Re: Protective Clothing flammability

[DREHA@ccmail.ceco.com]

     At Dresden Station we supply flame-retardant protective clothing 
     coveralls that are orange in color. These are provided on the clothing 
     racks along with the regular (yellow) coveralls so that they can 
     easily obtained.
     
     We are still trying to get flame-retardant shoe covers and hoods.
     
     Hope that helps...
     
     
     Harry Anagnostopoulos, CHP
     Dresden Station
     DREHA@CCMAIL.CECO.COM


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Subject: Protective Clothing flammability
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at INTERNET
Date:    2/20/97 3:51 PM


I am posting this for a colleague. 
 Last week an employee at Oak Ridge was fatally burned while using a
cutting torch to remove equipment.  Information is sought on the 
flammability of cotton and other anti-c clothing normally used in industrial 
facilities.  What is the standard dress for welders working in a potentially 
contaminated environment ?  Where can further information on this
subject be found ?  It seems this issue will arise more and more as 
nuclear and radiological facilities are demolished.  Are there standards 
committees wortking on such issues ?
     
Please respond to Lester Clemons (lesterc@dnfsb.gov) or me 
(joyced@dnfsb.gov), or if appropriate on Radsafe.
     
Thanks to all
     
Joyce Davis