Category: PPE

An arc flash can be many thousands of degrees and cause injuries from minor burns through to severe lacerations and even blindness. Image: Shutterstock. AN arc fault can be spontaneous, due to a breakdown of the conductors phase to phase or phase to neutral; ground or inadvertently bridging electrical phases; or contacts with a conductive object. The result is a sudden release of electrical energy (incident energy) through the air and a massive electrical explosion. The arc flash is the blinding light and intense heat that can result. In the arc it could be many thousands of degrees in temperature more than four times hotter than the surface of the sun, and in the plasma cloud (ionised gas) that erupts,...

Force 360 continues to provide industry-leading safety equipment, certifying to Australian and New Zealand standards, as well as European standards. AS a market-leading designer and manufacturer of personal protective equipment, Force360 is at the forefront of delivering innovative products to various industries around Australia. An essential part of ensuring wearer safety is to certify all products to their relevant standards, as this validates the claims made by a manufacturer. Force360 has set a new industry benchmark by certifying its entire range of hand protection, to not only the current Australian and New Zealand hand protection standards, but also the current European hand protection standards. This dual certification claim consolidates its position in the safety industry and has resulted in many...