Did you know that employers follow three main industry standards to help protect workers from electric arc flashes and flash fires?  Today we'll focus on the first standard, applicable to General Industry:

1)  NFPA 70E for General Industry mandates that employers conduct a hazard risk assessment to determine the potential arc exposure for employees who work on or near energized parts or equipment. It also requires employees to wear flame-resistant (FR) clothing with an ATPV (Arc Thermal Performance Value), equal to or greater than the determined arc hazard.  It simplifies the hazard assessment and compliance process by creating Hazard Risk Categories (HRC) for common tasks an electrical worker would perform. Therefore, an FR clothing item's HRC rating determines if that item provides sufficient protection for a particular job.

As a result, Carhartt FR clothing carries HRC tags.  And, unlike some others, Carhartt HRC tags are externally visible, allowing supervisors and safety officers to easily confirm workers are in compliance with NFPA 70E regulations.