Until recently, however, over 600,000 U.S. workers did not have proper personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent injury from deadly arc flash hazards, according to the Occupational Safety and ...

For the first time in nearly two decades, OSHA updated its arc-flash hazard guidance on ... catastrophic burns and fatalities. 2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Arc-Rated (AR) Clothing.

Protective Industrial Products (PIP) has partnered with GORE-TEX Pyrad ® to develop a specialized range of personal protective equipment ... with electricity, arc-induced flash burns, arc ...