Special apparels manufacturing

1. Heat & Flame
Resistant Clothing

2. Name & ID
Hasan al Noman
131-23-3461
Dept. of Textile Engineering
Daffodil int. University

3. What does FR & FRC stand for ?
 FR: Flame Resistant. It refers to the ability of a material to self-
extinguish upon the removal of an ignition source.
 FRC: Flame Resistant Clothing. It is quite common that safety
minded customers refer to Safety Garments or Flame
Resistant Apparel simply as “FRC.”

4. Who wears Flame Resistant (FR) clothing?
 People who work in hazardous environments that may involve
the following hazards:
 Electric Arc (electricians, electric utility lineman, etc.),
 Flash Fire (refinery, chemical and pharmaceutical workers, etc.)
 Combustible Dust Explosion (workers in the paper and pulp industry,
 food processing, paint, and many more industries).
Plus ANY workers who come in contact with energized electrical
equipment.

5. FR Clothing Construction
+ + = Maximum
Protection
Base Layer Mid Layer Outer Layer

6. Base Layer
 Basically cotton garments are used as base “protective”
layer.
 Base layer garments made of inherently FR fibers will
not burn, melt or ignite when exposed to direct flame
and have exceptional electrical resistance.
 These fabrics are comfortable, dry quickly and wick
moisture effectively, even when worn in extreme
conditions.

7. Base Layer

8. Mid Layer
 Inherently flame retardant, anti-static, lightweight
long sleeved polo shirt. Ideal as a layering system
for additional
 protection without compromising on comfort,
could also be worn as a lighter weight more
comfortable layer underneath a jacket, fleece or
sweatshirt.
 Made with Protal® Modacrylic fibre.

9. Outer Layer
 Flame retardant workwear needs to be hard wearing, comfortable,
cost effective and provide suitable protection for the wearer.
 There are lots of different cotton treated FR work wear garments
available on the market
 Heavyweight cotton treated flame retardant and anti-static coverall
with FR reflective tape
FR reflective tapes provides
additional visibility for the
wearer

10. FR safety standards
 ATPV – (Arc Thermal Performance Value)
 PPE categories –(Personal Protective Equipment)
 NFPA 70E
 NFPA 2112
 NFPA 2113
 NFPA 45
 OSHA
 EN Standards – (European standard)
 NESC etc.

11. The Choice of Fabrics
 There are two main types of fabric used to manufacture flame resistant
(FR) clothing,
 cotton treated : The term “treated” refers to a manufacturing process where a
mix of chemicals are added to a fibre, yarn or finished material to make a new
FR fabric.
 inherent: In inherent FR fabric the FR properties are permanently engineered
into the fibres and cannot be washed or worn out. there are aramids, such as
Nomex® where the FR properties are naturally present in the molecular
structure of the fibre

12. Care Instructions
 Each garment will have its specific care instructions printed on the garment label;
these will need to be reviewed before garments are laundered.

13. Laundering
 Ideally wash FR garments separately to avoid damaging
 the luminescent effect or wash them inside out to reduce
the abrasion on other garments.

14. THANK YOU