Four electricians and an engineer were working on an electrical installation in an underground mine when an explosion resulted in their death.  The cause of death is still under investigation, but may have been related to methane. From my experience this is VERY likely to have been an arc flash but could have ignited methane. Click [...]

Six NYC firefighters have suffered 2nd degree burns to their hands while wearing a new glove that was sold as Flame Resistant and meeting the National Fire Protection Association Standards. However, post-accident analysis of the fibers in the glove liners indicated that the manufacturer had the cotton fiber to a polyester blend. The manufacturer of [...]

Two electrical workers were hospitalized when one of them came into contact with a live electrical source while installing a light fixture. He sustained burns to both hands and was hospitalized for his injuries.  The second electrician came to his co-worker’s aid and was shocked too. The second man was taken to a hospital as a precaution [...]

This brings the proposed fines to over $2 million for the USPS for electrical safety.  This is a huge amount for electrical safety fines. Click to see the OSHA press release for electrical safety fines for the Scarborough, ME USPS Postal facility $443K June 2010. Portland, OR Citation $77K June 2010. Baton Rouge, LA Citation [...]

This news item in that on Friday 6-11-10 an NStar employee was hurt in an arc flash in a manhole in Boston, MA.  Manhole incidents can be very high arc flash energies since most of these systems have higher fault currents and the circuits are often slow acting on protection if protected at all. NStar [...]

No life is worth more than another but sadly one of those lost in this recent plant explosion w

“Mumbai: Along with passengers and trespassers an increasing number of railway employees are are also becoming victims of track accidents. Nearly 22 railway men including gangmen and those working on the overhead equipment wires have died in 2009.”

TVA has an excellent arc flash PPE program. The Fox News story doesn’t say if they were working on the breaker or if it just failed. Arc Flash Training and the right PPE make huge differences in arc events. Click here to read the Fox News Story. Click here to read a little more detailed [...]

This is a free resource from the Department of Energy. It contains some of the best practices used at DOE sites. Based largely on NFPA 70E with some twists it can help build a state of the art electrical and arc flash safety program for FREE. The link below takes you to the DOE site [...]

Another mesh on the market or possibly the one that has been used but now marketed differently. This makes High Vis Arc Rated Vests more comfortable by far! Click here to read the press release…