Flash Fire Protection
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"Flash Fire" Defined - NFPA AND CGSB
“A rapidly moving flame front, which can be a combustion explosion. Flash fire may occur in an environment where fuel and air become mixed in adequate concentrations to combust...flash fire has a heat flux of approximately 84kW/m2 for relatively short periods of time, typically less than three seconds.”
Protection from Flash Fire Exposures
In the oil, gas, chemical and petrochemical industries, the threat of flash fire exposures has made the use of flame resistant clothing necessary. Flame resistant clothing minimizes burn injury and provides workers a few seconds of escape time. Non-flame resistant clothing can ignite instantly in a flash fire – with exposure providing an additional fuel source – dramatically increasing the burn injury percentage and severity. Westex® UltraSoft®, UltraSoft AC®, Indura® and Nomex® will all provide far more protection than non-flame resistant garments.
