Arc Flash & Textile Testing for PPE
ASTM F23 has approved a new Work Item (WK69917) to develop a Standard Test Method for Industrial Laundry of FR Clothing under the technical direction of Dr. Bill Baitinger. The task group will hold its first meeting at F23’s February 4-5, 2020 meeting in Atlanta, GA. There is currently one standardized procedure for simulating industrial […]
ASTM F18 issues Call for Papers for the 2020 Symposium The ASTM International Committee F18 on Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers is planning its next Symposium for October 29, 2020. The Symposium will be held at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, FL. It will immediately follow several days of standards development meetings at […]
You hear requests for flame resistant (FR) clothing and gloves all the time…but what does that really mean? What is an end user with this request expecting from you? Have you ever been in a situation where it seems impossible, and even like a liability, to label a product as FR when there are no […]