A few years ago, the term “arc flash” crept into our electrical technical vocabulary. Since that time, performing arc flash calculations remains a challenge for many of us. Calculating incident energy ...

Electrical equipment is required to be field labeled by the NEC (NFPA 70) and OSHA. This requirement is meant to inform personnel working on energized equipment about ...

If an arc flash hazard is present, the plant assesses the risk and decides on methods to control that risk. Most plants utilize the services of a subject matter expert to perform the arc flash hazard ...

Arc flash is dangerous to life, as well as causing delays and downtime. Here’s how to cut your risk Arc flash is a real risk in data centers. Arc flash incidents have killed and injured personnel, ...

“When I looked back and saw that I had no pants on the back of my legs, and literally, the skin was hanging off my arms and my legs, I just knew something horrific had happened.” So begins the story ...

Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) conducted a survey of the utility industry on how to determine energy created during arc flash events. The limited information available focused on selecting arc-rated ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a typical television transmitter installation 30 years ago — at a time when big power was ...

He was married, had a very upbeat personality, a good position at the company, and was pleasant to be around. One day, Henry was trying to track down a low voltage problem and was conducting voltage ...

For more than 26 years, Lanny Floyd has challenged the status quo of electrical safety in the workplace. He has advanced the application of human-factors engineering, electrical technology, and safety ...