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Workwear dedicated for motor impaired employees was designed. The woven fabrics used meet the requirements for light to moderate effort according to PN-P-08525:1998, reaching suitable level of water vapor resistance meanwhile. The workwear’s design was carefully chosen to meet the requirements of motor impaired employees during their work activities. The analysis of microclimate was carried out to investigate the garment’s ability to transport water vapor outside from gaps between body part and item of clothing. Two sets of workwear were tested, showing that both garments’ construction and woven fabrics properties influence thereon.

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Activisation is very important for motor disabled persons and helps them to integrate with the whole of society. Physically disabled persons face many occupation related obstacles at work, mainly connected with the presence of architectonic barriers and the occupational environment. An important part of the employment process of locomotor disabled workers is the adjustment of work stations to the worker’s needs, providing workwear, rooms and work plant surrounding adaptation. Analysis of workwear available on the market shows that commercial offers do not cover workwear dedicated especially for physically disabled persons. The main goal of workwear design and construction is to provide complex comfort for the user, whose needs and expectations differ from able-bodied employees. In this study the general assumptions of textile material selection for workwear dedicated for locomotor disabled employees are presented, together with the results of tests carried out for selected textile materials.