From: Monona Rossol <actsnyc**At_Symbol_Here**cs.com>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Cotton content of jeans
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:07:55 -0400
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Oh dear!   I'd get a good pair of welder's work pants and a shirt to go with it.  Stylish and could start a trend.
Monona Rossol, M.S., M.F.A., Industrial Hygienist
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From: Laurence Doemeny <ldoemeny**At_Symbol_Here**COX.NET>
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Sent: Tue, Jul 30, 2013 10:44 am
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Cotton content of jeans

Neal,
Understand that I was responding to the original question.  You should be asking Kim what is under her jeans.
 
Personally, I wear cotton underwear, cotton shirts, cotton or wool pants, cotton socks and leather shoes.  I would recommend a similar ensemble to anyone. 
 
Larry
 
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of NEAL LANGERMAN
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Cotton content of jeans
 
What under the scrubs? 
Jeans/ Underwear?  Fire is very aggressive-.
 
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From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED..CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Laurence Doemeny
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Why do they need to be jeans?  How about a set of cotton scrubs.  Inexpensive and serve the purpose.
 
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED..CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeskie, Kimberly B.
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 3:45 AM
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Cotton content of jeans
 
Doing some back to school shopping this weekend, I had an aha moment.  My traditional go to "uniform" for doing laboratory inspections has always included jeans.  It's becoming very difficult to find women=E2=80™s jeans that don't include some percentage of polyester and spandex (e.g. the magic ratio appears to be something like 70ish% cotton, 2% spandex and the balance being polyester).  My assumption is that these blends would not hold up well to contact with corrosives and are not something you would want on your body during a fire situation.  I'm wondering if this is something that organizations have had to factor into their training in recent years and if anyone has seen actual data about how the blends hold up against these kinds of hazards.
 
Kim
 
Kimberly Begley Jeskie, MPH-OSHM
Director, Integrated Operations Support Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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