5 Misunderstandings of Purchasing Flame Retardant Clothing
A large part of customers lack product knowledge and thus fall into various purchasing misunderstandings. Take flame-retardant clothing as an example, let's correct these misunderstandings with everyone.
Misunderstanding 1: The product that meets the national standard is the "best" product
Many customers have a wrong understanding that national standards represent the highest technical requirements for products.
On the contrary, national standards represent the country's most basic technical requirements for market access of this product, with the highest level, the highest legal effect, and the lowest technical requirements. Industry standards and enterprise standards should conform to national standards, and their technical requirements should not be lower than national standards.
Misunderstanding 2: Low purchase price = low cost of use
When purchasing flame-retardant protective clothing, in order to control costs, many customers often choose the product with the lowest market price when the product meets the basic requirements of the standard. They think that purchasing the product with the lowest market price is to control the cost to the minimum. This is a misunderstanding, which equates the purchase cost of the product with the use cost.
For enterprises, the use cost of products is the cost index that really needs to pay attention to and has practical significance. In addition to the purchase price, the use cost is related to the life cycle of the product and the risk cost in this cycle, which can be simply expressed as use cost = (purchase cost + risk cost)/life cycle.
The life cycle can be calculated by time such as years and months, or by the number of washings. No matter which method is used, it reflects the durability and service life of the product. Therefore, the low purchase price does not mean that the actual use cost is low.
For example, although the price of some flame-retardant clothing is low, it can be washed less frequently, the flame-retardant performance decays quickly, and there is a higher risk of use, so the actual use cost is also higher.
Misunderstanding 3: Paying attention to the performance of raw materials and ignoring the structure of clothing styles
The protective performance of flame-retardant protective clothing basically comes from the characteristics of flame-retardant fabrics, and because the final product that protects the human body is clothing, the style and structure design of clothing should also meet the corresponding safety requirements, otherwise it may bring huge safety hazards. Hidden danger.
Some customers don't think enough about this. When purchasing flame-retardant protective clothing, they don't choose the model according to the actual requirements, which brings safety hazards to the model structure.
Misunderstanding 4: Only pay attention to the fabric, but ignore the accessories
When many customers choose flame-retardant protective clothing, they often ignore the material properties and requirements of clothing accessories, and it is precisely these unnoticed details that often lead to secondary injuries.
Clothing accessories are mainly sewing threads, zippers, buckles, etc. The national standard for flame-retardant protective clothing has clear regulations on accessories, requiring that accessories exposed to the surface of clothing must be made of flame-retardant and non-melting materials, otherwise flame-retardant fabrics must be used Covering, this regulation is to avoid secondary burns, scalds and other hazards to operators caused by non-flame-retardant accessories in a fire, and damage the overall protective performance of clothing.
Therefore, when choosing flame-retardant protective clothing, we should also pay attention to the selection of accessories to avoid "small losses make big losses".
Misunderstanding 5: Flame-retardant protective clothing is protective clothing that is not afraid of fire
This is a misunderstanding about the scope of application and usage scenarios. Some users take it for granted that flame-retardant protective clothing is fire-resistant clothing that is not afraid of fire. When encountering a fire accident, they can wear flame-retardant protective clothing to carry out fire-fighting operations, and even pass through the fire scene. This is a very wrong and dangerous perception. The non-applicable scope of flame-retardant protective clothing is specified in the national standard for flame-retardant protective clothing: it is not suitable for wearing in fire rescue. Flame-retardant protective clothing is a passive protective equipment that can ensure the safe escape of workers at the scene of the accident to the greatest extent in the event of a sudden fire accident, rather than active rescue equipment. The difference between the two is obvious.
Misunderstanding 1: The product that meets the national standard is the "best" product
Many customers have a wrong understanding that national standards represent the highest technical requirements for products.
On the contrary, national standards represent the country's most basic technical requirements for market access of this product, with the highest level, the highest legal effect, and the lowest technical requirements. Industry standards and enterprise standards should conform to national standards, and their technical requirements should not be lower than national standards.
Misunderstanding 2: Low purchase price = low cost of use
When purchasing flame-retardant protective clothing, in order to control costs, many customers often choose the product with the lowest market price when the product meets the basic requirements of the standard. They think that purchasing the product with the lowest market price is to control the cost to the minimum. This is a misunderstanding, which equates the purchase cost of the product with the use cost.
For enterprises, the use cost of products is the cost index that really needs to pay attention to and has practical significance. In addition to the purchase price, the use cost is related to the life cycle of the product and the risk cost in this cycle, which can be simply expressed as use cost = (purchase cost + risk cost)/life cycle.
The life cycle can be calculated by time such as years and months, or by the number of washings. No matter which method is used, it reflects the durability and service life of the product. Therefore, the low purchase price does not mean that the actual use cost is low.
For example, although the price of some flame-retardant clothing is low, it can be washed less frequently, the flame-retardant performance decays quickly, and there is a higher risk of use, so the actual use cost is also higher.
Misunderstanding 3: Paying attention to the performance of raw materials and ignoring the structure of clothing styles
The protective performance of flame-retardant protective clothing basically comes from the characteristics of flame-retardant fabrics, and because the final product that protects the human body is clothing, the style and structure design of clothing should also meet the corresponding safety requirements, otherwise it may bring huge safety hazards. Hidden danger.
Some customers don't think enough about this. When purchasing flame-retardant protective clothing, they don't choose the model according to the actual requirements, which brings safety hazards to the model structure.
Misunderstanding 4: Only pay attention to the fabric, but ignore the accessories
When many customers choose flame-retardant protective clothing, they often ignore the material properties and requirements of clothing accessories, and it is precisely these unnoticed details that often lead to secondary injuries.
Clothing accessories are mainly sewing threads, zippers, buckles, etc. The national standard for flame-retardant protective clothing has clear regulations on accessories, requiring that accessories exposed to the surface of clothing must be made of flame-retardant and non-melting materials, otherwise flame-retardant fabrics must be used Covering, this regulation is to avoid secondary burns, scalds and other hazards to operators caused by non-flame-retardant accessories in a fire, and damage the overall protective performance of clothing.
Therefore, when choosing flame-retardant protective clothing, we should also pay attention to the selection of accessories to avoid "small losses make big losses".
Misunderstanding 5: Flame-retardant protective clothing is protective clothing that is not afraid of fire
This is a misunderstanding about the scope of application and usage scenarios. Some users take it for granted that flame-retardant protective clothing is fire-resistant clothing that is not afraid of fire. When encountering a fire accident, they can wear flame-retardant protective clothing to carry out fire-fighting operations, and even pass through the fire scene. This is a very wrong and dangerous perception. The non-applicable scope of flame-retardant protective clothing is specified in the national standard for flame-retardant protective clothing: it is not suitable for wearing in fire rescue. Flame-retardant protective clothing is a passive protective equipment that can ensure the safe escape of workers at the scene of the accident to the greatest extent in the event of a sudden fire accident, rather than active rescue equipment. The difference between the two is obvious.
