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Celanese Electrical PPE: Nfpa 70E Required Protection Celanese FRC Standard PPE Comments

This document summarizes personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements according to NFPA 70E risk categories and Celanese standards when working within a flash protection boundary. For risk category 0, only standard Celanese flame-resistant coveralls are required. For risk category 1, standard flame-retardant coveralls and outerwear able to withstand 4 cal/cm2 are needed. For risk category 2, standard or ultrasoft flame-retardant coveralls and shirts/pants are options, along with cotton undergarments to meet 8 cal/cm2 requirements.

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Celanese Electrical PPE: Nfpa 70E Required Protection Celanese FRC Standard PPE Comments

This document summarizes personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements according to NFPA 70E risk categories and Celanese standards when working within a flash protection boundary. For risk category 0, only standard Celanese flame-resistant coveralls are required. For risk category 1, standard flame-retardant coveralls and outerwear able to withstand 4 cal/cm2 are needed. For risk category 2, standard or ultrasoft flame-retardant coveralls and shirts/pants are options, along with cotton undergarments to meet 8 cal/cm2 requirements.

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Celanese Electrical PPE

Hazard NFPA 70E Celanese FRC Standard PPE Comments


Risk Required (When in a flash protection
Category Protection boundary)
0 Non Standard Celanese FRC coveralls
melting/flammabl
e w/ fabric weight
of at least
4.5oz/yd2

1 Flame retardant Standard FRC coveralls


clothing
outerwear
capable of
withstanding a
minimum of
4cal/cm2

2 Cotton Option 1* Standard FR coveralls


undergarments combined with cotton
and flame undergarments
retardant clothing
outerwear Option 2 Ultrasoft FR coverall
capable of rated 8.2 cal/cm
withstanding a
minimum of
8cal/cm2 *Option 3 FR shirt and FR pants
plus standard FR coveralls
3 Cotton Option 1*- Cotton undergarments
undergarments plus two pair of FRC coveralls.
and flame
retardant clothing
outerwear Option 2* Cotton undergarments
capable of plus FR shirt and FR pants plus FR
withstanding a coverall.
minimum of
25cal/cm

4 Cotton Option 1**, Cotton undergarments


undergarments plus FR coveralls and a multi layer
and flame flash suit with hood.
retardant clothing
outerwear
capable of Option 2**, Cotton undergarments
withstanding a plus FR shirt and FR Pants plus a
minimum of multilayer flash suit with hood.
40cal/cm

*1- the standard FR coverall issued by Celanese has an Arc Thermal Protection Value of
(ATPV) of 5.7 cal/cm2 combining with 100% cotton undergarments the arc rating for
the layer combination meets or exceeds 8 cal/cm2
**2- minimum arc rating of the flash suit shall be 40cal/cm2. Maximum rating of the flash
suit should be 65cal/cm2.
***3- undergarments used under FRC to enhance flash protection value shall be of 100%
cotton.

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