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Insulated Sleeve Wrap for Steam Pipe and Hose - Thermal Insulating - OSHA Burn Protection
500°F / 260°C High Temperature Heat Resistant Thermal Insulating - Also Freeze Protection
Custom fabricated insulated wrapping tape for pipe, hose and line protection: high temperature protection and cold temperature protection. Excellent thermal protection and energy saving for boiler piping and steam pipe applications. Also provides thermal insulation and protection to flexible hoses and lines, and rigid lines and piping. Provides personnel burn protection to meet OSHA requirements.
The outer cover is a 32oz/yd2 silicone rubber coated fiberglass. This outer fabric can also be supplied meeting NRC 1.36 specifications. The insulation layer and outer protection layer also meets MIL-I-24244 specifications.
The insulation layer is can be either 1/4", 1/2" or 3/4" thick fiberglass. The 3/4" thickness is a combination of 1/4" and 1/2" insulation layered and stitched.
An optional liner of PTFE coated fiberglass fabric provides additional protection of the insulation layer, especially useful if the tape will be removed and re-installed multiple times, or to prevent wear of the needled insulation and reducing the fibers from becoming free in the area of use. This insulated pipe and hose wrap tape is sewn with high temperature fiberglass thread. A hook and loop fastener is added on the edges of the tape, allowing for easy closure and removal - allowing for easy inspection of the underlying hose, line or piping. The standard hook and loop is nylon; nomex and stainless steel closure versions are available.
May be installed longitudinally or spirally over pipes, hoses, wires and cables.
Supplied in 20 foot lengths. May be cut in the field to shorter lengths.
OSHA Burn Protection
Determining if a product can be used to protect personnel from hot pipe and hose
contact burns
Under OSHA requirements, there is no specific temperature that a pipe or hose or other hot item must be at
or below to consider it safe for contact. The OSHA regulations state that steam and hot water pipes shall be
covered with insulation or be guarded.
It has generally been accepted by workplace health and safety professionals that metallic items that are
above 140°F / 60°C should be protected in a manner so that accidental contact will not produce a burn.
Therefore, a target temperature of 140°F / 60°C and below is desirable for metallic objects. One
can extrapolate that any insulation system on a hot pipe or hose should therefore also have a maximum
surface temperature of 140°F / 60°C.
There is a standard, UL2200, which does provide some specific temperature numbers for use with engine
driven generators, and of interest they differentiate metallic from non-metallic items.
It is important to
remember that metals conduct heat, and most thermal protection systems (insulation, fabrics, tapes, etc.), do
not. This means that the insulation system surface can be “hotter” than a metal surface and still be “touch
safe”.
In conclusion. the maximum temperature that the surface of an insulation system can be at should be below
203°F / 95°C for accidental or casual brush-by contact.
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