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Author:  Allison White [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:07 am ]
Post subject:  What to wear?
I have a customer that works with both battery acid and high voltage. Any suggestions as to what they should wear?
Author:  Zog [ Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:38 am ]
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Allison White wrote:
I have a customer that works with both battery acid and high voltage. Any suggestions as to what they should wear?


Are you asking about arc flash PPE or all PPE for battery work? Also, high voltage is defined as 69,001V-230,000V by IEEE, is this what you mean by high voltage? I am assuming not.
Author:  Allison White [ Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:44 am ]
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[quote="Zog"]Are you asking about arc flash PPE or all PPE for battery work? Also, high voltage is defined as 69,001V-230,000V by IEEE, is this what you mean by high voltage? I am assuming not.[/

When I say high voltage they have requirements for HRC 2-4 daily. At the same time they also need protection from the battery acid.
Author:  ChevsMark [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:51 am ]
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[font="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="3"]We have a battery room for switching our feeders. The power is 125 VDC. Our people are required to wear voltage appropriate PPE and a rubber apron, face shield, and rubber gloves when servicing the batteries.[/size][/font]
Author:  Allison White [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:36 am ]
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ChevsMark wrote:
[font="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="3"]We have a battery room for switching our feeders. The power is 125 VDC. Our people are required to wear voltage appropriate PPE and a rubber apron, face shield, and rubber gloves when servicing the batteries.[/size][/font]


Thank you Chev
Author:  Zog [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:19 am ]
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Allison White wrote:
When I say high voltage they have requirements for HRC 2-4 daily. At the same time they also need protection from the battery acid.


Sorry I missed your reply. Most FR garments are chemically treated cotton, and will nto hold up well to chemical exposure like H2SO4. You want to look at garments like Nomex IIIA or PBI.

The guy you want to ask is Hugh, I know he has done some testing in this area and I think he wrote a paper on it.
Author:  Allison White [ Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:08 pm ]
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Zog wrote:
Sorry I missed your reply. Most FR garments are chemically treated cotton, and will nto hold up well to chemical exposure like H2SO4. You want to look at garments like Nomex IIIA or PBI.

The guy you want to ask is Hugh, I know he has done some testing in this area and I think he wrote a paper on it.


Wonderful, thank you Zog, this helps a ton!
Author:  elihuiv [ Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:44 pm ]
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Battery Room Arc Flash PPE

I recommend several options for acid protection and acid resistance.

IF you have a risk of battery acid exposure, arc rated rainwear is the best option. Some companies sell them as aprons too.

For normal clothing that doesn't have big issues with the acid destroying it, I recommend the following:

Glenguard
or other Kermel blends (without Lenzing or natural fibers)
Most TecgenFR materials (check on the blend)
Nomex blends (without Lenzing)
PBI/Kevlar Blends (without Lenzing or natural fibers)
Kevlar
Twaron & Twaron blends (without Lenzing or natural fibers)
Modacrylic blends with no natural fibers
Protera (without Lenzing or natural fibers)
Most CarbonX materials (without Lenzing or natural fibers)

The fabrics above are NOT protective other than the rainwear materials but they have good to excellent acid resistance and are inherently flame resistant, arc-rated materials.

ArcWear and e-Hazard does not sell materials or garments, we just do training and testing. Hope this helps. Call if I can be of more assistance.
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