Electrical and Arc Flash Safety

Jim Phillips has a great little article on electrical safety and statistics. He uses “flame retardant” clothing but means arc-rated. We’re trying to change our habits. Jim is 100% right on wearing arc-rated clothing.
NFPA 70E makes it plain. We need arc-rated clothing which meets the proper standards like those mentioned in [...]

This is an example of a “light bulb” not being just a light bulb. Changing higher voltage bulbs has caused many fatalities. This fixture was likely not installed correctly or broken. Workers changing many light bulbs need extra training to make them qualified. Most HV bulbs in utilities are done with [...]

“OSHA’s Houston North Area Office began its inspection on Aug. 14 when an employee who was removing a demountable wall made contact with a live wire and died. The company was cited for two alleged willful violations for failing to adequately protect employees from energized electrical circuits and failing to inform employees about the hazards involved with energized electrical circuits. OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to, the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.”

An Australian federal contractor was suspended after and roofing insulation installer was fatally electrocuted.
All workers are affected by electrical hazards and need processes and training to keep them safe.
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It is commonly believed around the world that arc flashes are “freak accidents” just as most believed in the US in the early 1990’s but groundbreaking work by individuals like Ralph Lee, companies like Duke Energy, Dupont, Bussman, AB Chance LG&E Energy (eON) and our ASTM committee have shone the light that electric arc flashes [...]

Great idea we have suggested in our low voltage NFPA 70E arc flash training at e-hazard.com. It is rare but sometimes in remote racking a breaker can fail and arc flash. Warning when a remote racking is coming is a great idea. (We know nothing about this company or products but the idea [...]

In this excellent article interviewing Scott Margolin Imperial Sugar tells of their plan to use “FR” uniforms. They chose excellent uniforms by the way, BUT the photo on the cover has the female worker in a melting hairnet. Sad this one still hasn’t got out. The guys in the famous Cudahay Arc [...]

“Mumbai: Along with passengers and trespassers an increasing number of railway employees are are also becoming victims of track accidents. Nearly 22 railway men including gangmen and those working on the overhead equipment wires have died in 2009.”

The plumber’s snake was found in the 5kV transformer. No injuries. Basic arc flash training and electrical safety training should be required in all corporate training programs.
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“Kyushu Electric Power Co. said three workers were hospitalized with minor burns and four others were also hurt after sparks flew from electric devices while a regular inspection was being carried out on the No. 1 reactor of the Sendai nuclear plant in southern Japan.”