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Article: Take FR safety to new heights: target the needs of your flame-resistant clothing program.
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- Industrial Safety & Hygiene News
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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Adopting a flame-resistant (FR) protective clothing program can seem like a daunting task because of the abundance of industry safety standards. Three organizations alone--the National Fire Protection Association, the American Society of Testing and Materials, and the International Organization for Standardization--have issued nearly 30 detailed safety guidelines for "best practices" to protect workers from accidental electric arc flashes, flash fires, molten metal splashes and more.
As a result, a wider array of protective apparel products is now available in more FR fabric options than ever before. So, where do you begin if ...