OSHA Issues new Arc-Flash Hazard Guidance
Yesterday OSHA released new guidance on Electric-Arc Flash Hazards (Click here for OSHA guidance). This marks the first such update in nearly 20 years. The guidance is the product of…
IEEE Electrical Safety Workshop Paper on DC Arc Flash and PPE
Kinectrics ArcWear Division, Milliken, W.L. Gore, Tyndale, NSA/DriFire, Work Wear Outfitters and Glen Raven Technical Fabrics performed an important set of tests to understand differences in PPE tested with AC…
ASTM F1959-24B Posts Update to Arc Rating Test Method
ASTM F1959-24B has just been published. This is a minor change from the recent F1959-24A correcting a reference. The ASTM F1959-23 (24 was a minor update) put the standard in…
ASTM F696 Adds Arc Test Requirements for Leather Protectors
ASTM F696-24 Standard Specification for Leather Protectors for Rubber Insulating Gloves published May 30, 2024 now contains arc testing requirements. In 2012 ArcWear (now a division of Kinectrics arc test…
Abstract Accepted for ESW 2023
Our collaborative abstract has been accepted for Full Presentation at ESW 2023 Please join ArcWear, a Division of Kinectrics, at the 2023 Electrical Safety Workshop in Reno, NV. The March 2023 event…
Standards Updates: ASTM F1506-22
The ASTM Committee F18 on Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers has published changes to ASTM F1506-22 Standard Performance Specification for Flame Resistant and Electric Arc Rated Protective Clothing Worn by Workers…
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