This document discusses heat and flame resistant clothing. It defines FR as flame resistant, referring to a material's ability to self-extinguish, and FRC as flame resistant clothing. It explains that electricians, utility workers, refinery workers, and others working near hazards like electric arcs or combustible dust wear FR clothing for protection. The construction of FR clothing involves a base, mid, and outer layer for maximum protection. The base layer is made of inherently FR fibers that will not burn or melt. The mid layer provides additional protection and the outer layer is a hardwearing workwear with FR reflective tape for visibility. It lists various FR safety standards and explains that FR fabrics are either cotton treated or made of inherently FR fibers

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