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100 Percent Cotton: It was not all that long ago that plain old cotton was considered the appropriate  protective clothing  when an electrical arc exposure was present. The thinking was that cotton provided much better protection than polyester, nylon, acetate, and the like. This is true. However, along came products that soon made untreated cotton an undesirable fabric for these situations. Flame-Resistant Treated 100 Percent Cotton: One such fabric available today is marketed under the trade name "Indura." This fabric is made by Westex and is guaranteed to maintain flame resistant performance throughout the life of the garment. This fabric has an expected wear life of 50 to 75 home launderings. This means that five sets of shirts and pants, each worn once per week, will last 12 to16 months in the range of light- to severe-use conditions. In Indura-engineered fabrics, the flame resistant chemical impregnated on the cotton fiber core acts as a catalyst promoting the charring ...

After your Arc Flash hazard analysis and labeling of your equipment, the purchasing of your  personal protective equipment (PPE)  can be the most difficult (and expensive) part of your electrical safety program. There are a few “other” items besides price to consider when purchasing your  Arc Flash PPE .  Let’s start with the basics. All arc flash related equipment have minimum requirements they must meet. The NFPA 70E 2009 edition Table 130.7(C) (8) Standards on Protective Equipment list all of the applicable ANSI and ASTM requirements for PPE from head to toe.  These requirements are for ensuring that the equipment is going to protect you as intended. Assuming you start with those standards as a bare minimum when purchasing, I have included several things that can not only help get the most value for the money you are spending, but also give your employees more comfort when wearing the necessary equipment. Fit: Here we are talking about adjusting to girth more...

HRC is a 2004 NFPA 70E rating of exposure levels for particular types of equipment. The values range from zero to four, with a zero HRC not requiring any ATPV-rated PPE. The minimum ATPV rating for Categories One through Four are as follows: Category One: five calories per square centimeter Category Two: eight calories per square centimeter Category Three: 25 calories per square centimeter Category Four: 40 calories per square centimeter The following chart illustrates the five HRC levels with corresponding clothing, layer requirements and minimum arc ratings. Overclothing: Any arc-flash rated clothing with a HAF of less that 70 percent is considered overclothing. This means that the  flash-rated clothing  must be worn over a suitable undergarment to protect the wearer. Typically, the undergarments in this situation would be 100 percent cotton. Other undergarment fabrics may be required in special situations. What is the Hazard Risk Category (HRC) of NFPA 70E? -C&G Saf...

100 Percent Cotton: It was not all that long ago that plain old cotton was considered the appropriate  protective clothing  when an electrical arc exposure was present. The thinking was that cotton provided much better protection than polyester, nylon, acetate, and the like. This is true. However, along came products that soon made untreated cotton an undesirable fabric for these situations. Flame-Resistant Treated 100 Percent Cotton: One such fabric available today is marketed under the trade name "Indura." This fabric is made by Westex and is guaranteed to maintain flame resistant performance throughout the life of the garment. This fabric has an expected wear life of 50 to 75 home launderings. This means that five sets of shirts and pants, each worn once per week, will last 12 to16 months in the range of light- to severe-use conditions. In Indura-engineered fabrics, the flame resistant chemical impregnated on the cotton fiber core acts as a catalyst promoting the charring ...