Human Protection

History

Human Protection was founded in 1987 under the name It Fits. It Fits designed and produced personal clothing for care situations where standard clothing could not offer a solution. This resulted in (tailor-made) clothing for people with a (mental) disability.

In the years that followed, institutions were increasingly looking for solutions for people with misunderstood behavior. Many still remember Jolanda Venema, 'the girl on the chain'. Jolanda was a young woman with an intellectual disability. She lived in an institution and was chained naked to the wall. A photo of her came into the public eye in 1988 and made the subject of freedom restriction and humanity in healthcare negotiable.

Over the years, It Fits has developed into a serious partner in the field of more humane alternatives to restraints. In 2019 It Fits became Human Protection, because it connects better with the way we want to be seen and with our objective: creating care, freedom and safety for people dealing with restlessness. 

Mission and vision

Our mission:

Human Protection offers products and services 24/7 that ensure as much freedom and safety as possible for people dealing with restlessness.

Our vision:

In healthcare, Human Protection products and services are used in all risk situations to get the situation under control in the most humane way possible.

Focus

You will find our solutions in hospitals, mentally disabled fascilities, psychiatry, aviation, nursing homes, police / justice, home care and ambulance care.

International

Human Protection has been a well respected name in the Dutch healthcare market for years. But nowadays there is also more and more interest in our solutions abroad such as Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Ireland and Austria.