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My new article on choosing arc flash PPE is unbiased and real helpful on getting the right things without all the industry hype. We don’t sell the PPE but we do most of the arc flash testing at ArcWear.com so you can count on our info to assist in need.
http://ecmweb.com/ops_maintenance/choosing-ppe-arc-exposure-20100301/index.html
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March 29
Mark Saner of Workrite offers a nice overview of arc flash and flash fire clothing which needs to be highly visible.
Click here to read Mark’s article.
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March 16
See Mark Saner’s article on high vis ANSI 107/CSA Z96/EN 471 and flame resistance.
Mark surveys the requirements.
Click here to read the OH&S article.
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March 9
Love the idea behind this device. Shunt arc flash energy from the worker and make the fault quicker. This was introduced a few months back and it has been a real innovation that can be retrofitted for older style equipment.
Read the article in the Bangalore Mirror.
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December 29
All our trainers use this resource in their consulting. Ray and Jane Jones (former chair of NFPA 70E) have done it again. This version is updated for 2009 version of NFPA 70E. If it is like the last one, you will want it on your shelf if you are serious about electrical safety.
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November 30
The Spokane Journal of Business has an article on arc flash sales as recession proof.
Safety is somewhat recession-proof but what is most interesting to me is that this subject is getting attention at the business level rather than just the engineering and safety level. Though this article might not send the right [...]
November 10
Metergrabber stops an arc cold.
Weight Balancing Arc Flash Shield 12 cal/cm2 Rating. Watch how it works!
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November 6
Many years ago Claude Maurice from Kinectrics and Hugh Hoagland from e-hazard.com and ArcWear.com collabarated to create fans for arc flash hoods. Steelgrip, NSA and Stanco all three worked with us on developing hoods. Steelgrip patented a removable design and now NSA has a new one which is removable (not breaking Steelgrip’s patent). [...]
October 30
Here is a “how to” article from the Welding Journal.
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October 30
Here is about the only written guidance we at ArcWear.com have found. This comes from ConEd Testing, DTE testing, Progress Energy’s Testing.
Read the page in Estex’s brochure describing the methods…
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