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Hazards and Safety Standards

AS/NZS 4824

AS/NZS 4824 is the joint Australian and New Zealand standard that contains the requirements and test methods for protective clothing used for wildland firefighting.

Applicable Hazards

Flash Fire

Flash fires have a heat flux of approximately 84kW/m2 and typically last less than three seconds. Wearing flash fire flame-resistant clothing that self-extinguishes can give workers must-needed time to escape a flash fire and dramatically reduce burn injuries.

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