Arc Flash Kits From Nsa

Submitted by: Terry Smeader

When searching for arc flash personal protective equipment there are quite a few different manufacturors of flame resistant apparel. Each manufacturer has basically the same protection for each given category although some may vary in the ATPV or cal rating. The Arc flash kits that are available from NSA National Safety Apparel are available for your convenience in class 2 and class 4 protection.

National Safety Apparel is located in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a market leader in the industry for over 74 years in the design and manufacture of high quality, U.S.A.-made, personal protective clothing and safety apparel. NSA focuses primarily on industrial applications requiring protection from electric arc, heat & cuts. In July 2009, NSA was registered to ISO 9001:2008, with design, by Smithers Quality Assessments, Inc. of Akron, OH.

Their experienced product development team and sales personnel work directly with both the end user and the distributor to custom design safety apparel products to meet specific application requirements, such as arc flash protective clothing and heat resistant gloves for specific industries.

National Safety Apparel has arc flash kits in both category 2 and category 4 and with or with out gloves included. The cat 2 kits come in the Indura Ultra Soft and the Protera fabric while the cat 4 kits are available in the Indura Ultra Soft, Nomex and the Protera fabric.

What is good is that there are certain options in the kits that are available for your own preferred circumstances.

For example the level 2 kits come in the following combinations.

8 cal coverall kits in either the Indura Ultra Soft or Protera fabric as well as an 11 cal Indura Ultra Soft kit. Both of these kit combos meet the cat 2 compliance but are offered as the 8 cal which will be a little lighter weight and the 11 cal that offers that little bit of extra protection. It has been stated that is good to be little bit above the incident energy level calculated to allow for some room for unforseen circumstances.

The main difference between the Indura Ultra Soft and the Protera is basically price and garment weight. The Indura Ultra Soft is provided at a lower cost but the Protera will offer the same level of protection in a lower weight garment which helps with heat stress. This due to the construction of Protera as it is mainly made of the light weight Nomex and cotton fabric. The Protera will also wear much longer and has better resistance to color fading.

The class 2 kits are also available in the choice of coverall, short coat and bib overalls or the long coat and leggings combinations. These body coverage options come with the face shield/hard hat assembly, safety glasses, protective bags and a gear bag.

National Safety Apparel makes the class 4 arc flash kits available in the same combinations as the class 2 kits except that a person s head is protected by a hood that drapes over the shoulders instead of the hard hat assembly.

Of course all these combinations are nice to have to choose from but it also depends on the budget constraints. As you can see at the link below there is a price difference associated with going with the same protection in lighter weight gear.

About the Author:

Arc Flash Kits

Source:

isnare.com

Permanent Link:

isnare.com/?aid=463433&ca=Computers+and+Technology