Hugh Hoagland, arc flash trainer from e-Hazard.com will present a 4 hour free class on NFPA 70E at the Safety Fest.  This FREE Arc Flash Training will feature the most experienced trainer on arc flash. Hugh has been the leading arc flash tester since 1997 and performs arc flash tests, accident investigations and arc flash [...]

ESA commissioned a major study on arc flash contaminants.  The full paper will be offered at the IEEE-ESW but a preview of the study is shown here. Hugh Hoagland, arc flash safety expert from e-Hazard.com and ArcWear.com did the study.  Hugh and his partners work on NFPA 70E and do arc flash training and offer [...]

Click here to see the arc flash test video. For Arc Flash Training contact the experts at e-Hazard. They have the most experience of any company in this field in the world and trainers located in the US, South Africa, Canada, Mexico and can travel for the best training. They also have the only Train [...]

Electrical Safety Web Workshop Session 10: NFPA 70E / CSA Z462 – Approach Boundaries, Definitions & PPE Requirements Date: Friday, November 13, 2009 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST Two of the biggest sources of questions related to NFPA 70E and CSA Z462 relate to the definitions of the approach boundaries and the selection [...]

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South Africa averages at least one arc flash incident with lost time injuries per month and at least one fatality every two months. This statistic is based only on cases reported in the Highveld media and is not necessarily representative of the actual number of incidents which is believed to be greater.

Standards South Africa is publishing the first standard which is dedicated to electrical arc flash safety and will soon follow with standards which aim to reduce the number of arc flash incidents and the effects of such incidents in the workplace. This article introduces the soon to be published SANS 724 “Personal Protective Equipment: Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc” and conclude with further developments in the field of electrical arc flash.

Etcetera Edutainment, a Pittsburgh-based provider of simulation and game-based safety training, earlier this month announced the release of “Electrical Safety Sim: Low Voltage”–a simulation-based training module that allows workers to learn and practice the principles of NFPA- and OSHA-based electrical safety.

Zarheer Jooma, Electrical Engineer in South Africa has teamed with e-Hazard.com to provide the most up-to-date arc flash safety training in South Africa. See the editorial..

I have attended the IEEE Electrical Safety Workshop for over 10 years. It is THE premere electrical safety event. I present two papers this year and there will be many more excellent ideas on how to keep electrical workers safe. Attend. Best advice I could give on building a good electrical safety program. Click here [...]

I have taken some of my most read articles and updated them with more detail for the electrical safety training professional, concerned electrical worker and trainers and made them available through a free service on our arc flash safety training website. Click here to go to e-Hazard.com to sign up for the free papers…