Abstract: A protective hood (10) is provided for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker, and includes a crown portion (12), a head portion (14), a face opening (16) defined by a peripheral edge (18), and front and rear drapes (20,22). At least some of the parts (12,14,18,20,22) are formed from a knit material and at least other of the parts (12,13,18,20,22) are formed from at least one layer of woven material.

Abstract: A method (10) and system (12) are disclosed for altering in inventory (14) of different types (16) of PPE in order to provide either a desired spare coverage for a group (18) of PPE users (20), or to provide an exact size match or a closest fit size match for a specific type (16) for one or more of the users (20).

Abstract: A protective hood (10) is provided for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker, and includes a crown portion (12), a head portion (14), a face opening (16) defined by a peripheral edge (18), and front and rear drapes (20,22). At least some of the parts (12,14,18,20,22) are formed from a knit material and at least other of the parts (12,13,18,20,22) are formed from at least one layer of woven material.

Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring performance of personal protective equipment to identify trends in failures and repairs, and includes the steps of: (a) storing a plurality of images (31), each image (31) being a visual representation of a corresponding configuration (52) of personal protective equipment; (b) creating a database (16) of the specific repairs (58) and the locations (33) of the repairs (58) on each of the configurations (52); and (c) generating individual visual displays (36) of each of said images (31), with each individual visual display (36) illustrating the concentrations (38) of repairs for one of said specific repairs (58) at the identified locations (33) on the image (31).