Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Body Coverall: Overview, Raw Materials, Manufacturing, Evaluation & Certification

The global personal protective equipment market was valued at 40.06 billion in 2016 and is projected to reach 58.34 billion by 2022 at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2017 to 2022. The personnel protective equipment extensively used in the manufacturing industry include helmets, bump caps, hoods, protective visor, welding helmets, safety glasses, protective goggles, ear protection,headsets, breathing apparatuses, masks, respirator filters, gloves, clothing, safety shoes,overshoes, and safety boots. The Indian surgical mask is expected to reach $95 million by 2025. Indian PPE Market is pegged at around INR 7800 Million with 19% growth per annum.At present, respirators are standardized and classified by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) according to their filtering efficiency and protection capacity against oil aerosols.Based on filtering efficiency, filter classifications are labeled as 95, 99, and 100, which can deter 95 per cent, 99 per cent, and 99.97 per cent (essentially 100 per cent)respectively of exposed aerosols. Generally, these three filter efficiency levels are tested using the most penetrating particle size, i.e., about 0.1-0.3µm aerodynamic diameter.