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Protect what
matters most. If you haven't taken the proper steps to mitigate the risks of arc flash,
you're compromising worker safety, and you could be breaking the law. Use the resources here to
get arc flash safety on the right track in your facility. Airline and Eaton can help through
training, our products, and our expert knowledge.
- Learn how to improve safety: Eaton’s arc flash safety training shows you how to
determine incident energy values and arc flash boundaries. You’ll use that information to
select electrical components designed to minimize arc flash hazards and to choose the right
personal protective equipment (PPE) according to NFPA 70E and CSA Z462.
- Choose the training that's right for you: Eaton offers both 4-hour and 8-hour
“Understanding Arc Flash and Electrical Safety” training programs. Topics include existing
and proposed standards, determining safe approach distance, methods for calculating
prospective short circuit current, NFPA 70E methods for calculating flash boundary and
incident energy, IEEE Standard 1584 methods for calculating flash boundary and incident
energy, determining the arc flash PPE to protect personnel, selecting a PPE clothing system
based on the latest NFPA standards, arc ratings for common types of garments and practical
methods for reducing arc flash hazards.
- The reference materials and credits you need: Each attendee will receive an
Electrical and Arc Flash Safety classroom reference manual, a soft-bound edition of NFPA
Standard 70E-2018 and Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for successful training program
completion.
"An arc flash occurs when an
electric current passes through air between ungrounded conductors or between ungrounded
conductors and grounded conductors."
National Fire Protection
Association, NFPA
The Dangers of Arc
Flash
Temperatures can reach 35,000°F – more
than three times hotter than the sun! These excessive temperatures cause the air and metal
in the path of the arc to expand and explode, creating an arc blast.
The first step in your arc flash
safety journey is a study to estimate incident energy and recommend actions, including
labeling, proper personal protective equipment (PPE), training and mitigation solutions.
Airline and Eaton can help. Our
expert engineers have extensive experience helping facilities like yours enhance safety
and can help you with your studies, labeling, boundaries, PPE, training and mitigation
solutions.
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