flame
resistant protective clothing and made way to the dawn of protective workwear.
Whether it was the introduction of blast furnaces in 1709 or the discovery of
short pulse electric arc in 1801, it was the sheer demand of safe and durable
workwear for the everyday labourer that made the textile mills and garment
manufacturers innovate and improvise on quality flame resistant protective
clothing. Since then the world has seen a sea of development in flame resistant
protective clothing.
The current protective clothing market is growing like never before. Even
with the sluggish economic conditions in the west over the past decade, there
has been notable growth in the personal protective clothing industry. According
to a couple of web articles by Research & Markets and Grand View Research,
the market is supposed to cross yearly revenue of USD 60 billion by 2024
compared to USD 38 billion in 2015. However, product innovation remains the key
factor for the years to come. According to a web article by Frost &
Sullivan, the industry will be a very different one. It states, “The competitive landscape
for the PPE industry will be very different in 2030, driven by innovation,
disruptive business models, and advent of smart and wearable PPE products
transforming the workplace to a connected domain enhancing worker safety and
productivity”.
We at Tarasafe have been in the business of protecting people in the fire
hazardous industry for more than two decades. We believe in constant product
innovation as per the market requirements. The need and necessity drives us to
push ourselves to improvise and discover new products that protect the wearer
from hazardous working conditions. Be it a range of protective clothing created
to protect the wearer from Arc Flash or providing protection against the
dangerous UV rays, Tarasafe has always thrived on product development and is
always adaptive and proactive to industry demands.
Here are some of the examples of our work:
The essence of our newest developments is “lightweight comfort, heavyweight
protection”. The focus is on providing the lightest weight fabrics performing
high level of protection. Our innovative design team incorporates garment
features which lower heat stress and allow more breathability coupled with
better ergonomics, leading to all-round comfort for the wearer.
