Electrical insulation mats play a crucial role in safeguarding personnel from an electrical environment.
Insulating mats is the base of all insulation systems that reduce the probability of an electrical shock.
The physical and chemical properties of the mats make it a unique candidate to prevent most electrical hazards at the workplace.
Some of the ways that personnel gets electrocuted includes:
- Direct or indirect contact with the electrical medium.
- Electrical shocks due to exposed wirings.
- Arcing due to faulty equipment.
- The electrical explosion caused due to exposed wirings.
- Release of harmful gases due to electro explosion.
- A fire caused by faulty appliances.
The electrical rubber mats make sure to reduce the probability of electrical hazards by absorbing most of the shocks within its surface.
The insulation mats are made from a unique composition of synthetic polymers.
These polymers show high dielectric properties that constrict the flow of electron within the surface.
The dielectric properties of the mats bind the electron within the atoms.
The molecular structure of the rubber is so strong that the electron cannot be shared with the neighboring atoms.
This slows down the electron until it comes to an eminent stop making insulation mats the ideal electrical deterrent.
These insulating mats are manufactured globally according to the IS-15652, IS-5424, ASTM-D178, and AS/NZS 2978 standards.
The electrical insulation mats are manufactured for applications:
- Near Switchboards
- Near LT and HT panels
- Near electrical panels
- Near control rooms
- Near High Voltage panels
- Near power transmission rooms
- Near machine control rooms
The rubber mat for electrical panel protects the workers, technicians, and engineers from accidental electrocution.
These rubbers mats are used in outdoor and indoor conditions and generally placed in front of electrical panels and switchgear to create a safe working environment.
These insulating mats have a wide range of industrial applications such as mining, munitions, utilities, and heavy machinery.
Additionally, some of the common areas of use include:
- Near engineering sites
- In utility sites
- In construction areas
The rubber mats for global applications are performed on a particular standard test, such as
- Test for anti-slip matting
- Standard specification through proof testing
- Conditioning time for low-temperature folding test
- Component plastic testing such as flame rating, arcing resistance, the relative thermal index
- Chemical compatibility test
- Full thermal aging test.
The tests make sure that the mats are set to the standard performance that can decrease high voltage threat.
What makes these mats so unique in contributing to personnel safety is its physical and chemical properties.
This high-quality elastomer rubber shows a unique tendency to external threats and protection against electrical shocks.
Some of its unique properties include:
- Its high dielectric strength that binds the electron within the surface of the mat. This exclusive property constricts the excessive atom from causing any accidental electrocution by bonding the charged particles within the atomic structure. This causes electricity to stop flowing within the carpet, leading to a safe work environment.
- The mats have a high abrasive property to withstand heavyweights on the surface. This is in good terms as most materials passed through the rug have quite a weight. The mats can endure years of usage without losing their unique physical and chemical abilities.
- Insulation mats come with an anti-skid surface that contributes to reducing workplace injury because of an accidental spill or smooth shoe surface. The workers can move around with ease without having to worry about slipping down and injuring the elbow.
- The rubber mats can withstand extreme temperature changes. Whether it is outside or indoor or outside conditions, sudden temperature fluctuation does not change the stability of the carpet. The workers can use this property all year long without having to worry about breaking the mat for every occasion.
- Insulating rubber mats shoe high resistivity to oil, acids, and alkali. In areas where chemical changes are frequent in occurrence, the insulating mats do not react to any chemical behavior. It remains the way it is.
- Electrical mats have high flame resilience. The mat does not catch on fire that quickly, and even if it does, it does not produce harmful toxins that may otherwise create respiratory issues for the workers.
- Electrical insulation mats are chemically inert and do not react with ultraviolet rays. While another organic compound may decompose to such radiation, the insulating mats remain actively inert.
- The rubber mats can be easily cut, installed, and maintained without any prior supervision.
