
FR vs Flame Retardant vs Flame Resistant: What the Labels Really Mean
A purchase order asks for flame retardant coveralls. The quote that comes back says flame resistant. The data sheet says FR, and the sample
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A purchase order asks for flame retardant coveralls. The quote that comes back says flame resistant. The data sheet says FR, and the sample

A technician stands in front of open medium-voltage switchgear. The breaker has to come out. A fault occurs, and the air in front of

Western Australia’s WorkSafe regulator has investigated numerous incidents where a welder’s clothing caught fire. The fires started during welding, grinding, or contact with a

A purchasing team in Abu Dhabi has three quotes for an ADNOC coverall order. There’s little difference in price, and the product photos look

Two quotes come in on the same morning. One is for an FR coverall, while the other is for an IFR suit. Both have

Last year a welder working at a fabrication yard in Sharjah had a spark land on the sleeve of his coverall. The coverall was

In a single phone call a procurement manager at a mid-sized refinery recently asked us the same question in three different forms: Which fabric

A welder welding overhead on a pipe rack has to cover his legs, whereas a welder sitting at a bench and using a TIG

A procurement officer working for one of the contractors at Ras Laffan once sent us a sample of coveralls and included the following question:

One procurement manager, while organizing a turnaround team for an Al-Ahmadi site, described a time when a consignment of 300 coveralls failed a gate
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