Credit to Author: Markus Hirschbold| Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:00:56 +0000
Electrical fires continue to put human lives, property, and revenue at risk. In my last post we looked at examples of how common and how devastating these events can be…. Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tarek Boumegoura| Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:00:13 +0000
In a previous post in this blog series, I described how electrical fires can be caused by installations that have deteriorated over time, or from hazards due to electrical systems… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pascal Lepretre| Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:00:30 +0000
My first post in this series covered why IEC 61439 was introduced, the second detailed why it’s important to respect the rated current for devices and the third discussed reasons to satisfy clearances… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Corey Jasper| Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 23:26:03 +0000
Exposure to electricity resulted in 154 workplace fatalities and 1,850 cases with days away from work in 2014, according to the 2017 edition of the National Safety Council’s “Injury Facts”… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Juha Rintala| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 14:00:34 +0000
The first post in this series outlined the goals and standards for arc flash protection, while the second described the impact of an arc flash on medium voltage (MV) equipment… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Juha Rintala| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:00:15 +0000
When electric current travels through the air and goes where it isn’t supposed to, the result is an arc flash. It can be a violent event as the current jumps… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Gabriel Arce| Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:46:46 +0000
The need to operate electrical equipment safely, without impacting facility operation, has been a priority for electrical engineers and maintenance personnel for many decades. Initially, much of the focus was… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Antony Parsons| Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 12:08:58 +0000
Mitigation is defined as to make milder, less severe or less violent. When applied to electrical workplace safety, arc flash mitigation involves taking steps to minimize the level of hazard… Read more »
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