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Arc flash and FR guides
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Arc flash labels: what NFPA 70E and the NEC require on equipmentTwo documents put labels on electrical equipment.NFPA 70E-2024, 130.5(H); NFPA 70 (NEC) 2023, 110.16 and 110.21(B); ANSI Z535.4Arc-rated face shields and hoods: what category needs whichNFPA 70E matches the face protection to the category.NFPA 70E-2024, 130.7(C)(3), (C)(4), (C)(5), (C)(10) and Table 130.7(C)(15)(c); ASTM F2178;FR clothing for oil and gas: what the industry and NFPA 2112 requireOSHA requires flame-resistant clothing in oil and gas wherever a flash fire is a reasonably foreseeable hazard, under the general PPE rule 1910.132.OSHA memorandum of March 19, 2010; 29 CFR 1910.132; NFPA 2112-2023; NFPA 2113How to wash FR and arc-rated clothingFR and arc-rated clothing can be washed at home or by an industrial laundry, and washing done the way the manufacturer says does not wear off the protection.NFPA 70E-2024, 130.7(C)(13); 29 CFR 1910.269(l)(8); ASTM F1506 (current edition); ASTM F14NFPA 2112 vs ASTM F1506: which standard applies to your workThe two standards cover two different ways of catching fire.NFPA 2112-2023; ASTM F1506 (current edition); NFPA 70E-2024, 130.7(C)(14); 29 CFR 1910.132NFPA 70E PPE categories 1 to 4: what each requiresNFPA 70E sorts arc flash PPE into four categories by the minimum arc rating of the clothing: Category 1 is 4 cal/cm², Category 2 is 8, Category 3 is 25 and Category 4 is 40.NFPA 70E-2024, 130.5(G), 130.7(C)(15) and Table 130.7(C)(15)(c)Rubber insulating gloves and leather protectors: when NFPA 70E requires themNFPA 70E requires rubber insulating gloves, with leather protectors over them, whenever there is a danger of hand injury from electric shock through contact with energized conductors or circuit parts.NFPA 70E-2024, 130.4, 130.7(C)(7) and Table 130.7(C)(7)(a); 29 CFR 1910.137 and 1910.335(aWhat does flame resistant mean, and how is FR clothing different from arc-rated clothing?Flame resistant means the fabric will not keep burning once the flame is taken away: it self-extinguishes, does not melt onto the skin, and gives the wearer a few seconds to get out of a fire that would have set ordinaryNFPA 2112-2023; ASTM F1506-22; NFPA 70E-2024; ASTM F1959What has to be worn under FR clothing? Meltable fabrics and layeringUnder arc-rated or FR clothing you may wear either arc-rated base layers or plain, non-melting natural-fiber garments such as 100 percent cotton, wool or silk.NFPA 70E-2024, 130.7(C)(9), 130.7(C)(11) and 130.7(C)(12); 29 CFR 1910.269(l)(8)(iii)What is an arc flash, and what causes one?An arc flash is an electrical explosion: current jumps through the air between conductors, or from a conductor to ground, and the arc heats the air to tens of thousands of degrees in a few thousandths of a second.NFPA 70E-2024; 29 CFR 1910.333 and 1910.335; 29 CFR 1910.269What is an arc rating (ATPV and EBT), and how is it measured?An arc rating is the amount of arc flash heat a fabric can take before the person wearing it is likely to be burned through it.ASTM F1959/F1959M (current edition); ASTM F1506; NFPA 70E-2024, Article 100 and 130.7(C)What is NFPA 70E, and how does it relate to OSHA?NFPA 70E is the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.NFPA 70E-2024; 29 CFR 1910.132, 1910.333, 1910.335 and 1910.269 (current e-CFR)What is the arc flash boundary, and how is it determined?The arc flash boundary is the distance from energized equipment at which a person with no arc-rated protection would receive a second-degree burn if an arc flash occurred.NFPA 70E-2024, Article 130; IEEE 1584-2018; 29 CFR 1910.335