Flame-resistant clothing, PPE that meets real standards, and the shop habits that keep sparks, fumes and arc flash from doing lasting damage.
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FR clothing self-extinguishes instead of burning, which is the difference between a burn and a survivable one. It is not fireproof, and the three things that defeat it are things the wearer does.
Read guideFlame-resistant cotton can go in the machine; a leather welding jacket never can. The rules for both — what strips flame resistance, what leaves something flammable behind, and when a garment should be retired.
Read guideFlame-resistant pants char and self-extinguish, cotton jeans ignite and keep burning, and anything with polyester in it melts into the skin. This is what actually differs between the pair you own and the pair sold for welding - and when the ones you own are good enough.
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