Fire & Safety Journal Americas Podcast

Last line of defense: Protecting the people who protect us

Fire & Safety Journal Americas Season 1 Episode 8

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In this episode, Duncan J. White speaks with Kelly Franko, President of Seraphina Safety Apparel, about her journey into producing protective base layers from the healthcare industry working on advanced wound care products to attending a motor racing event and being asked to make a flame resistant bra. She also discusses the most recent advances in PPE such removing PFAS chemicals from the garments and replacing them with pre-burned material as well as improved moisture wicking and what undergarments should be worn under the base layer.