protective clothing

Winners announced for The NIOSH Protective Clothing Challenge

Five teams awarded a total of $55,000 for solutions to ensure protective clothing fits all workers

September 20, 2022

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in collaboration with NASA Tournament Lab and HeroX, announced the winners of "The NIOSH Protective Clothing Challenge—Leaving No Body Unprotected.” The Challenge seeks solutions that consider the broad spectrum of U.S. workers in relation to factors that may influence fit such as body size and shape, gender, race, ethnicity, religious or cultural practices, or specific work tasks.

Men’s Wrangler Retro® Flame Resistant Slim Straight Work Jean

Fashion-forward workwear that works as hard as you do

August 24, 2022

Getting workers to wear and continue using industrial PPE has challenged safety and health professionals since a California businessman began selling headgear made out of leather in 1898 – the first PPE.

Cover Story

How to choose and maintain the best arc flash clothing for the job

Rick Pedley

August 15, 2022

All arc flash workwear is flame resistant, but not all FR clothing is qualified to protect you from arc flash hazards.

FR clothing must be properly washed and sanitized to be effective

Rick Pedley

November 8, 2021

Flame resistant clothing is an essential piece of safety gear, but these items get dirty just like any other piece of clothing. Washing and sanitizing FR clothing isn’t the same as doing a load of laundry at home.

New retail website launch

January 10, 2020

Jan 6th, 2020 marked the official launch of our brand-new True North Gear® retail website. Both the True North and DragonWear brand sites will be merged under one parent website to create an enhanced online shopping experience. The new retail website will allow customers to order products online directly from True North and DragonWear.

Sustainability at Mount Vernon FR

November 21, 2019

Our green story. Responsibility is a major part of the Mount Vernon FR business model—responsibility to protect both our customers and the environment: Mount Vernon FR recycles water used in production processes through our boiler, so that we are wasting less and conserving more.

Top products of the week

August 18, 2019

Hinged knee pads that grip better, color blocked protective apparel and cutting edge dust removal equipment were the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Cone Denim and Westex by Milliken extend FR denim partnership

Continuing the tradition of innovation and heritage

June 25, 2019

Two industry powerhouses, Cone Denim® and Westex by Milliken, the flame resistant (FR) textiles business of global manufacturer Milliken & Company, are pleased to announce they have extended their exclusive partnership to provide innovative flame resistant denim apparel fabrics for the industrial workwear market through 2025.

Milliken & Company to acquire Polartec from Versa Capital Management

Brand acquisition bolsters Milliken’s capabilities to include fleece, performance textiles for consumer, workwear and military outdoor apparel

June 11, 2019

Milliken & Company (“Milliken”), a global diversified manufacturer with more than a century and a half of textile expertise, today announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Polartec, LLC (“Polartec”), a strong global brand known for its innovative performance textiles for outdoor and military apparel, from Versa Capital Management, LLC (“Versa”). The acquisition is expected to close in June. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Industrial protective fabrics market expanding

May 10, 2019

The global industrial protective fabric market is projected to reach $9 billion dollars by 2025, according to a new growth forecast analysis by Global Market Insights, Inc. Driving that growth: use by the chemical industry. Global petrochemical market size will surpass USD 950 billion by 2025 due to growing demand for plastics and lubricants.

ON DEMAND: People have lots of questions about how to properly wear flame-resistant/arc-rated clothing, as well as the pros and cons of wearing it.

This informative webinar will address some of the most common misconceptions and provide some helpful tips on how to get the most out of your protective gear.