PIP Hand Protection Catalogue - Flipbook - Page 53
PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIALPRODUCTS
PROTECTION
FROM FLAME AND
ARC FLASH
FR & ARC FLASH RESISTANT RANGE
PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIALPRODUCTS
FR & ARC FLASH RESISTANT RANGE
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FR & ARC
FLASH
RESISTANT
RANGE
An electrical arc fault is often referred to as an
Arc Flash. Arc faults arise when current flows through
the air between phase conductors or between phase
conductors and neutral or ground. Put simply, an arc
fault could be described as an unexpected, violent,
electrical short circuit in the air that produces an arc
and associated by-products such as plasma.
The explosive energy of an arc flash may be enough
to seriously burn or otherwise injure nearby persons,
ignite flammable materials (including clothing),
serious damage nearby equipment. In most instances
an individual exposed to an arc flash incident will
have major exposure to their person at the face
and hands.
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