| On your search for safety apparel, you have | | | | kind. The excess material can become caught in |
| likely come to the point where you need to | | | | the machine, pulling your body into the machine. |
| choose between coveralls or two-piece suits | | | | Always select clothing that is big enough that you |
| consisting of protective shirts and pants. The first | | | | are not straining against the seams, but not too |
| consideration should be one of safety. The second | | | | big that the material hangs and bunches in front. |
| part of consideration is a balance between | | | | Affordable Selections |
| comfort, practicality, and affordability. While both | | | | In many situations, you will notice that one portion |
| options are effective, each one has various | | | | of your clothing needs to withstand more abuse |
| benefits and downfalls that can make a big | | | | than the rest of your protective gear. If you are |
| difference in your satisfaction of a product. | | | | wiping stain onto hardwood, for example, you |
| Safety Considerations | | | | may notice that your sleeves are coated while |
| While neither is necessarily chemical proof, | | | | the rest of your clothing remains almost |
| one-piece disposable coveralls do offer slightly | | | | untouched. If you are spraying pesticides onto the |
| more protection. One of the biggest reasons is | | | | grass, on the other hand, you will notice that your |
| the gaps that can occur between the two pieces. | | | | pant legs need to be replaced before the rest. In |
| Coveralls come with elastic sleeves and cuffs to | | | | these cases, you may be better to purchase |
| help protect you from chemical splashes and | | | | protective shirts and pants rather than one-piece |
| particulate matter. Safety tops only come with | | | | suits. This saves you a significant amount of |
| elastic or non-elastic cuffs with the collar and | | | | money because it costs less to replace one |
| bottom remaining loose. | | | | portion than it is to purchase a new suit. |
| Choices For Comfort | | | | Similarly, you may only need to use half of a suit, |
| One of the biggest downfalls of one-piece safety | | | | and therefore, purchasing safety apparel that |
| suits is the simple fact that they are exactly that | | | | covers your entire body would simply be a waste |
| -- all one piece. They can be faster to put on than | | | | of material and money. For situations where you |
| separates, but they restrict your overall | | | | will need to replace your entire outfit between |
| movement. This is particularly true if the suit is | | | | jobs, coveralls would make the better choice |
| too small. With separates, the protective shirts | | | | since they are often more cost effective to |
| and pants move independently from each other | | | | purchase than two separate pieces. |
| and allow for unlimited expansion between the | | | | Selecting the right safety clothing requires that |
| two. | | | | you determine any safety requirement the job |
| Some people choose to buy coveralls that are a | | | | will entail. Once you know what you need to keep |
| few sizes too big to allow for extra movement. | | | | yourself safe, you can consider the financial and |
| While this might be acceptable in some situations, | | | | personal preferences for the job to decide for |
| this is nothing short of dangerous in situations | | | | yourself whether a complete outfit is better than |
| where you will be working with machinery of any | | | | separate protective shirts and pants. |