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Arc flash safety
Protect what matters most. If you haven't taken the proper steps to mitigate the risks of arc flash, you're compromising worker safety, and you could be breaking the law. Use the resources here to reset arc flash safety in your facility.
An arc flash occurs “when an electric current passes through air between ungrounded conductors or between ungrounded conductors and
grounded conductors."
The dangers of arc flash
Temperatures can reach 35,000°F – more than three times hotter than the sun! These excessive temperatures cause the air and metal in the path of the arc to expand and explode, creating an arc blast.
Arc flash safety begins with a study
The first step in your arc flash safety journey is a study to estimate incident energy and recommend actions, including labeling, proper personal protective equipment (PPE), training and mitigation solutions.
Are you in compliance with OSHA's OSH Act?
If you've missed the deadline, you could be putting your employees at risk and breaking the law.
IEEE Std 1584-2018
The IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations was updated for the first time since 2002. Read more about how the changes resulted in a new mathematical model and calculation procedure that is more comprehensive, accurate, and complex than before.
Assess your level of preparedness
Have you taken the proper steps to help protect your facility and its employees against the dangers of arc flash? Find out now. Simply answer a brief set of questions, and we'll send you a customized preparedness profile to help you identify ways to reset safety in your facility.
Get your arc flash safety handbook
No matter where you are in your arc flash safety journey, it may at times seem confusing and overwhelming. This handbook provides the information you need to know about NFPA 70E workplace standard, arc flash studies, labels, boundaries, PPE, training and mitigation solutions.
Featured product
Arc Quenching Switchgear reduces incident energy to a level where the switchgear will survive an arc flash event, while providing enhanced safety and minimal equipment downtime. Arc Quenching Switchgear meets and exceeds testing requirements of C37.20.7 by demonstrating acceptance even when breakers are removed, doors are open and covers are removed, and without the need for ducts, plenums or special enclosure construction.
On-demand webcast
View our webcast "What's new in arc flash codes and standards" where we discuss how we helped Ash Grove Cement Company improve arc flash safety and NFPA70E-2018, IEEE 1584-2018 and NEC Article 240.87.
Additional arc flash information
Tune in to this library of informative videos to find out more about resetting arc flash safety in your facility
Arc flash safety videos
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