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Synthetic aromatic polymer made from the monomer styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and rather brittle. Polystyrene is one of the most widely used plastics.  Uses include protective packaging (such as packing peanuts and CD and DVD cases), containers (such as "clamshells"), lids, bottles, trays, tumblers, and disposable cutlery.

World's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC comes in two basic forms: rigid and flexible. The rigid form of PVC is used in construction for pipe and in profile applications such as doors and windows. It is also used for bottles, other non-food packaging, and cards (such as bank or membership cards). In flexible form, it is used in plumbing, electrical cable insulation, imitation leather, signage, phonograph records, inflatable products, and many applications where it replaces rubber.

Woven fabrics, using a special reinforcing technique that makes them resistant to tearing and ripping. During weaving, (thick) reinforcement threads are interwoven at regular intervals in a crosshatch pattern. Advantages of ripstop are the favourable strength-to-weight ratio and that small tears can not easily spread.

PPE against falls from a height
Industrial safety helmets

Mountaineering equipment
Slings

PPE against falls from a height
Sit harnesses

Mountaineering equipment
Dynamic (strech) ropes

Safety requirements for suspended access equipment

PPE against falls from a height
Low stretch kernmantel ropes

PPE against falls from a height
Descender device for rope access system and rope adjustment devices

Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems and Components

Recommendations for anchor devices for use by more than one person simultaneously