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10 Commonly Asked Questions About an Electrical Insulation Rubber Mat Answered

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  Are you surfing the web in the middle of the night to get answers you've been meaning to ask your insulation mat supplier? Do you have a set of questions that maybe all buyers ask their suppliers? Then this blog is right for you! Be well-prepared with this blog. These are the answers to the questions you are always going over in your mind while you speak to a supplier. More About an Electrical Insulation Rubber Mat: 10 Answers People Always Ask 1. What is an electrical insulation rubber mat? An electrical insulation mat is protective equ ipment. It ensures the electrical safety of the electricians, engineers, and technicians operating high-voltage machines or circuits. An electrical matting protects the operators from electric shocks, arc flashes, current leakage , and other electrical hazards. 2. What is the IEC standard for electrical mats? The International Electrotechnical Commission has set the IEC 61111:2009 standard for electrical insulating mats. They have classes 0 to...

Insulating Mat or Cork Flooring: What should you use on your factory floor?

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You can spot cork flooring in residential settings. It is one of the go-to choices of environmentally conscious homeowners. However, the question is whether it is suitable for factories. Factory floors include heavy foot traffic and adverse conditions. Besides, high-voltage areas require flooring with insulating properties. What would you choose? Insulating mats for electrical purposes or cork flooring? Comparison Between Insulating Mat and Cork Flooring Before moving further into the topic, let us understand the  Pros and Cons of Insulating Mat: Pros: Protective equipment: Insulating mats for electrical purposes are safety gear. Besides, they have non-conductive properties. This helps an insulating mat form a shield between the ground and a high-voltage source. As a result, an insulating mat can save you from short circuits, arc flashes, current leakage, and others. Anti-skid: Electrical safety mats may have a ribbed or dotted surface texture. Hence, this design increases the t...