Employers must supply their workers with arc flash rated PPE if there is a risk of fire. NFPA 70E ranks PPE by CAT Levels 1 through 4. Every CAT Level comes with its specific arc flash requirements.

Sam (the name has been changed) worked for an electric utility. He was working near energized equipment and wearing arc flash gear as he cleaned up oil from a transformer. Because the oil might ...

Even if you feel the requirements of NFPA 70E don’t apply to you, the fact of the matter is, it does. If you think you cannot ...

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Changes NFPA 70E may require employers to revisit arc flash hazard assessments, change warning labels and require workers to wear different personal protective ...

When it comes to arc flash protection, multiple factors must be considered when creating, implementing, and maintaining a workplace electrical safety personal protective equipment (PPE) program. While ...

Originally developed at OSHA’s request, NFPA 70E helps companies and employees avoid workplace injuries and fatalities due to shock, electrocution, arc flash, and arc blast and ... selecting ...

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Arc Flash Marking on Field Breakers In addition to the flash hazard analysis and PPE requirements specified in NFPA 70E, the 2002 National Electrical Code® (NEC) requires field labeling of circuit ...

Arc flashes release energy hotter than the surface of the sun, spray molten metal and create sound blasts as loud as a gun. Each year, thousands of arc flash incidents occur, resulting in burn ...

If there is a sticker on the equipment from an arc flash analysis, then the sticker will tell you the incident energy or the minimum level of PPE required. If there is no sticker, then you must ...