Michael Batson is the Product Management Director of Workwear & Military for Polartec. His career focus has been in high performance technical fabrics and he has led the charge to create new businesses that specialize in the manufacture of protective and flame resistant apparel fabrics for the past ten years.
For those who work outside or in unprotected environments winter can be the most challenging time of the year when it comes to selecting the FR clothing to be worn to work.
When thinking of wearing FR workwear during the summer months, most people envision clothing that is hot, heavy, clingy, and doesn’t move well. These negative connotations and actual experiences are a root cause of work uniform non-compliance - not wearing your FRC when required.
