Articles Tagged with ''Arc flash''

There is a statistic, that is commonly quoted, that says there are ten arc flash incidents per day resulting in one to two deaths per day.  This statistic is identified as coming from a report compiled by Capelli-Schellpfeffer, Inc. In a paragraph titled "Two Deaths Per Day" Fire Engineeringmagazine states:"An arc flash is an electrical release of energy hotter than the surface of the sun and capable of exploding with the strength of eight sticks of dynamite.

Ron Spataro, Director of Marketing, and Steve Foutch, Vice President sales and Operations, both of AVO Training Institute, Dallas, TX (www.avotraining.com) (877-594-3156; 214-330-3522) answer questions from ISHN magazine about electrical safety training.

A massive fireball roared through a section of Montreal Friday, Nov. 1, sparking worldwide interest after a dramatic amateur video of the event went viral. The fireball burned along an overhead utility line shortly after the Montreal area was battered by an intense windstorm that toppled trees and caused region-wide power outages.

OSHA has cited the general contractor and five subcontractors working on the construction of the Berlin Power Plant in Berlin for 31 willful, serious and repeat violations of workplace safety standards.

Download this FREE webinar on Mitigating Arc Flash dangers is a priority of any safety program. Understand the risks, regulations, and lessen your changes of an Arc Flash incident.

The National Safety Council is hosting its 2013 NSC Congress & Expo in Chicago, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. Chicago is the hometown for the NSC, founded in 1913 – one hundred year’s ago. 

IRISS IR windows help you easily perform closed-panel inspections of electrical and mechanical assets: Fast- Instant access to perform IR and visual inspections in seconds vs. 30+ minutes; Minimize Risk- Costly arc flash, arc blast, electrocution or electrical fires can be deterred.