DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH OF FIRE-RESISTANT TECHNOLOGY PROVIDE INCREASED VISIBILITY OF CHILDREN’S CLOTHING

One of the most acute problems of modern society is the issue of road safety, particularly of the children safety. Designation silhouette pedestrian or cyclist's special warning elements arranged on clothing, allows the driver to prevent an accident. Therefore children's clothing is mandatory must be equipped with signaling elements that enhance its visibility in the dark. In accordance with the requirements of regulatory documents developed a set of requirements for signal elements, the compositional pattern solution and arrangement retroreflective application kit designed for children's clothing, taking into consideration the peculiarities of perception of visual images and the children themselves. Reflective details on the application kit for the student were made using fire-resistant pigment printing technology that can be successfully mastered in garment factories and power of any organizational form, doesn't requires significant capital investment associated with the purchase of expensive equipment and supplies. The optimal concentration and technological parameters of the process of creating a retroreflective application on polyester fabric with water repellent finish on the front side and a vaporpermeable membrane coated on the reverse side, used to make a set for school were identified. Experimental studies of sets of clothes for school, made using technology developed in the laboratory and in pilot wear, were proven reliability retroreflective appliqué. Visibility at night pedestrian, dressed in an outfit with retroreflective elements, obtained using the developed technology is in the light dipped beam not less than 170 m, with light beam headlights – not less than 250 m, which indicates a high the effectiveness of this type of special finishes.