NFPA

National Fire Protection Association, known as NFPA, was established in 1896, it’s mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. NFPA is the world‘s leading advocate of fire prevention and an authoritative source on public safety, NFPA develops, publishes, and disseminates more than 300 consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks. For more info visit www.nfpa.org.
NFPA 2112 Explained
NFPA 2112 provides minimum performance criteria and sets clear guidelines for minimum design, performance, certification requirements and test methods for Flame Resistant garments for use in areas at risk from flash fires such as those where flammable gases or vapors, or combustible dusts might be present. The standard calls for flash fire testing to be conducted at three seconds with a pass/fail rate of 50% total body burn under ASTM F1930 (Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Flame Resistant Clothing for Protection Against Flash Fire Simulations Using an Instrumented Manikin) testing protocols.  All flash fire clothing wishing to comply with NFPA 2112 must meet the following criteria:
 All flame resistant clothing items must achieve a 50% or less predicted body burn
 All flame resistant clothing items must defy melting, dripping, or after-flame burning
 All flame resistant clothing items must have appropriate labeling in an easy-to-see location
 All flame resistant clothing items must meet each of the NFPA 2112 requirements and tests, and should be UL certified
The UL certification label should either be attached to the flame resistant garment label, or be positioned right next to it.
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