Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) placed on the market in Great Britain From 1st January 2021, the United Kingdom has introduced a new conformity assessment regime for goods placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is the new UK Product marking that covers most goods which …
Read MoreElectric Arc Flash Standard: IEC 61482
IEC 61482 is a standard that specifies requirements and test methods applicable to clothing material for protection of electrical workers against the thermal hazards of an Electric Arc. This standard provides eligibility to sell protective clothing meant for Electric arc flash protection within the European Union (EU). IEC 61482 standard requirement is significantly different as …
Read MoreNFPA & ASTM – 2020 – Flame resistant (FR) & Arc rated (AR) clothing requirements
Face Coverings and Masks: Since the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and with the growing need of using Face covering or masks as the most efficient mode of protection, there has been an increasing demand by the global work force to provide Flame resistant & Arc rated masks / face protection. Medical associations and experts globally reviewed …
Read MoreCOVID-19: Caring for your Flame-resistant / Arc rated Clothing (FRC / ARC)
The COVID-19 (C19) pandemic is the most crucial global health calamity of this century and the greatest challenge that mankind has faced since the 2nd World War. It has rapidly spread around the world posing enormous health, social and economic challenges to the entire human population. Almost all nations are struggling to slow down the …
Read MoreCompliance requirements of NFPA 2112 and NFPA 70E
Different conformity assessment requirements between the NFPA 2112 and NFPA 70E standards can make the testing process confusing for those working with Industrial Flame Resistant (FR) and Arc Rated (AR) products. Different questions arise while offering products for these 2 applications. So, it is important that we understand few points related to these norms: What …
Read MoreArc Flash October – 2 events, 2 geographies, 1 mission
October end was an exciting time for all of us at TaraSafe with 2 important Arc Flash & Flame Resistant Clothing events packed within a span of 10 days in 2 of the most buzzing economies of the world. 1. NSC Congress & Expo (Oct 22-24) at Houston, Texas It was our 2nd year at …
Read MoreNext Generation Electric Arc Clothing – Fashion Show at ABB Event
It was an amazing experience for our team at ABB’s AMEA Sustainability Collaboration and Trust Workshop earlier this week.  We were honoured to be a part of this 2 day event which was attended by HSE managers and Global HSE & Sustainability Head of ABB, AMEA region head of HSE as well as HSE heads from different countries across the AMEA region. On Day …
Read MoreFlame Resistant (FR) and Arc rated (AR) Clothing
Flame Resistant (FR) and Arc rated (AR) Clothing, these 2 terminologies are very often being heard about in the PPE industry today. As per NFPA70E, what was earlier referred to as Flame resistant (FR) clothing is now called Arc Rated (AR) clothing. A simple note defines the difference between these 2 terms – ALL clothing …
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