Bill Rieth is the Director of Sales for Justin FR, a brand of Fechheimer Brothers Co. Bill is a leading industry trainer of arc flash safety. He is a member of NFPA, IEEE, EEI, ASTM, and participates in training for NJATC. He has extensive knowledge of NFPA 70E and OSHA in regards to electrical safety, including the issue of arc flash safety and the proper selection of PPE.
While most of us have never experienced an arc flash or flash fire first hand, it has been proven that these events do occur more commonly than you might think and FR clothing has been proven to greatly enhance your survivability chances should you be exposed to one of these hazards.
While most of us have never experienced an arc flash or flash fire first hand, it has been proven that these events do occur more commonly than you might think and FR clothing has been proven to greatly enhance your survivability chances should you be exposed to one of these hazards.
Providing PPE that will not hinder the task at hand and will create a comfortable solution for workers is the best way to ensure that workers actually use issued PPE while in the field.