The purpose of protective clothing and other personal protective equipment (PPE) is to provide escape time, to reduce the burn injury level, and to prevent aggravation of the consequences to workers during exposure to an electric arc. In this study the flammability properties of 12 different types of flame-retardant fabrics were compared with the normally used flame spread test method (EN 532:1...

Introduction of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the process of quantitative exposure and risk assessment should be addressed carefully. PPE which have been designed and manufactured according to CE-criteria and have proved to pass relevant test criteria, can be classified as "proper functioning". However, test criteria for PPE are not equal to levels of protection which can be achieved i...

In order to Investigate the knowledge and usage of personal protective equipments with 290 workers interviewed who were employed in 200 welding shops in Kerman. The data were recorded in a questionnaire. The results showed that in respect to personal protective equipments  31.4℅ had low knowledge, 50.3℅ medium knowledge and 18.3℅ good knowledge. Hand shieldwelding , safety goggles, clothes and ...