A utilities worker in Bristol, Tennessee was injured by an arc flash Monday morning while working in a lift bucket truck.

National Grid representatives and first responders joined forces to learn about the potentially hazardous effects of live wires in an emergency situation.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) must conduct an “after action review” of a May 5 arc flash incident in a train station and review with all operating personnel, supervisors and management procedures related to managing fire and smoke emergencies or risk losing federal funding, under a threat by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

This document provides information on the most current arc flash labeling requirements, as well as best practices for creating and maintaining such labels.

Too often there are times when individuals experience thermal hazards while not wearing the proper flame-resistant clothing or no flame-resistant clothing at all.

Once the right FR clothing is selected for the job, questions might arise on the proper care and maintenance of the garments.

Safety and health professionals in a wide variety of industries use a hierarchy of controls to mitigate workplace hazards.

Arc flash and electrical shock injuries continue to pose a significant threat to workplace health and safety.

Know your limits. One step too close to an energized piece of equipment may cause burns that char deep into your flesh and blisters that reach beyond the second layer of your skin. In the event of an arc flash, personal protective equipment (PPE) is your last line of defense. But knowing your boundary limits just might save your skin.

About 30 to 50 workers in every 100,000 are killed doing utility line work every year, and many more suffer non-fatal but life-changing loss of limbs from electrical burns and trauma.