Arc Flash Presentation 2011

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BIF - 2011 Arc Flash Power Panels & Best Practice

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ARC Flash • What is it? • Where does it come from? • What can it cost you? • How do you protect your self, your employees and your company?

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What is Arc Flash?

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What is Arc Flash?

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What can happen?

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What is it? • A Dangerous explosive release of energy – Associated with : • Phase to ground • Phase to phase fault – What can cause this?

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What can Cause it – Dropped tools – Accidental Contact with electrical Systems – Conductive Dust – Corrosion – Improper work conditions – Poorly trained employees

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Who Cares? • Bakers • Equipment manufactures • Employees • Contract Workers • Lawyers • Oh ……And OSHA (I think you know them)

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What Must I do? • New equipment installations – Proper design of control panels and switch gear – But the Requirements are: • not specifically spelled out by OSHA • Existing panels and switch gear – OSHA regulations state an employer must identify and assess the electrical hazards for employees and protect them from those hazards.

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What is Required • Hazard Risk Assessment – Before working on energized parts above 50V • Probably every panel in your plant • or that you manufacture to old standards – If a hazard exist • An employer must select and require employees to use protective apparel (PPE) (including special underwear!!!) – Yea Right I can see that happening when a break down occurs • If you do that ….. you MIGHT be compliant

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Can you be cited by OSHA • OSHA has been issuing citations to companies for failure to assess and identify the hazards present. • The envelopes please: – Open panel during an inspection $7,500 – Someone working in an open panel $30,000

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Labels on a Panel that has been Risk Assessed

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You have other choices Other Options and Methods

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Goto www.GracePort.com for more information

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Questions ??? Thank you