Santanense exceeds norms and raises the bar
All products of the Fire Santanense Line meet the requirements for clothing against Flash Fire. To demonstrate the quality of the Fire Santanense Line and compare it to competing products, a detailed and in-depth study was carried out. A series of tests was carried out on an instrumented dummy by the Spanish laboratory, AITEX.
Three different situations were tested:
Teste 1 - Flame and gas with a 3-second duration.
Teste 2 - Higher flame power, with activated gas up to 3.6 seconds.
Teste 3 - Double shot with a 3-second duration.
In Test 1 condition, the fabrics were submitted to the parameters required by the NFPA 2112 standard. That is, this is the mandatory test for the approval of a fabric for use in thermal protection clothing against Flash Fire. The results indicate that FIRE COTTON Santanense fabrics are infinitely superior in terms of protection, when compared to competing fabrics.
This can be seen even better in the tables below, where the yellow and red areas show, respectively, the areas that suffered burns of 2nd. and 3rd. degrees.
Going further to raise the market standard
Although the period of time established to analyze the behavior of FR fabrics is 3 seconds, a situation of exposure to a time slightly longer than 3 seconds was studied to generate a more complete profile for each of the products.
It was considered that explosions lasting up to 4 seconds are not so unlikely. Furthermore, the worker's age can greatly influence the time it takes to escape a sudden fire explosion: 3 seconds alone may not be enough. And when it comes to security, Santanense goes further, to raise the market standard and give maximum protection to workers.
The results obtained in the condition of test 2 - with activated gas up to a maximum time of 3.6 seconds - show, once again, the superior quality of Santanense's FIRE COTTON line.
As an explosive environment can lead the user of FR clothing to more than one exposure to flames, we also decided to test this situation to offer maximum protection to our customers. A uniform that disintegrates after the first exposure to fire can lead to the death of the wearer, if subjected to a new explosion.
In the condition of test 3, the most severe of all - in which the fabric is subjected to two consecutive exposures - FIRE COTTON fabrics also performed much better.
The fabrics of the Fire Comfort line are not only excellent for protection against fire, but also offer high durability and a lot of comfort.
Extensive studies carried out by Santanense show that the Fire Comfort line fabrics are twice as durable as the generic cotton fabrics available on the market. The main reason is its excellent resistance to abrasion.
Result of a bold design by Santanense, the fabrics of the Fire Techno line are a perfect combination of thermal protection and durability.
Unlike imported fabrics, fabrics from the Fire Techno line are extremely comfortable to use, either due to the presence of cellulosic fibers in their mixture, or due to the use of differentiated synthetic fibers. The temperature and humidity control is much superior, making the user feel more refreshed and dry.
Maximum reliability that only the inherently flame retardant fabrics can offer, combined with fabrics that are 3/4 times more durable than the fabrics available on the market.
