Flame-resistant (FR) clothing has come a long way from its origins in the lab of French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, who first discovered that ammonium phosphates and borax were capable of ...

Choosing the Right Flame-Resistant Clothing. While safe work practices should always be considered the first line of defense, FR clothing can help reduce burn injuries by providing some insulation ...

People who work in fire service, research labs, electrical utilities and oil and gas industries wear specially engineered flame-resistant clothing made of materials such as Nomex, Kevlar and ...

Women’s flame-resistant (FR) Wrangler clothing include utility pants, bootcut work jeans, long-sleeve shirts and pullovers. Carhartt's iconic A18 hat is now made flame-resistant stretchy rib ...

Many of those same workers want something else to wear besides the basic flame- resistant outfit, said Bruce Sandau, who owns Green Earth Environmental, which specializes in oil field work.