About 30 to 50 workers in every 100,000 are killed doing utility line work every year, and many more suffer non-fatal but life-changing loss of limbs from electrical burns and trauma.

Flame-resistant (FR) clothing can increase the chances of survival and decrease the need for medical treatment and the chances of subsequent infections. It can help preserve the quality of life of a worker exposed to an electric arc flash.

Flame resistant (FR) garments have come a long way in terms of comfort.

It’s been a scorching summer of record-breaking drought and heat in the West.

Use of flame-resistant clothing (FRC) in industry has boomed in the past few years.

Use of flame-resistant clothing (FRC) in industry has boomed in the past few years.

While the flame-resistant fabrics in use today are the result of very modern technological advancements, the idea of treating materials to make them safer in the event of fire goes back centuries