Short Circuit Fault Current and Arc Flash Hazard Analysis
The National Fire Protection Association ( NFPA )
requires that every Non-Dwelling facility have conducted an Arc Flash
Analysis to determine the level of Incident Energy that a worker would
be exposed to, should a short circuit or ground fault occur causing an
arc blast while that worker is servicing the equipment.
OSHA cfr29 1910 using the NFPA publications such as
the NFPA 70E and the NFPA 70 NEC (or better known as The National
Electrical Code) as an "Industry Consensus" indicates that OSHA will use
those regulations to determine if an employer acted properly during an
investigation.
Deadline for OSHA compliance:
OSHA's VCP or Voluntary Compliance Program members
have been told that they have until November 2008 to get into compliance
with these regulations.
Here's what we do:
ITU engineers have conducted IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E
based Arc Flash Analysis on thousands of electrical distribution panels
at facilities all across the United States. Our unique process allows us
to conduct the entire process with little or no interruptions to your
facility or manufacturing. Our process gives us several huge advantages.
Those advantages are:
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Faster Completion
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Lower Cost
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Higher Accuracy
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Less Interruptions
These all add up to a much safer and complete
project, while allowing you more insight and control over what we are
doing. Call and ask our client support team about how we do this... we
won't publish our methods here in view of our competition.
Arc Flash Hazards Study:
The arc flash study itself provides the data and
information necessary to determine the level of hazard at each
electrical panel or enclosure. NFPA requires that the following
enclosures be surveyed and labeled:
Each of these must be labeled with a label that meets
the ANSI Z535 Standard ( American National Standards Institute ). These
requirements require the label to meet certain size, layout, content,
and reliability standards.
One of the major compliance failures is that some
companies are installing labels that do not meet the size requirement.
Our process meets and exceeds those standards.
Our engineers use state of the art computer modeling
to perform an accurate and comprehensive analysis. By gathering the
physical data of your utility feeders, electrical distribution and
protection systems, the on-site engineer will generate an interactive
computer model of your entire system. The software that we utilize is
the most up-to-date software designed specifically for electrical
engineering purposes and is the only software approved by AACET
(American Association of Certified Engineers and Trainers). We've
invested tens of thousands of dollars in these computer based systems to
provide you with the most accurate and complete services. In addition,
our on-site Electrical Engineers are certified and trained specifically
for this purpose.
Arc Flash Warning Labels:
Our permanent Arc Flash Warning Labels are designed
to make understanding and reading the information easy! The layout and
design are simple and straight to the point.
Our Arc Flash Warning Label includes the indication
that an arc flash hazard is present, what corrective action to take, the
risk hazard category, the incident energy, the arc flash boundary
distance in inches, exactly what Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
that the worker must wear, the voltage that is present in the enclosure,
the limited approach boundary, the restricted approach boundary, the
prohibited approach boundary, the class of Personal Protection Equipment
(PPE) to wear for voltage protection along with the actual voltage
protection requirement.
NFPA Safety Training:
ITU's award winning training is second to none... Visit
our training site at
www.goITU.com to see what we
mean!
Our NFPA 70E Safety Training is FREE when we complete
a coordination and mitigation study of your facility along with the
required arc flash analysis. We'll train your crew how to understand the
arc flash warning label and how and what PPE to wear and when. Our
Safety Training is designed to not "Rock the Boat" by adding new demands
on your crew... we'll ease them into understanding the need for PPE and
help them get a clearer idea of why they should wear it. This High
Impact Safety Training is effective for maintenance and service workers
along with supervisors and managers. |
Arc Flash Engineering Group
