常见问题解答

We know you have questions, it’s the way we learn. So, don’t ever feel as if something is too out there to be 质疑. Here are the answers to some of the most common questions we get.

• FR代表什么?

• FR是耐火的首字母缩写. 它表示a garment’s material has the ability to self-extinguish 在消除点火源之后.

• FRC代表什么?

• FRC是耐火服装的首字母缩写. 你会 发现这些字母在高亮时经常使用 具有阻燃性能的服装.

• 我应该穿什么级别的FR服装?

• A hazard analysis should be conducted by either an 个人或EHS安全专业人员. 和大多数人一样 products, the more advanced safety gear 提供了 the highest protection. Summit Breeze®科技 提供了 users with FRC that scores the lowest burn rate score for flash fires. 对于电气工人和电线工人来说， Cat 2 products are used roughly 90% of the time.

• 什么引起电弧?

• Arcs can be initiated by a variety of causes: 1. 错误地相信 当你开始时，设备就断电了 to work on it; 2. dropping or improperly using tools or equipment components in energized equipment; 3. dust, water, or other contaminants accumulate and cause insulation breakdown; 4. 连接松动, 过热，达到热失控，并失败.

• FR衣物如何清洗?

• Most FR garments can be laundered at home using regular detergents 和程序. FR成衣禁止 use of chlorine bleach for a variety of reasons, and should be laundered separately. 织物柔顺剂是 气馁. Be sure to check out our laundering page for all information related to this subject.

• 什么是闪电?

• A flash fire spreads rapidly through a diffuse fuel, such as dust, 气体或可燃液体的蒸气， 不产生破坏压力. Flash fires typically last three seconds or less but are 快速而激烈. The severity of a flash fire is contingent on environmental factors such as the fuel available and the efficiency of combustion.

• 什么是阻燃(FR)服装?

• Flame-resistant clothing (FRC) stops burning once the source of 火焰或电弧已被移除.

• 什么是ARC评级? 在我衣服上的什么地方?

• ARC ratings are described by ASTM 1506 as follows: An ARC rating是表示ARC的值 performance of a material or system of materials. It is either the ARC thermal performance value (APTV) or breakopen threshold energy (EBT) when the ATPV cannot be determined by Test Method F 1959. 服装的弧度 rating can be found on the interior tag below the collar.

• FR服装应该怎样合身?

• The looser fitting the FR garment, the more 热保护 服装系统将提供. 空气是 very effective insulator; therefore, maintaining an air gap between the clothing and skin will improve 热保护. However, a loose fit must be balanced against the hazard of clothing getting caught in 移动设备. Most FR products will shrink slightly and should be sized accordingly.

• What standards have been developed to address flash fire hazards?

• There are two standards to address flash fire hazards; both were developed by the National Fire Protection 协会(美国). The first is the 美国 2113 Standard on Selection, Care, Use, and Maintenance of Flame-Resistant Garment for Protection of Industrial Personnel Against Flash Fire (2007 Edition) and the second is the 美国 2112 Standard on Flame-Resistant 服装 for Protection of Industrial Personnel Against Flash Fire(2012版). Together, these standards offer guidance to industry leaders on how to help protect workers against the hazards of a flash fire. We’ve developed an entire section for FR standards. To 点击这里访问它.

• How do I find the correct ARC rating that I need?

• An employer establishes the HRC 个人防护用品 level required and the ARC 特定工作所需的评级. 一个神父 garment is selected based on the employer’s hazard analysis and risk assessment of potential energy forces 在工作环境中发现. 有关ARC评级的更多信息，请点击这里.

• What are some recommendations when wearing FR garments?

• 袖子应该一直完全卷下来. 服装 应始终保持固定. 外套必须永远如此 made of flame-resistant properties, nothing synthetic.

• What are the primary buying factors for FR clothing?

• In no specific order, the main considerations for selecting FRC是:性能水平、整体舒适度、 durability, employee acceptance, appearance, ease of laundry care, color, and cost.

• FR服装能防止烧伤吗?

• Always remember that FR garments are NOT fireproof. FR garments are designed to self-extinguish once the 火源已被移除. They don’t provide significant protection from burn injury in the immediate 与点火源接触的区域.

• 修复FR成衣的最佳方法是什么?

• As long as the damage and resulting repair does not affect the integrity of the FRC, minor repairs can be 用类似的材料缝成的.

• 阻燃化学品能被洗掉吗?

• With proper laundering care following the recommendations on the garment tag, flame-resistant properties last 用于FR服装的使用寿命. So, no, you can’t wash out the FR properties, if garments are washed 根据说明书.

• Why are FR garments more expensive than non-FR garments?

• Due to the process of chemical treatments and the use of inherent FR fibers like 诺梅克斯®, FR clothing will 总是比非fr服装贵.