Reducing Arc Flash Hazards
June 11, 2009 by Jeff
Filed under Arc Flash, Electrical Safety
When an Arc Flash Study, currently being referred to an Incident Energy Study, is completed owners and operators start to look for ways to minimize the workers exposure to high incident energies. One of the ways that this can be done is to ensure that all work is completed in a zero energy state.
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Arc Flash Hazard
April 10, 2008 by Jeff
Filed under Definitions
When an electric current passes through air between ungrounded conductors or between ungrounded and grounded conductors, the temperatures can reach 35000F.
Exposure to these extreme temperatures both burns the skin and causes the ingnition of clothing. Each year more than 2000 people are admitted to burn centers with severe arc-flash burns.
An arc-flash can and do [...]