Essential information and products related to personal protective equipment (PPE), including eye/face protection, fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing, head, hand and foot protection, FR, hi-visibility and other protective clothing.
Stay up-to-date on flame resistant (FR) protection, the critical issue of electrical safety and protecting employees from arc flashes and arc blasts through the use of flame-resistant fabrics in personal protective equipment.
The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recently updated the requirements of the 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. The latest changes bring several important updates from the previous version.
Pedestrians walking by a construction site may be momentarily shaken by the noise generated from heavy equipment, but what about the construction workers themselves?
First guidance update in almost twenty years tells workers: “Don’t wear fuel”
November 25, 2024
OSHA's first arc-flash guidance update in almost 20 yearsprovides guidance to ensure that arc-flash protective clothing and equipment is provided for and worn by anyone working on or near energized equipment.
This information allows for the establishment of a boundary known as the arc flash boundary and PPE and arc rated clothing selection for working inside the arc flash boundary.
This paper is intended to educate the reader about Springfield’s new, inherently flame-resistant (FR)
fabric. Springfield DH is engineered to provide permanent protection against flash fires and electrical arc
flashes. It is important that a flame-resistant (FR) garment provide an expected degree of protection to
the wearer. This paper will address key expectations to consider when making a decision on which fabric
provides the optimum protection, comfort, and durability.
Dr. John Franks former head of the Hearing Loss Prevention Section of the National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health prepared the attached “White Paper”.
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