| Bespoke cut and slash resistant clothing can be | | | | cutting load of 25.2N to penetrate this great new |
| manufactured using different technical fibres such | | | | textile, which is rather astonishing. |
| as aramid or polyethelene fibre. Recent tests | | | | Cut-Tex™PRO lined knife, bite and slash proof |
| however have concluded that the ultra high | | | | undergarments have become very popular with |
| cut-resistance Cut-Tex™PRO fabric is | | | | social and mental health care workers and other |
| probably as good as it gets using today's | | | | professionals working within special need schools |
| technology. | | | | and with individuals with severe learning disabilities. |
| Personally I really believe in frontline professionals | | | | Police officers, prison warden and security |
| right to be equipped correctly or let me say | | | | professionals should all have a look into this type |
| 'appropriately'. I also believe that it is only a | | | | of protective garment in order to improve their |
| question of time before our knife or slash | | | | personal safety at work. |
| resistant clothing will save human lives and | | | | The potential applications of this brand new range |
| certainly prevent potentially horrendous injuries at | | | | of high-performance Cut-Tex™PRO knife, bite |
| work. In fact it is my full time job to develop | | | | and slash resistant clothing seems to be endless. |
| personal protective equipment that is concealable, | | | | PPSS, the company owning the registered |
| comfortable and relevant to those who are either | | | | trademark for this high-tech fabric have recently |
| opposed to body armour or for those whose risk | | | | developed Cut-Tex™PRO lined cut resistant |
| levels would not justify wearing stab vests | | | | sweat shirts for one of the World's leading metal |
| Cut-Tex™PRO, the fabric mentioned just a | | | | press companies, slash resistant sleeves and boiler |
| second ago, is a very clever combination of | | | | suits for secure mental health hospitals and slash |
| specialised technical high performance fibres | | | | resistant workwear trousers for refuse collectors. |
| weaved by rare high-density knitting machines. | | | | One of the great advantages is course the fact |
| This unique fabric is offering the highest achievable | | | | that all garments are 100% concealable. This |
| cut resistance level 5 (BS EN 388:2003 6.2) for | | | | means that wearing Cut-Tex™PRO lined cut |
| cut resistant gloves. The Worldwide highly | | | | and slash resistant clothing will allow you to deal |
| regarded and much more accurate blade cut | | | | with a potentially hostile situation, primarily using |
| resistance test BS EN ISO 13997:1999 (carried | | | | your positive personality, excellent diplomacy and |
| out by INTERTEK - the World's leading group of | | | | negotiation or communication skills, while being |
| testing laboratories) concluded that it took a | | | | reasonably protected in case the situation erupts. |