This is a repeat thread but I have done some more research and I have medical test results that prove my claim.
Original thread:
http://www.browncafe.com/community/threads/twin-hill-uniforms-causing-hives.357663/
The Twin Hill brand uniforms have caused me to develop an Allergic Contact Dermatitis(ACD). Don't be fooled by the term. This is not a natural allergy but an auto-immune reaction to an over exposure to an irritant or carcinogen. Once you develop ACD you have it forever. If you continue to be exposed to the offending material it never gets better, only worse. This is a progressive illness which, if it goes undiagnosed amd untreated, can become malignant melanoma.
Info on ACD:
http://www.mypatchlink.com/videos.aspx?ID=1
When UPS switched to the Twin Hill uniforms I began to get small, isolated outbreaks all over my legs, arms amd trunk. I spent years and thousands of dollars on doctors, new speciallized shoes, clothes, soaps, dangerously strong cortico-steroids without any clear results. I just couldn't figure out what I was reacting to. All the while my small, isolated outbreaks were getting worse, larger, more wide spread and developed a scary tendancy to get infected.
Then my wife came across an article about Twinn Hill being sued by the employees of Alaskan Airlines for the same issues that I am having.
Here is a link to one of the articles:
http://globenewswire.com/news-relea...ssues-From-Wearing-Twin-Hill-Uniforms-MW.html
I have since seen a new specialist to get patch tests done with special attention to the uniforms and common compounds that may be in the Twin Hill uniforms as well as a series of more than 60 common compounds to rule out things like soap, lotion, wool, polyester, detergents, etc that may also cause similar symptoms. I have the results. I am not reaction to any of the cosmetic or soap related patches. I did react to formaldehyde compounds which are commonly used in the permanent press process of cotton and poly-cotton blends. The main result however was that I reacted to all samples of the Twin Hill uniforms. There were samples from both the Chinese and USA made poly-cotton blend and the 100% cotton alternative as well as from the hat.
A few months ago I shared my concers with the uniform on the above link and in a few places on FB. Over night I found that dozens of drivers across the nation are suffering from the same symptoms. While its not all of the drivers that are affected and not everyone is affected in the same way you can be sure that these uniforms are leeching poison into your body and into the bodies of your spouses and children when you get home. The Alaskan Air employees suffered from a wide range of symptoms that included cross contamination issues to such a degree that AA is still considering reupholstering thier entire fleet of jets.
I have tried to adress the possibility of safety hazard in the uniforms with UPS but they seem determined to ignore what is now a plain fact. The NW regional HR manager and Health & Safety manager say they will take it on a case by case basis. I feel that UPS has a responsibility to address a possible hazard instead of waiting for us to get sick then bring the concers up to them.
