Foundry safety starts with the work.
Show us the task and the work area and we can do a PPE assessment to help determine the correct level of protection.
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Dalene’s passion and focus is Metal Casting Facilities. Give her a call if you are interested in a site visit for an assessment and or pour test to help find the best PPE for your employees.
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Explore PPE by work area.
Browse the categories below, or use the inquiry form for help with product selection.
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Pouring, tapping & slagging
- Protective Clothing
- Hand Protection
- Head and Face Protection
- Eye
- Respiratory
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Grinding, cutting & finishing
- Protective Clothing
- Hand Protection
- Eye Protection
- Respiratory
- Matting
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Shakeout
- Eye protection
- hand protection
- Hands Free Safety Tools
- Respiratory
- Matting
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Maintenance & electrical workArc Flash FR and Molten Metal FR are not the same. Arc Flash needs it’s own type of assessment to determine the level of PPE needed. Contact Dalene to get help with both.
- Hand protection
- Head protection
- Arc Flash
- Lockout Tagout
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Material handling & traffic
- Fork Truck Traffic Safety
- Safety Barriers
- Safety Railing
- Projectors
Understand the test behind the label.
Compare the manufacturer’s test information for the material, metal and garment you’re considering.
ASTM F955 Test
The ASTM F955 test is widely used in the industry to both demonstrate and measure the protective performance of fabrics against molten metal splash and heat transfer. Fabric is placed on a testing apparatus comprised of a heat sensor board placed at a 70 degree angle. One kilogram of molten iron or aluminum is poured directly onto the fabric, while the heat sensors in the board measure the temperature change on the backside of the fabric, and continuously monitor the transfer of heat across its surface.
The measure of the protection level of a fabric is how much it can limit the amount of heat transferred to the wearer, and prevent a theoretical second degree burn. This test also demonstrates how quickly and effectively a fabric can shed molten metal without it sticking and burning through to the wearer.
One of the ways the results of an ASTM F955 pour test are reported is by a graph called a Stoll Curve. The Stoll Curve is a plot of the amount of time it takes for a second degree burn to occur. Anything falling beneath the Stoll Curve is considered safe from a theoretical second degree burn, and any results falling above the curve are not.
EN ISO 11612
The EN ISO 11612 is a European standard used to measure the protective performance of fabrics against flame, heat, and molten metal splash. It tests for several different properties including heat resistance, limited flame spread, convective heat, radiant heat, molten aluminum splash, molten iron splash, and contact heat. Additionally, fabrics must retain a certain degree of structural integrity when exposed to hazards. The EN ISO 11612 also checks a fabric’s physical properties such as dimensional change, tensile strength, tear strength, burst strength, and seam strength. We have added ratings for properties which pertain to foundry PPE, namely radiant heat, aluminum splash, and iron splash. The table below has the values for each classification level.
Illustrations: Chicago Protective Apparel. Laboratory results are not safe exposure limits; request the test results for the material and garment you are considering.
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