Abstract: A hood (10) for a protective helmet having at least a crown and a forwardly projecting peak, includes a crown and portion (11) adapted to cover the crown of the helmet, a rear portion (12) and side portions (12a) and (12b) depending downwardly from the crown of the hood (10) adapted to cover the ears and neck of the wearer, the rear portion (12) has adjustable means (19) to adjust the length of the rear portion (12) of the hood and the side portions have forwardly projecting flaps (14) and (15), the flaps (14) and (15) having fastening means (16) and (17) to secure the flaps (14) and (15) under the chin of the wearer, and a sleeve portion (13) projecting forwardly of the crown adapted to receive the peak of the protective helmet.

Abstract: The present invention provides system of active uniform and base station for sensing an aspect of the wearers environment or physiology. Active uniform (1) is comprised of uniform (3), electronic sensors (40) for sensing an aspect of the wearer's environment or of the wearer's physiology and an active tag (10). The system of active uniform (1) and base station (2) is used to collect data from wearers of the at least one item of active uniform which allows an assessment of the health of the wearer where said health assessment is subsequently used to enhance the survivability of the wearer. The active tag contains various components that allow it to communicate with the base station (2) including (i) sensor interface (80) for interfacing electronic sensors (40) to the active tag, (ii) a microcontroller (70), (iii) a data store (60) including flash memory, (iv) radio frequency interface (110), (v) at least one tag antenna (120) and (vi) a battery (100) and power management unit (90).

Abstract: A high visibility safety vest has a front and back panel connected together by separable and elasticized side panels, the arrangement being such that the garment may be easily separated from the wearer's body. One or more fasteners can located on each of the side panels, and the front and back panels may be joined at the shoulder of the vest by separable fasteners.