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Recommended for contact with electrical or energized systems.
NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 70E is a recommendation of stricter procedures for electrical workers or anyone who gets in contact with electrical or energized systems. This includes maintenance, HVAC, home contractors and many other professions. It is the employer's responsibility to provide proper protective clothing as well as training and explanation of when to use it. OSHA has recently started using this document as a base for its citations.
FR Garments Selector
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Hazard Risk Category (HRC) |
Clothing Description (Number of clothing layers is given in parentheses) |
Total fabric weight oz/yd2 |
Minimum Arc Thermal Performance Exposure Value (ATPV)* or Energy Breakopen Threshold (EBT)* Ration of PPE cal/cm2 |
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0 |
Untreated cotton (1) |
4.5-7 |
N/A |
|
1 |
FR shirt & FR pants (1) |
4.5-8 |
5 |
|
2 |
FR Shirt & FR Pants (2) |
9-12 |
8 |
|
3 |
FR Shirt & FR pants plus FR Coveralls (3) |
16-20 |
25 |
|
4 |
FR Shirt & FR pants plus double layer switching coat & pants(4) |
24-30 |
40 |
*ATPV is defined in the ASTM F 1959 standard arc test method for flame resistant (FR) fabrics as the incident energy that would just cause the onset of a second degree burn (1.2 cal/cm2). EBT is reported when ATPV cannot be measured due to FR fabric breakopen. EBT is reported as the five highest incident energy values which did not cause FR fabric breakopen and did not exceed the second-degree burn criteria.
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