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PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC ARC FLASH EN 61482-2

EN 61482-2 is a standard for protective clothing used to protect users from thermal arc hazards. EN 61482-2 contains two test methods:

EN IEC 61482-1-1

EN 61482-1-2 (box test). This test simulates an arc flash in a confined box and classifies the clothing into two classes: APC 1 which protects against an arc flash of 4 kA, where APC 2 protects against an arc flash of 7 kA.

EN IEC 61482-1-1 (open arc test). The test describes how well the clothing protects against thermal energy from an arc flash and can be expressed in three values: ELIM indicates the maximum energy level that the clothing can withstand without risk of injury. ATPV indicates the arc energy the clothing protects users against with a maximum 50% risk of a second-degree burn, and EBT indicates the arc energy the clothing protects users against with a maximum 50% risk of the fabric bursting and causing a second-degree burn. Common to all three values is that the higher the value, the better the protection.

EN 61482-1-2

Both test methods help determine how well the clothing protects against the hazards that arise from arc flash events.

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