This article discusses the importance and properties of protective clothing for work in a cold environment. It especially covers ways of selecting this kind of clothing and difficulties related to the intensity of work and the physical characteristics of its user. It also discusses problems of designing protective clothing.

Hand contact dermatitis often affects health care workers, food industry workers, hairdressers, cleaners, rubber industry workers, printers, metal plant workers and beauticians. Implementation of skin protection measures developed in CIOP-PIB by beauticians minimalized their hand skin disorders.

The significant increase in diagnosed occupational diseases related to voice disorders has prompted the authors to examine the available scientific materials and to develop principles of and a programme for preventing voice disorders. All Polish specialists in laryngology and phoniatrics stress that the most effective way to prevent the disturbance of speech is to eliminate factors contributing to the dysfunction.

Fabrics made of basalt rock belong to technical materials have high resistance against thermal risk; therefore, they can be used in protective gloves. This paper presents test results for basalt fabrics of different mass per square metres. It discusses modifying fabrics, including their aluminization. The scope of laboratory tests included assessing aluminized and non-aluminized fabrics with regard to thermal and mechanical factors. The results of tests confirm high efficiency of basalt textiles that are used in protective gloves.