Overthe last few decades, lots of efforts have been made to protect the human lifein industry against a large variety of hazards. Electrical maintenance work isrequired to be carried out in the vicinity of very high voltage electrical equipmentand in overhead transmission line. Those who work in the electrical industryplace themselves in the line of danger while repairing blown transformers,replacing downed power lines and handling other jobs where high voltage is aconstant threat.

Electricalsafety clothing can protect workers under these and similar situations and canhelp to reduce the chance of long-term injury or death.

Electricalsafety clothing, or sometimes called arc flash clothing, is designed to providea barrier from heat and flame, to minimize total burn injury and give thewearer a few extra seconds to seek shelter from a potential explosion or firein the work area. Arc Flash clothing can increase the chances of survival anddecrease the requirement of medical treatment (skin grafts) and subsequentinfections. It can help preserve the life of a worker exposed to an electricarc event. Within a flash protection boundary, proper arc flash protectiveclothing needs to be worn. The majority of arc flash accidents occur with low(120V) and medium voltage (480V) equipment. However, the arc flash thatoccurred in a medium voltage installation are more serious than those thatoccurred in low voltage installations. Five to ten arc flash explosions occurin electric equipment every day in the United States, according to statisticscompiled by CapSchell, Inc.

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The author is Manager(TQM) at Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn Limited, UPSIDC Industrial Area, Malwan, Dist.Fatehpur, U.P.