Spray Safe: The Rules For Insect Repellent And FR Clothing

Spray Safe

With every new bug season, come swarms of new questions as to how to properly use insect repellent while wearing FR garments. Here are Bulwark’s “do and don’t” details. Make that, DEETails. DEET is the active ingredient in many well known, and often used, insect repellents (liquids, lotions, sprays, wristbands, etc.). It is used to […]

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OSHA 1910.269 Q&A

Got Questions about OSHA 1910.269 and how it pertains to FR/AR Clothing? We’ve got Answers! Click the link below to view our Q&A:   Bulwark OSHA 1910.269 Q&A      

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The MVP of FR Set To Roll Big at The Super Bowl of Safety

Today we announced our plans to participate at the American Society of Safety Engineers’ Safety 2013 Conference in Las Vegas (Las Vegas Convention Center, June 24-27, 2013). A fantastic opportunity for “the FR outfit of No Compromise,” according to David Crace, VP of Marketing at VF Imagewear. “At Bulwark, we have come to think about […]

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Our first NASCAR race

Jeff Burton

This past Saturday evening, we made our NASCAR debut. We were honored to be a sponsor for No. 31 Jeff Burton.  In case you missed it, here is a recap of Jeff Burton’s run. Jeff Burton and the No. 31 Airgas/Bulwark Chevrolet team ran in the top 15 for 369 laps of the 406-lap night […]

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How to properly wear Flame-Resistant Clothing

Many companies call me to ask what is the proper way to wear FRC (flame-resistant clothing). NFPA 2113, the standard on selection, care, use and maintenance of Flame Resistance Garments for protection of industrial personnel against flash fire, does not give us any guidance on how to actually wear the garments. Without a formal standard […]

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