UPDATED: FRC Alert – Cotton Treated FRC & Bleach Reaction (5/21/13)

FRC Advisory 1-13-12

  ALERT #1 from Lyondellbassell A contractor was wearing a cotton flame resistant garment (FRC). According to testing done by the Newtown Square Research Center and the clothing manufacturer, these fabrics can exothermically react with bleach solutions to produce enough heat to burn skin and give off toxic gases (see box in alert). Nomex flame...

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