Jacket and Bib Overall are Sized and sold separately
ArcLite™ is designed by lineman for lineman. It is the most popular foul weather product designed specifcally for utility workers who may be exposed to electric arcs. With a feature packed design, ArcLite is sure to meet the needs of the demanding electric utility industry.
Features & Benefits: 9CAL/CM2
• Arc and Flame Resistance
- Does Not Melt, Drip, Ignite, or Break Open
- Minimizes Heat Transfer Burns
• Waterproof
• Lightweight
• Soft, Flexible
• Designed by Linemen
• Limited Chemical Splash Resistance
Recommended Applications:
Electric Utility
Electrical Maintenance
Meter Service
Electrical Switching
Telecommunication workers
CATV workers
Hi Vis Standards
For workers whose job requires them to work around vehicular traffic, being visible is critical; even more critical for those whose attention must be diverted away from the nearby traffic hazard. In fact, in a 2004 BLS report, of the 2,460 transportation related incidents resulting in fatalities, 15% were caused by a worker being struck by a moving vehicle. This statistic rose by a total of 11% from 2003 to 2004.
It is the intent of HiVis safety apparel to increase the wearer’s conspicuity to the operator of a motor vehicle thereby giving the operator ample time to make safe decisions enabling safe passage through a work zone.
There are different ways to increase a worker’s conspicuity. During the daytime, this is done using fluorescent background materials. This is the material that the high visibility safety apparel is constructed of. During the nighttime, this is accomplished through the use of retro-reflective trim. This is material that is applied to the background material that redirects, or reflects light back to its source. Through the amount and placement of this trim, workers and their movements can be identified.
Arc Standards
For electric utility line workers and others that work around energized electrical lines, the hazard of a momentary electric arc flash is real and extremely dangerous. Over the past 11 years, according to a BLS Census of Fatal Injuries report, nearly 2,400 lives were lost by this hazard. In addition to the electrocution aspect, this number includes lives lost as a result of the burn injury sustained in the arc flash.
It is this burn injury that protective clothing is intended to reduce. With temperatures as high as 4000°C (7232°F), an electric arc flash can be extremely destructive. Protective clothing should be utilized in such a way as to reduce the potential burn injury, limiting the amount of the body that would sustain a second degree burn injury.
Detailed hazard analysis can be performed to predict the potential heat energy given off by an electric arc flash. Clothing systems can then be utilized by the worker that would offer sufficient protection should there be an exposure.
Clothing systems protection is described as the Arc Rating. This represents the amount of heat energy the clothing system could be exposed to with a 50% probability of a second degree burn injury. Arc Ratings are expressed in calories/cm2.
Proper safety equipment (PPE) must be worn while working on or near live power.
Return Policy:
Items returned within 2 weeks of the sale in good sellable condition* will be given a merchandise credit less a 25% re-stocking fee. Freight will not be credited. Items returned after 2 week period of sale will not be given credit.
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