In our continuing commitment to provide exceptional quality to all
customers while maintaining a safe, enthusiastic and productive
work environment based on honesty, integrity, and teamwork.
We would like the opportunity to assist you in creating a safer,
more efficient and NFPA 70E compliant work place. OSHA requires
employers to protect employees from electrical hazards, including
arc flash, yet OSHA does not specifically explain how to comply
with these regulations. NFPA 70E is the bridge between OSHA
regulations and compliance.
We offer Arc Flash Hazard Analysis, Short Circuit Studies,
Equipment Evaluations, Coordination Studies, and informational
training which will assist our customers in complying with the NFPA
70E and OSHA.
David Licursi
Senior Technician
Office: 307-234-3544
Cell: 307-258-9481
Fax: 307-234-3554
dlicursi@itcet.com
www.itcet.com 307.234.3544
Casper, Wyoming
ARC F LASH SAF ET Y
AN ARC FLASH IS AN UNEXPECTED RELEASE
OF HEAT AND LIGHT ENERGY PRODUCED BY
ELECTRICITY TRAVELING THROUGH THE AIR,
USUALLY CAUSED BY ACCIDENTAL CONTACT
BETWEEN LIVE CONDUCTORS.
WHAT IS IN AN ARC FLASH STUDY?
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Data Collection - Document all applicable electrical system components
through on site visual verification by data collection technicians.
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Short Circuit Analysis - Determine the available fault current at applicable
locations throughout the facility.
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Equipment Evaluation - Use available short circuit currents at each location
to evaluate over current protection device’s capability to withstand currents.
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Coordination Study - Use Time Current Curves to evaluate desired
coordination is achieved between overcurrent protective devices.
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Arc Flash Analysis - Use available short circuit and over current protection
data to calculate available incident energy at applicable locations throughout
the facility.
ARC FLASH STATISTICS
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30,000 ARC FLASH INCIDENTS per year
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Arc Flash Warning Labeling - Use the Arc Flash Analysis to produce labels for
each applicable location throughout he facility.
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7,000 BURN INJURIES per year
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2,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS per year
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Generation of Reports – A report containing the results of the Short Circuit
Study, Overcurrent Device Coordination Study, and the Arc Flash Analysis will
be generated and issued to the customer. A report review will be conducted
with management.
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400 FATALITIES per year
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80% of ELECTRICAL WORKER FATALITIES are due to burns,
not shock
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Customer Training - Instruct employees on electrical safety in the workplace
and how to interpret arc flash warning labels.
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SKM Power Tools - All studies and analyses are conducted using SKM PTW.
ARC FLASH CAUSES
SOUND
in excess of 160 DB
(gunshot 165 DB)
UV LIGHT
arc welding
FIRE & HEAT
as hot as 35,000 F
(sun’s surface 10,000 F)
PRESSURE WAVE
upwards of 2,000 lbs.
per sq. ft.
SHRAPNEL
molten metals