| As human beings, we all feel that accidents will | | | | has now expanded. Many company mandates |
| happen to someone else. With our 18 years | | | | include strict compliance for the safety of all who |
| experience in the oil and gas industry, we know | | | | work for them. In 2004, a Bill was passed in |
| that accidents can happen to anyone, regardless | | | | Canadian Parliament, requiring that companies |
| of your years of experience or how safe the | | | | whose workers are exposed to hazards must be |
| environment you are working in seems to be. | | | | provided with garments that will help to ensure |
| Nothing seems to be truer than for those working | | | | the safety of each worker. It has become critical |
| in potentially hazardous flash fire or arc flash | | | | for all safety and management personnel in |
| environments. | | | | petro-chemical or arc flash environments, to |
| The need for flame resistant garments has been | | | | provide or insist that flame resistant garments be |
| evolving for many years. First initiated by the | | | | worn to help prevent serious life threatening injury |
| military during the Second World War, it has | | | | or fatalities on the work site. |
| expanded into other industries ever since. In the | | | | Although you may be among those that think, "It |
| past couple of decades, as more and more | | | | will never happen to me", I suggest that it is your |
| people are exposed to flash fire in a variety of | | | | responsibility to not only protect yourself from |
| industries, the safety of the workers has become | | | | serious or fatal accidents, but to also ensure you |
| more important than ever. | | | | are taking responsibility for all those you work |
| The shear need for garments to protect workers | | | | with and for, to make sure everyone is aware of |
| in those environments has driven the flame | | | | the hazards that might be present and do what |
| resistant fabric manufacturers on a quest to | | | | you can to protect everyone involved. Flame |
| provide as many options for protective fabrics as | | | | resistant garment protection has evolved to not |
| possible. It now seems that a new or improved | | | | only protect you from flash hazards, but also to |
| fabric is being unveiled every day and new | | | | provide comfort, style, durability and affordability, |
| applications for those fabrics are coming to light | | | | making it easier to keep yourself safe, |
| just as quickly. | | | | comfortable and protected at all times. |
| The need for flame resistant garment protection | | | | |