Electrical and Arc Flash Safety » Melting Products Claiming Flame Resistance http://electricalarcflashsafety.com Your resource for the latest info about electrical and arc flash training and safety. Fri, 18 May 2012 20:12:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Con Edison Video Documentary on FR Clothing: The Importance of Wearing It http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2012/02/con-edison-video-documentary-on-fr-clothing-the-importance-of-wearing-it/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2012/02/con-edison-video-documentary-on-fr-clothing-the-importance-of-wearing-it/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:50:04 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=4362 ConEdison tested FR clothing in real-life utility situations inside manholes, transformer vaults, and bucket trucks.  The testing gives individuals the opportunity to view the results of various clothing options.

Click here to view the 5 minute video of testing results.

]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2012/02/con-edison-video-documentary-on-fr-clothing-the-importance-of-wearing-it/feed/ 0 Companies should STOP calling this stuff FLAME RESISTANT!!! http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2009/10/companies-should-stop-calling-this-stuff-flame-resistant/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2009/10/companies-should-stop-calling-this-stuff-flame-resistant/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:55:56 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=210 This company like so many others have NEVER read ASTM D6413. It has NO pass/fail criteria! You cannot have flame resistance with JUST D6413 testing ONLY. This jacket will melt onto a worker in the event of a flash fire or electric arc and hurt or kill them. Amazing it is advertised in safety magazines.

It meets no flame resistance standard in the US.

Click here to see false flame resistance…

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