Credit 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: Bill Alderton| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:36:27 +0000
If you were not aware, the 2018 edition of NFPA70E will soon be released for publication. There have been many enhancements, including changes to Article 120 involving lockout/tagout and absence… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Rod West| Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:13:13 +0000
Last month at the annual NFPA meeting in Boston, NFPA 70E passed one of the final milestones on the road to completion and it is expected to be issued later… 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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