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Engineering: Arc Flash Hazard Analysis
AVO Training Institute, Inc.
Do you know what's dangerous about your electrical equipment? Neither do your electrical maintenance technicians. An arc flash hazard analysis will provide you with equipment labels that identify appropriate levels of protective equipment, approach distances, minimum arc rating, flash protection boundary distance, and shock hazard. It's required by OSHA, NFPA 70E, and NEC, and it saves lives. Get it right the first time with AVO. Request your proposal today.
A large number of serious electrical injuries and fatalities are caused by electrical arcs created during short circuits and switching procedures. As a result, NFPA 70E Sections 110.8(B)(1)(b) and 130.3(B), as well as NESC ANSI C2-2007 Section 410.A.3 are published standards requiring you to perform an Arc-Flash Hazard Analysis (AFHA). IEEE Std. 1584 provides guidance for performing arc-flash calculations. The regulatory driving force behind these standards is found in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132(d) and 1910.335.
The analysis will:
- Identify the risk of personnel injury as a result of exposure to incident energy released during an arc flash event for each specific electrical component
- Identify the current appropriate ratings of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Establish the Flash Protection Boundary (approach limit distance) as required by NFPA 70E
- Provide equipment specific environment and chemical arc-flash hazard warning labels per NEC Section 110.16 requirements
- Provide methods to mitigate the hazard risk, where applicable, in order to reduce PPE ratings
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