Safety 2012 Proceedings

521 Expo Education: Putting PPE Solutions to the Test - Onsite Pour Testing for PPE Evaluation (B-I-A-E)

Instructor: Matthew R. Jones, Ph.D., Brigham Young University/Chapman Innovations (CarbonX), Salt Lake City, UT and Tyler Thatcher, Chapman Innovations (CarbonX), Salt Lake City, UT

Description: This presentation covers recent advances and best practices in onsite PPE evaluation for high heat, molten metal, hot liquid, hot chemical and petrochemical environments. A demonstration of a mobile testing platform that delivers objective, real-time data on a PPE layup's resistance to molten hazards will be included.

Level: B I A E