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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2013.37.5.655

Size Analysis on Disposable Protective Coveralls  

Jeon, Eunkyung (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, University of Ulsan)
Moon, Jeehyun (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Graduate School, University of Ulsan)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.37, no.5, 2013 , pp. 655-666 More about this Journal
Abstract
Disposable protective coveralls that cover the entire face and body are essential for operations in contaminative or dangerous environments. This research studied disposable protective coveralls on Korean market in order to improve the products that agricultural workers wear. We investigated the size specifications of 22 disposable protective coverall products sold in Korean markets and analyzed how well the size specifications cover Koreans' sizes by comparing and analyzing the size specifications with Korean body measurements and Korean standards for protective clothing. We analyzed the consistency, regularity, and fitness to body measurements of Koreans for each size by measuring the sizes of 15 different parts for 22 products each. Current disposable protective coverall products for the Korean market are unsuitable for Korean body measurements, especially women's. It was expected that wearers would be unable to choose products that fit their bodies well just by the offered size specifications due to a lack of regularity between the measurements for each size. In this result, it was assumed that the development of KS standards and the coverall pattern that reflect the body measurements of Koreans are needed.
Keywords
Coverall; Disposable protective clothing; Body measurements; Size spec;
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