FR electrical shirts

[QES]

Any recommendation for a good FR long sleeve shirts rated for cat 1.
Should I go with nomex or other materials? 6oz or 4.8oz?

 

[zog]

First answer these questions.

What PPE do you need?
Daily wear or coveralls?
What climate?
Rent/lease or buy?
Laundering? Who will do it, who will ensure it is done right?
What HRC's are you exposed to? (Voltage has little to do with it)
Any chemical exposure? That determines your material choice.
How dirty will they get, industrial or home laundering?
Any clean room requirements?
Does Made in USA matter?
Does it need to be union made?
Does price matter or do you want the best regardless of price?

All these questions and more need to be considered to get the right PPE, there are about 20 different materials out there, all with advantages and disadvantages.

However, 90% of these guys selling the PPE have no idea about the performance of the materials or the other choices, they just sell what they buy, and usually that means Indura Ultra Soft, which is a good material for alot of people. Anyone can make coveralls or flash suits out of these fabrics (Indura is made in Chicago by Westex for example), the features and quality of the PPE you buy varies greatly from one place to the other so you better do your homework.

 

[QES]

What PPE do you need? 70E cat 1
Daily wear or coveralls? once a week
What climate? mostly warm and dry (cali)
Rent/lease or buy? buy
Laundering? Who will do it, who will ensure it is done right? I will
What HRC's are you exposed to? (Voltage has little to do with it) varies
Any chemical exposure? That determines your material choice. None
How dirty will they get, industrial or home laundering? will be home laundering
Any clean room requirements? none
Does Made in USA matter? no
Does it need to be union made? no
Does price matter or do you want the best regardless of price? going for the best.

 

[zog]

If your HRC's you are exposed to varies then you may want to consider an HRC 2 kit. Salisbury ha a nice kit that includes the 8cal/cm2 coveralls, facesheild, head sock, gloves, etc...

It sounds like you don't need to be wearing it all the time so coveralls are nice to slip over your non-melting everyday clothing.

Westex makes Indura Ultra Soft which is a good material for the money if you are not exposed to chemicals. www.westexinc.com

They also make a new interlock knit LS shirt that feels like a light cotton t-shirt for daily wear. You can buy most of the Indura Ultra soft product lines (Including the HRC 2 kit I mentioned) through your local WH Salisbury rep.

There are some better performing materials out there but the price skyrockets, PBI Gold is one of them.

 

[DIRT27]

If your HRC's you are exposed to varies then you may want to consider an HRC 2 kit. Salisbury ha a nice kit that includes the 8cal/cm2 coveralls, facesheild, head sock, gloves, etc...

Our company has the salisbury kit, it is pretty easy to put on and get off. I have used it quite a few times and keep it in the case it has not needed cleaning yet.

Good Luck