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2. Scrubs (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   The surgeon wore their own clothes, with perhaps a butcher's apron to protect their clothing from blood stains, [4] and they operated bare-handed with non-sterile instruments and supplies. (Gut and silk sutures were sold as open strands with reusable hand-threaded needles; packing gauze was made of sweepings from the floors of cotton mills ...

3. Nurse uniform - Wikipedia

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   Nurses wearing a traditional uniform consisting of a dress, apron and cap. A British staff nurse in a type of uniform dress that has been common since the 1980s. A nurse uniform is attire worn by nurses for hygiene and identification. The traditional nurse uniform consists of a dress, apron and cap. It has existed in many variants, but the ...

4. Personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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   Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection.

5. Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

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   Not only did the molten metal permeate straight through the material, but the gloves were also so short that the liquid went up his jacket sleeves, making his burns worse." [7] The company was charged under regulation 6 of the regulations which states that an assessment of the PPE provided should be made to ensure that it is suitable for the task".

6. Tyvek - Wikipedia

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   Tyvek is a nonwoven product consisting of spun bond olefin fiber.It was first discovered in 1955 by a researcher for the DuPont textile company working in an experimental lab, who noticed a type of white fluff coming out of a pipe. [2]

7. Cloth diaper - Wikipedia

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   In the 1960s, the disposable diaper rapidly took hold and cloth diaper use fell out of favor. In the late 1980s, cloth diaper users re-emerged with environmental issues concerning the use of disposables. By the late 1990s and the beginning of the next decade, many large cloth diaper manufacturing companies were well established.