Bisley Workwear - Electrician

For sparkies the hazard that shapes the wardrobe is arc flash, and it is the one that punishes the wrong fabric hardest. Ordinary polyester and poly-cotton can melt and stick to skin under an arc, which is why flame resistant garments are the part of this range worth understanding before anything else.

Flame resistant styles run deeper here than on most trade pages on this site, and they sit alongside anti-static options for work around sensitive equipment and controlled environments. The rest of the range is shaped by how the work is actually done: knee-reinforced pants for anyone spending the day in ceiling spaces, under floors or in a switchboard cavity, stretch panelling for the awkward postures that come with pulling cable and terminating in tight enclosures, and ventilated builds for roof cavities in summer, which is comfortably the hottest place most electricians work. Hi vis is here for site and construction work, though a domestic and commercial sparkie may never need it.

The important caveat: flame resistance is a rating, not a category. An FR garment has a specified performance level, and whether it is adequate for your work depends on the incident energy of the task, which is assessed on site rather than chosen off a product page. Check the rating on the individual product, and check it against your own arc flash risk assessment.