Application of Protective Finishes
on Denim and Analysis of Its
Multifunctional Performances
Kundlata Mishra and Ela Dedhia
1 Introduction
Protective clothing (PC) includes all clothing and equipment worn in place of regular
work clothing to protect the workers [1]. Though protective clothing is used as the last
measure for workplace hazards control and mostly where managerial and engineering
control measures are already in place, it surely sets up a barrier against any hazard,
thus enhancing the safety of the people working under hazardous conditions. Each
potential hazard has different problem areas and requires specific solution in the form
of PC [2].
In India, standard protective clothing is not available easily or it is expensive.
Additionally, there is a distinct lack of safety culture in India, and in spite of so many
process industries the concept of protective clothing is still at an infancy stage. In
the majority of the units/industries workers are wearing the available work clothes or
the protective suit that is uncomfortable and+ hardly provides any protection against
harmful chemicals [3]. Though protective clothing regulations are strictly imposed
in the developed nation, India is not having a serious check on such kind of set rules
and standards in all industries in spite of Factory Act 1986 and various other Indian
standards of industrial work wear.
“Denim is one of the world’s oldest fabric, yet it remains eternally young”,
declared a writer in 1969 for the American Fabrics magazine. Lynn Downey in his
2014 article, “A Short History of Denim” mentions that the fabric is present since the
seventeenth century and that there were different terms used for denim [4]. In France,
denim being the English term was called “Serge de Nimes” a serge fabric from the
K. Mishra (B)
Fashion Design Department, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai, India
e-mail: kundlata.mishra@nift.ac.in
E. Dedhia
Department of Clothing & Textiles, Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science, University of
Mumbai, Mumbai, India
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on Denim and Analysis of Its
Multifunctional Performances
Kundlata Mishra and Ela Dedhia
1 Introduction
Protective clothing (PC) includes all clothing and equipment worn in place of regular
work clothing to protect the workers [1]. Though protective clothing is used as the last
measure for workplace hazards control and mostly where managerial and engineering
control measures are already in place, it surely sets up a barrier against any hazard,
thus enhancing the safety of the people working under hazardous conditions. Each
potential hazard has different problem areas and requires specific solution in the form
of PC [2].
In India, standard protective clothing is not available easily or it is expensive.
Additionally, there is a distinct lack of safety culture in India, and in spite of so many
process industries the concept of protective clothing is still at an infancy stage. In
the majority of the units/industries workers are wearing the available work clothes or
the protective suit that is uncomfortable and+ hardly provides any protection against
harmful chemicals [3]. Though protective clothing regulations are strictly imposed
in the developed nation, India is not having a serious check on such kind of set rules
and standards in all industries in spite of Factory Act 1986 and various other Indian
standards of industrial work wear.
“Denim is one of the world’s oldest fabric, yet it remains eternally young”,
declared a writer in 1969 for the American Fabrics magazine. Lynn Downey in his
2014 article, “A Short History of Denim” mentions that the fabric is present since the
seventeenth century and that there were different terms used for denim [4]. In France,
denim being the English term was called “Serge de Nimes” a serge fabric from the
K. Mishra (B)
Fashion Design Department, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai, India
e-mail: kundlata.mishra@nift.ac.in
E. Dedhia
Department of Clothing & Textiles, Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science, University of
Mumbai, Mumbai, India
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. Majumdar et al. (eds.), Functional Textiles and Clothing 2020,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9376-5_10
129