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Certification of Personal Protective Equipment for Work within the Limited Approach Boundary of Energized Equipment By: James Durnan, Laboratory Electrical Safety Officer Date: July 21, 2010 ? This exhibit is the personal protective equipment (PPE) required for working within the Limited Approach Boundary of energized equipment rated 50 volts and above. In all cases, personal protective equipment (PPE) from analysis or arc flash calculations must be used as a minimum. In the absence of calculations, PPE from the table Hazard Risk Category Classifications (below) is required. If the arc-flash incident energy is above 40 cal/cm2, the task must not be performed until an electrically safe work condition exists (equipment is de-energized and Locked out/Tagged out). Clothing Material Characteristics Flame-resistant (FR) material, such as flame-retardant treated cotton, meta-aramid, para-aramid, and poly-benzimidazole (PBI) fibers provide thermal protection. These materials can ignite, but will not continue to burn after the ignition source is removed. FR fabrics can reduce burn injuries (but not eliminate them) during an arc flash exposure by providing a thermal barrier. Synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon, and synthetic-cotton blends will melt into the skin when exposed to high temperatures and aggravate the burn injury. Clothing made from synthetic materials such as acetate, nylon, polyester, either alone or in blends with cotton, should not be worn. Clothing made from non-melting flammable natural materials, such as cotton and polyester-cotton, silk, wool, rayon, and nylon fabrics are flammable and will burn but will not melt on the skin causing further injury. ? Hazard Risk Category Classifications Task (Assumes Equipment Is Energized, and Work Is Done Within the Flash Protection Boundary) Hazard/ RiskCategory V-ratedGloves V-ratedTools Panelboards rated 240 V and below — — — CB or fused switch operation with covers off 2 N