Electrical and Arc Flash Safety » IEC and Others)

Draft of New Edition of CSA Z462 Available for Public Review

Hugh Hoagland — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:00:32 +0000

Canada’s “NFPA 70E” is now available for public review. All comments are considered by our committee. Be part of the process.

The Public Review Draft of CSA Z462-12 is now available for review. The reviewer must first register with the system to gain access to the draft standards (name, affiliation, country, and valid e-mail address). The document is only available on-line (no download) and it is reviewable only in pieces for commenting purposes.

Click here to review the new edition of Z462

-Similar to the members’ ballot comments, the system automatically collects and sorts the PR comments by clause number.

Identifying the incidence of electricity-related accidents in Great Britain

Hugh Hoagland — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:09:17 +0000

HSE is a national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness in Great Britain. HSE has put together a research report on identifying the incidence of electricity- related accidents in Great Britain. Be sure to click the link below and then download the full report that is available . If nothing else, read the conclusions section. Interesting stuff.

Click here to read more and download full report on electrical safety studies in incidents in Great Britian

Testing Standards for Arc-Rated Garments.

Hugh Hoagland — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:05:59 +0000

Good article – Part 2 of previously posted article. This article covers recent changes in South Africa requiring NFPA 70E, ASTM F1506, IEC 61482-1 and IEC 61482-2 among other standards for protecting workers from arc flash, shock and other electrical hazards in South Africa. This is even a good overview of the standards for non-South Africans.

Click here to read Part 2 of Arc Flash Testing Standards for Arc-Rated Garments

Barefoot Worker Electrocuted at Sawmill in Stabroek, Guyana

Hugh Hoagland — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:12:32 +0000

Click here to read about the fatality. NFPA 70E is being followed in more and more countries around the world. Guyana might even have some sites using the standard. But not this one.

Click here to read the story of the barefoot electrocution.

Electrical Safety, Arc Flash Hazards and Equipment Standards Paper on Eaton Site

Hugh Hoagland — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:12:02 +0000

These are usually only available to those who attend the conferences. This is a good overview of the standards relating to arc resistant equipment (NOT PPE). Arc Resistant equipment are usually motor control centers or switchgear which do not allow more than 1.2 cal/cm2 of energy to escape when an arc occurs internally in the equipment up to some fault current the equipment is rated for.

Click here to read the paper on arc-flash, arc-resistant equipment standards. One of our own trainers, Daleep Mohla was a co-author.

Eaton paper ELECTRICAL SAFETY, ARC FLASH HAZARDS, AND “THE STANDARDS” A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW (Switchgear focused)