Electrical and Arc Flash Safety » Seminars and Webinars

1st Annual Pacific Coast Safety Fest February 27 – March 2, 2012 Dublin, CA sponsored by CalOSHA

Hugh Hoagland — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:06:49 +0000

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 studies with his team at e-Hazard. The class will be

Key Electrical Safety Principles in New 2012 NFPA 70E: Overview and Implementation

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Video – The Effect of Contaminants on Arc Rated Clothing

Hugh Hoagland — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:23:31 +0000

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 the only Arc Flash Train the Trainer to offer high quality training materials to companies.

To view video on the effect of contaminants on arc rated clothing click here and then click “Impact of Contaminants on PPE”.

New YouTube Arc Flash Video with Narration from e-hazard.com Arc Flash Training

Hugh Hoagland — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:27:45 +0000

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 the Trainer on NFPA 70E and CSA Z462 so you can use the best materials with your own trainers.

FREE Live Webinar on NFPA 70E and CSA Z462 Approach Boundaries and PPE Selection

Hugh Hoagland — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:23:20 +0000

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 of appropriate PPE. This session will explore the definitions in the standard(s) and will give attendees practical guidance on approach distances and when and what type of PPE is required when working with energized electrical equipment.
Join Hugh Hoagland of E-Hazard for a 60 minute Reliability Roadmap Web Workshop to learn more about this important standard.
Space is limited.

Click Here to reserve your FREE Web Workshop seat now.

If you are interested in arc flash safety, training or electrical safety, the IEEE Electrical Safety Workshop is a MUST ATTEND

Hugh Hoagland — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:15:55 +0000

Here is the sign up link.

International Standards for Arc Flash Safety & Training Article Published by e-Hazard.com in South African Journal.

Hugh Hoagland — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:04:10 +0000

Zarheer Jooma and Hugh Hoagland have published an article in a South African Journal on arc flash.

The use of ASTM, IEC and NFPA standards for arc flash safety has grown all over the world. SABS (South African Bureau of Standards) has a new standard for protective clothing and is considering adopting NFPA 70E or CSA Z462 for the country or writing their own standard.

Read the article…

Virtual reality training for arc flash and shock and NFPA 70E at the NSC.

Hugh Hoagland — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:23:57 +0000

Disclosure: Our live training would compete with this training and our upcoming online training could also compete. We are considering using parts of the software with some technical fixes in our training. It holds lots of promise in some areas.

This electrical safety training has a huge cool factor but comes up deficient on practical training. Etcetera’s new tool is neat but there are issues with the arc flash and shock modules (needs more caveats and detail). The lessons work very hard to be interactive and have the potential of helping a worker understand arc flash much better than most lecture training. It falls short in oversimplification of the real issues.

It oversimplifies the IEEE 1584 calculations that can give the wrong impression. In one case I took the virtual worker to a 240V panel and worked on the device with a 0.37 cal/cm2 exposure BUT that is calculated at 18 inches away. The software says you receive no burns even though the hands are IN the arc and would receive 2-3rd degree burns. It gives the impression that you can arc 240V phase to phase with your hands and receive no burns which isn’t accurate.

The shock module shows a worker holding the metal part of a screwdriver and putting it into a 240V panel with bare hands and says he receives only a 5 mA shock which can’t hurt you. This is again dependent on too many variables and gives the wrong impression which could in some cases be deadly.

The other issue is using the tables without a gaining understanding that they must do some engineering work to determine if they meet the tables. In a live class this can be made clearer.

We see a lot of value in the scenarios and are working with them to see if they can fix the issues. The game format it totally neat even if there are some engineering technical glitches. I can’t recommend using it as your only NFPA 70E training in its current state BUT they have done something interesting no one has ever done and it could play a part in the future of training. The testing using real scenarios holds the most potential. If you have a good online refresher and have interaction with a live instructor to answer questions this type of training could be part of a training system. Just needs a lot of background support or other options to give more full understanding. With some tweaks this could be used in a classroom setting to allow workers to better understand shock and arc flash but in it’s current state it could lead to technical errors which would hurt workers needlessly. I applaud a new potential tool with a lot of promise.

Read the OHS article here…

Arc Flash Safety Training in South Africa from e-Hazard Subsidiary

Hugh Hoagland — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:18:36 +0000

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..

Electrical Safety Workshop, Best in Arc Flash Safety

Hugh Hoagland — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:02:52 +0000

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 to sign up through IEEE…

White Papers on Arc Flash Disposable FR Materials, Electrical Safety Audit Effectiveness, Di-electric Shoes and Electric Arc Labeling Requirements. These papers are perfect for training.

Hugh Hoagland — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:40:14 +0000

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…