Cintas indentifies three misconceptions about FR clothing

28 May '14

3 min read

Third: “It won’t happen to me – I don’t need to wear FRC.” Many workers think that just because they have never witnessed or experienced an arc flash that they don’t need to wear FRC. This couldn’t be further from the truth. While arc flashesare relatively rare, a Chicago-based research firm shows that five to 10 U.S. workers are injured or killed daily, due to arc flash accidents. While education and recent changes to regulatory standards have helped increase electrical safety in the workplace, there are still far too many workers not wearing the proper arc-rated garments.

Often times, workers who were exposed to an electrical arc flash accident believed they were working on de-energized equipment. The reality is that anyone who works in a business where there’s exposure to live electricity or energized parts, including voltage testing or installing circuit breakers, needs to wear FRC or arc-rated garments.

About Cintas Corporation

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types primarily throughout North America. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom cleaning and supplies, tile and carpet cleaning, promotional products, first aid, safety, fire protection products and services and document management services for more than 1 million businesses.

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