{"id":7449,"date":"2018-08-29T09:03:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T09:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/products\/flame-retardant-fabrics\/"},"modified":"2018-08-29T09:03:05","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T09:03:05","slug":"flame-retardant-fabrics","status":"publish","type":"products","link":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/products\/flame-retardant-fabrics\/","title":{"rendered":"FLAME RETARDANT FABRICS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our focus is on the market\u2019s evolving needs to create the ultimate protection. To do this, we work with garment manufacturers and rental laundries to develop flame retardant fabrics that meet Industry, European and Industrial Laundry standards. <\/p>\n<p><p>Fabrics that combine versatile performance with outstanding wearer comfort, appearance and durability. All produced in of the most modern bleaching, dyeing, printing and finishing facilities in the world.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an extensive range that protects against specific or multiple hazards including: fire, heat, static electricity, sparks, metal splash, chemical splash, electric arc, crude and mineral oil, acid solutions, poor visibility, foul weather and wind and low temperatures.<\/p>\n<h2>Technical Multi-norm<\/h2>\n<p>Workers need protection not only to existing norms, but also those anticipated in coming years. As standards become increasingly global, we are meeting this increasing market demand for multi-norm fabrics across a wide spectrum of industries.<\/p>\n<p>These include Foundries, Petrochemical, Oil and Gas. Within this fabric range we offer options to suit different comfort levels linked to specific protection. For example, extremes of heat, humidity and low temperature.<\/p>\n<p>For Electricity and Energy companies needing advanced uniform conformity against Flash Fire and Electric Arc &#8211; where European and American norms differ &#8211; Carrington offer multi-layer solutions that will pass both certifications.<\/p>\n<p>Our ongoing developments include an Inherent Flame Retardant suite of products. We\u2019re also expanding our waterproof, breathable, coated and laminated versions of some of our existing treated Flame Retardant products \u2013 and offering new products in nylon and polyester base fabrics.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are Europe\u2019s leading supplier of Flame Retardant finished fabrics for workwear, with decades of experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","tags":[],"collections":[],"acf":{"product_file":{"ID":7448,"id":7448,"title":"FLAME RETARDANT FABRICS","filename":"flame-retardant-fabrics.pdf","filesize":2667442,"url":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics.pdf","link":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/products\/flame-retardant-fabrics\/flame-retardant-fabrics-2\/","alt":"FLAME RETARDANT FABRICS","author":"15","description":"","caption":"","name":"flame-retardant-fabrics-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":7449,"date":"2018-08-29 09:03:05","modified":"2018-08-29 09:03:05","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"application\/pdf","type":"application","subtype":"pdf","icon":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/document.png"},"gallery":[{"ID":7447,"id":7447,"title":"FLAME RETARDANT FABRICS","filename":"flame-retardant-fabrics.jpg","filesize":274559,"url":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics.jpg","link":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/flame-retardant-fabrics\/","alt":"FLAME RETARDANT FABRICS","author":"15","description":"","caption":"","name":"flame-retardant-fabrics","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":0,"date":"2018-08-29 09:03:01","modified":"2018-08-29 09:03:03","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2195,"height":2195,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":640,"large":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics-1024x1024.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":640,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":2048,"small_logo":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics-50x50.jpg","small_logo-width":50,"small_logo-height":50,"product":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics-270x150.jpg","product-width":270,"product-height":150,"collection":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics-250x250.jpg","collection-width":250,"collection-height":250,"popup":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/flame-retardant-fabrics-900x900.jpg","popup-width":900,"popup-height":900}}],"company":[],"topic":[{"ID":3257,"post_author":"15","post_date":"2018-08-29 07:36:44","post_date_gmt":"2018-08-29 07:36:44","post_content":"The importance of wearing appropriate safety clothing cannot be stressed enough. No one would even consider entering in a quarantine zone without a hazmat suit on. Likewise, personal protective equipment cannot protect employees unless they are using it as per its intended purpose. The purpose of PPE is to protect the employees from safety and health risks at work and to minimise the probability of physical harm.\r\n\r\nSafety clothing varies from job to job depending on the nature of the risks assessed. The primary responsibility of providing a perfect solution to employees rests with the employers. They need to be vigilant in providing PPE that is not only in perfect condition but is also fit for the job. In fact, it is one of the crucial prerequisites to ensuring the safety of their workers and therefore abiding by the legal and ethical responsibilities of their business.\r\n<h3>Workwear and safety clothing<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"\">Workwear and protective clothing comes in all shapes, sizes, materials and weights. 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This can be worn under the primary layer for additional protection.\r\n<h3>What does workwear not protect against?<\/h3>\r\nWork clothes and work clothing in this category must never be used to protect against grave dangers such as arc flash, chemical hazards, gas and fume, etc. Our advertisers can supply and manufacture workwear for all areas of industry.","post_title":"Workwear","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"workwear","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-12-10 11:43:39","post_modified_gmt":"2020-12-10 11:43:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/ose.directory\/topics\/workwear\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"topics","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3281,"post_author":"15","post_date":"2018-08-29 07:36:46","post_date_gmt":"2018-08-29 07:36:46","post_content":"Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) protects the user against health or safety risks.\r\n\r\nPPE includes safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-visibility clothing, safety footwear and safety harnesses. 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