Wearing the right FR layers not only protects from arc flash and flash fires, it also reduces heat stress and improves performance. With so many options in this new age of comfortable performance fabrics, find what really matters when you want the best protection.
Burns due to flame remain the most common— and severe— of thermal injuries. According to the most recent (2014) report from the American Burn Association, more than 40 percent of all burns are from direct contact with flames, far outpacing scalding, electrical or chemical burns. And work-related injuries rank as the second largest source of flame burns.