There is a good reason why, if you Google “flame resistant clothing,” up pops about 1,160,000 results.  As with other personal protective clothing (PPE) such as respirators and fall protection, FR clothing can be literal life savers.

Consider the high stakes: Five to ten arc explosions occur in electric equipment every day in the United States, according to statistics compiled by CapSchell, Inc., a Chicago-based research and consulting firm that specializes in preventing workplace injuries and deaths.