Workrite Tech Notes

Implement NFPA 70E & NESC Arc Flash Training Changes By Hugh Hoagland OSHA hasn’t made major changes to the U.S. electrical safety standards since OSHA 1910.269 was created in 1994. That should change in 2013. OSHA’s regulatory calendar issued last year, announced that it will be updated by March 2013, but it now looks like [...]

More and more, the demand for flame resistant (FR) clothing that is “Dual Hazard” is increasing. Many in the safety arena are finding that their workers face more than one hazard throughout the day, and more and more FR fabric manufacturers are developing fabrics that can protect against multiple hazards. What Does Dual Hazard Mean? [...]

Let’s start at the beginning by defining Modacrylic fibers. Modacrylic fibers are a modified acrylic fiber; thus ‘mod-acrylic.’ Acrylic fiber was originally introduced as a synthetic replacement for wool. Acrylic is made from a combination of polymers of at least 85% acrylonitrile. Modacrylic is modified by manufacturing a fiber of long-chain synthetic polymer combinations composed [...]

When choosing Flame-Resistant insulated outerwear it would be good to know how well it works at keeping you warm. That can be very important when working in extremely cold environments. Test methods have been developed for estimating temperature ratings for insulated garments. The new ANSI/ISEA 201 Standard for Classification of Insulating Apparel Used in Cold [...]

The NFPA 2112 Flame-Resistant (FR) garment standard has been around since 2002, but seems to have to come under greater scrutiny over the past couple of years. More and more employers, in the oil and gas industry in particular, have looked for garments that not only meet the performance requirements of NFPA 2112 but are [...]