Insulating for personnel protection

Insulation thickness is considered sufficient to provide personnel protection when its surface temperature installed on a hot surface does not exceed 140˚F (60˚C). Table 9, based on the NAIMA 3E Plus® Program, gives the thicknesses of fibrous glass insulation boards that will achieve such protection at operating temperatures to 450˚F (232˚C).

Thickness required for personnel protection
Conditions: Vertical flat surface, average ambient temperature:
75˚F (24˚C), no air movement at exterior surface.