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| Author: | Laura [ Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | New 70E NFPA 2015 Labeling |
I am hoping someone has a pdf or picture of the new 2015 NFPA 70E label. I need this for my JATC lectures at our apprenticeship program thanks |
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| Author: | wbd [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New 70E NFPA 2015 Labeling |
There is no standard NFPA 70E label. Each company or software program has their own version. All labels need to have the information required by NFPA 70E on them. |
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| Author: | airjockey42 [ Mon Feb 16, 2015 7:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New 70E NFPA 2015 Labeling |
I have a little confusion as to "Level" and "Category". Since there is no Category/Level 0 PPE why does NFPA 70E still define 5 levels of PPE and only 3 levels of Incident Energy? It appears that Level 2 and 3 PPE can be used in Level 2 of Incident energy, depending on the value of that number, but I think it just adds more confusion for the man in the field. |
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| Author: | PaulEngr [ Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New 70E NFPA 2015 Labeling |
airjockey42 wrote: I have a little confusion as to "Level" and "Category". Since there is no Category/Level 0 PPE why does NFPA 70E still define 5 levels of PPE and only 3 levels of Incident Energy? It appears that Level 2 and 3 PPE can be used in Level 2 of Incident energy, depending on the value of that number, but I think it just adds more confusion for the man in the field. Using a hood decreases visibility and the heat load with level 2 PPE is not significantly different from standard cotton workwear, but there is a substantial increase in heat load and thus risk of heat related injuries above about 12 cal/cm2. So I think you mean no reason to have level 3 because 3 and 4 can be combined, and no site I know of bothers with level 3. I haven't studied the current equipment table closely but few tasks list level 3. Any PPE equal to or greater than the required level if for instance 3 is dropped is acceptable. The old tables lowered the category depending on the task because the used a risk ranking method where it was assumed that probability of injury and magnitude of hazard were equivalent. Wearing for instance level 1 PPE where the hazard is level 2 because the likelihood of injury is decreased is the same as not wearing any PPE. The 2015 tables fixed this by first determining if any PPE at all is required and then specifying the same level for a given type of equipment. |
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