Sam (the name has been changed) worked for an electric utility. He was working near energized equipment and wearing arc flash gear as he cleaned up oil from a transformer. Because the oil might ...

Today, many companies need to renew their arc flash programs because their original studies were completed between 2010 and 2014 and are now facing or have passed the ...

Arc flash and shock hazards continue to take their toll. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), five to 10 arc flash incidents occur every day, and more than 2,000 people are ...

Most electrical workers today recognize that, in recent years, a major emphasis has been placed on arc flash hazard recognition. Depending on the maturity of your company’s electrical safety program, ...

I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of occupational fatalities resulting from exposure to electricity has ...

Standards and regulations may change, but the danger associated with arc flash hazards remains. Analyzing potential incident energy correctly and understanding what personal protection equipment is ...

In the electrical industry, particularly within data center environments, arc flash studies have long been associated with one primary goal: safety. For years, facility owners and managers have ...

Industrial companies have put a greater focus in recent years on addressing a top electrical safety risk: arc flash events. Arc flashes can be created by a wide range of actions, from a dropped tool, ...

Inductive Automation offers multiple editions of Ignition created for specific use cases. See what differentiates Ignition, Ignition Edge, Ignition Cloud Edition, and Ignition... Castle & Key brought ...

Legislation upgrading the New York City electrical code was enacted in late December, the first upgrade since 2011. Local Law 128 of 2024 has significant implications for the safety of workers ...

Arc flashes present a serious hazard involving electrical equipment that is more common than many would believe. Due to OSHA’s reporting requirements for arc ...

WESTFIELD — The Western Mass Public Utilities Co-op hosted Rodney Walker, an arc flash survivor on March 13 at the Westfield Gas & Electric/Whip City Fiber Operations Center. Linemen and other field ...