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FT-FR GLOBAL STANDARDS

Flame Retardant (FR) clothing is designed as a means of protection against potentially fatal flash
fire and arc flash. They provide the worker a few seconds of necessary escape time while preventing
clothing ignition. The goal for any FR manufacturer or wearer is to ultimately increase the probability
of survival.

NFPA 2112: Standard on Flame-Resistant Garments for Protection Against Flash Fire
NFPA 2112 provides minimum performance criteria and sets clear
guidelines for testing on instrumented thermal manikins. These
standard calls for flash fire testing conducted at three seconds with
a pass/fail rate of 50% total body burn under ASTM F1930 testing
protocols. NFPA 2112 4LP2
FLAME RETARDANT WORKWEARS

NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace ®

NFPA 70E is a standard developed on preventing death and injury
from fire and burns. This standard addresses electrical hazards in
the workplace by focusing on protecting the worker from common
electrical hazards. The objective is to provide protection to workers
based on the potential energy to which they could be exposed.

NFPA 70E

Minimum ATPV Minimum ATPV Minimum ATPV Minimum ATPV
4 (Cal/cm²) 8 (Cal/cm²) 25 (Cal/cm²) 40 (Cal/cm²)

EN 469: Protective Clothing for Firemen

EN 469 is an European Standard specifies minimum levels of
performance requirements for protective clothing to be worn
during firefighting operations and associated activities such as
e.g. rescue work, assistance during disasters. The described
clothing is not meant to protect against chemical and/or gas EN 469
cleaning operations.

EN ISO 11612: Protective Clothing to Protect against Heat and Flame
Protective clothing certified according to EN ISO 11612 gives the
wearer protection against brief contact with heat and flame. The
heat can be convective, radiant, molten material, or a combination
thereof. The performance requirements are applicable to garments
where there is a need for clothing with limited flame spread
EN ISO 11612
properties and where the user can be exposed to radiant or (A, B, C, D, E, F)
convective or contact heat or to molten metal splashes.

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