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Dont Bug Me About Flame Resistant Clothing! Kevin Best Director of Sales, Protective Apparel Dont Bug Me! 82% of safety professionals have observed workers in their organizations failing to wear required PPE during the previous

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Don’t Bug Me About Flame Resistant Clothing!

Kevin Best Director of Sales, Protective Apparel

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Don’t Bug Me!

Source: Alarming Number of Workers Fail to Wear Required Protective Equipment, Kimberly Clark Professional, 2012

“82% of safety professionals

have observed workers in their

rganizations failing to wear

required PPE during the previous year.”

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What if This Was YOU?

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Raise Your Hand if….

Source: Alarming Number of Workers Fail to Wear Required Protective Equipment, Kimberly Clark Professional, 2012

Uncomfortable
Too hot
Blamed for decreased

productivity or an inability to perform tasks

Unavailable near the work task
Ill-fitting
Unattractive looking

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Evolution

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FR History

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How FR Properties are Achieved

Molecular
Fiber
Fabric

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FR Clothing Today

Inherent:

– By its very nature, as a core property.”

Treated:

– Chemical engineering that imparts FR properties

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Perception vs. Reality

“Inherent” “Treated”

Doesn’t wash out
Number of

launderings doesn’t matter

FR properties remain

for the life of the garment

Longevity depends on

chemicals used

Surface treatment
Repeated launderings

affect FR properties

Eventually washes out

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Know Your FR

What should we call a fabric that is: – 35% Aramid 65% FR Modacrylic? – 50/50 FR Cotton and FR Modacrylic?

Believe it or not, they are all

marketed as “Inherent”.

Natural Aramid

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Issues for End Users

Regarding “Inherent” and “Treated”…..

Not actually textile terms
Only relevant 25 years ago
Clearly create confusion
No established rules or guidelines

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What Do End Users Want?

Source: Alarming Number of Workers Fail to Wear Required Protective Equipment, Kimberly Clark Professional, 2012

Style
Breathability
Moisture-wicking Capabilities
Certification
Selection
Brand

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Common Certifications

UL Compliant

– USA- NFPA 2112 – Canada- CGSB 155.20

Arc Rating

– ASTM F1959-06

Anti-stat

– EN 1149-3&5

Visibility

– ANSI 107

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What’s New in the Market?

Arc Rated vs Flame Resistant
Moisture management
Anti-Microbial
Chemical splash
Anti-stat
Cooling effect
Garment wash

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New Trends

Did you know:

13% of burns
Non-FR can

burn/melt

Moisture wicking

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Colorfastness

The carrot =

Solution Dyed

The radish =

Piece Dyed

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Weight to ATPV Ratio

4.5 7.3 9.5 5.6 8.5 8.4 8.4 2 4 6 8 10 10.1 Nomex IIIA 4.5 GlenGuard - 4.5 GlenGuard - 5.3 Nomex IIIA - 6.0 GlenGuard - 6.4 Tecasafe - 7.0 Indura - 7.0 Protera – 7.0

Minimum requirement for Class I Minimum requirement for Class II

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0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 Fabrics Tested

AATCC 195-2012

GlenGuard 6.4 GlenGuard 4.5 GlenGuard 5.3 Tecasafe 700 Tecasafe 580 UltraSoft 7.0 Nomex 6.0 Nomex 4.5

Excellent >0.8 Good 0.4 – 0.6 Very Poor 0 – 0.2 Poor 0.2 – 0.4 Very Good 0.6 – 0.8

Defining Comfort?

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Case Study

Fade resistant solution dyed

fabric

Button-down banded collar
Chest pockets with button close

flaps, pencil stall left

Double and triple needle seam

construction

Tailored sleeve placket with

button closure and two button adjustable cuff

GlenGuard’s Wickzz™

proprietary finish accelerates the absorption, dispersion and evaporation of moisture content

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Conclusions

No perfect fiber/fabric
Focus on FR engineering
Look at the labels!
Review the warranty
Ensure FR for life
Wear trials
Keep bugging us!

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Thank you!

Kevin Best Director of Sales, Protective Apparel