Understanding regulations and keeping safe in arc flash incidents is a must for workers in the electrical and utilities industries. Safety managers and employees must be aware of the potential causes of arc flash incidents as well as how to protect themselves should one occur.
While NFPA 70E — the Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace — has been a longstanding regulation in the industry to protect workers, new updates from OSHA (effective August 2015) are also bringing the hazards of arc flash to light.