OEL Worldwide Industries Protection Hoods 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 Hoods

All OEL’s hoods are made from arc ash resistant Indura Ultra

Soft® material sewn with Nomex® thread.
All lenses are replaceable and made from Arc rated 10” x 20”

material with
Hoods are designed to accommodate belt-mounted compact
air systems.

One size ts all.

Hard hat is included.

Cat. No. Description

AFW080 8 cal/cm2, orange, Indura Ultra Soft VLT = 50%

anti-fogging coatings.

Protection Hoods

8 - 55 cal/cm2

AFW017 12 cal/cm2, orange, Indura Ultra Soft VLT = 50%

AFW018 20 cal/cm2, orange, Indura Ultra Soft VLT = 35%

AFW085 25 cal/cm2, green, Indura Ultra Soft VLT = 35%

AFW020 31 cal/cm2, green, Indura Ultra Soft VLT = 35%

AFW019 40 cal/cm2, blue, Indura Ultra Soft VLT = 35%

AFW016 55 cal/cm2, blue, Indura Ultra Soft VLT = 26%

*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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All ARC Flash Wear hoods

are resistant to fogging.