Heidi S. Sweeney is president of Slate Rock Safety, LLC. FRSafety www.frsafety.com), a division of Slate Rock Safety, serves multiple markets as a wholesaler and retailer to private and government customers. Heidi can be reached at hsweeney@slaterocksafety.com.
Technically speaking, an arc flash is an electrical breakdown of the resistance of air resulting in an electric arc that can occur where there is sufficient voltage in an electrical system and a path to ground or lower voltage.