OEL Worldwide Industries Protection Coats Product Information Sheet

NFPA 70E Requirements

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) published the latest edition of the NFPA
70E Standard (Standard for Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Workplaces) in 2009. The

revised version requires employees to wear ame resistant (FR) protective clothing that meets the
requirements of ASTM F1506 wherever there is possible exposure to an electric arc ash. It requires
employers to perform a ash hazard analysis to determine the ash protection boundary distance.
The standard is designed to protect employees working inside these ash protection boundaries by

requiring protective clothing for corresponding Hazard/Risk Category that has an arc thermal per­formance value (ATPV) of at least the value listed in the “Protective Clothing Characteristics” sec­tion of the standard (see table above). The vast majority of major companies in the U.S. have some
employees who work on or near energized electrical conductors or circuit parts. In addition, the
Department of Energy has required that federal and contractor employees comply with NFPA 70E
and the 2002 National Electric Code (NEC) references the NFPA 70E standard. Finally, OSHA consid­ers the NFPA 70E standard a “recognized industry practice.”

When incident energy exceeds 40 cal/cm2 at the working distance, greater emphasis than
normal should be placed on de-energizing before working on or near the exposed electrical
conductors or circuit parts.

From Clothing to Insulated Tools to ARC Suppression Blankets we have

everything you need to meet the NFPA 70E Standard and OSHA 29

1910.269 Regulations. The NFPA 70E Standard and OSHA Regulations
have been established to protect workers from electrical shock and

arc ash hazards. For example, the NFPA 70E Standard species areas

in which arc ash protection is required for workers. All personnel

within the dened boundaries must wear specied protective

equipment, even on circuits as low as 50 volts. The NFPA 70E Standard

and OSHA Regulations MUST be met, and OEL has made it easy and

affordable for you to meet and exceed them.

OEL is Protecting the American Worker

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OEL’s ARC Flash Protection Coats

8 cal/cm2 to 40 cal/cm2* ATPV ratings

8 cal/cm2 to 40 cal/cm2* coats are made from arc ash

resistant, Indura Ultra Soft®
Sewn with Nomex® thread
50” long
Nomex® wristlets.
Expansion back for added comfort
Dual stage front closure with high temperature plastic zip­per on the 31 - 55 cal/cm2* coats

FR hook & pile storm ap

Coats are intended to be used with ARC FLASH Wear Hoods
Meets current AFWSTM F1506 and NFPA 70E standards.
Sizes M, L, XL, 2XL, and 3XL available from stock.
Other sizes available by special order

Protection Coats

8 - 40 cal/cm2

Cat. No. Description

AFW 080-C-(size) 8 cal/cm2, orange, Indura Ultra Soft

AFW 017-C-(size) 12 cal/cm2, orange, Indura Ultra Soft

AFW 018-C-(size) 20 cal/cm2, orange, Indura Ultra Soft

AFW 085-C-(size) 25 cal/cm2, green, Indura Ultra Soft

AFW 020-C-(size) 31 cal/cm2, green, Indura Ultra Soft

AFW 019-C-(size) 40 cal/cm2, blue, Indura Ultra Soft

*IMPORTANT: NFPA 70E
does not have a Hazard
Risk Category above
40 cal/cm2. Working
on levels above 40 cal/
cm2 should be avoided
because of the blast
hazards caused by arc

ash.

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