January 27

Video of real arc flash in a manhole in NYC 1-25-10.

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, Public Electrical Safety, Underground Network Incidents | No Comments

These happen. If workers are present they must be protected by some means. ConEd uses arc rated clothing (ASTM F1506) and rubber gloves with leather protectors to start and arc flash blankets (ASTM F2676) in some cases. They use NESC electrical safety training for their arc flash training

See ArcWear.com for standard info.

Click here to see the video of the manhole explosion.

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