Arc Flash Studies

Arc Flash and Arc Flash protection have been a topic of serious concern for businesses across America as the awareness of NFPA 70E Has become more prevalent.  Electrical safety and the need for a proper Assessment and coordination study are the keys to electrical safety in the workplace Power Plus has the solution to provide you with a comprehensive study and Training that can make you compliant with NFPA 70E standards and protect your employees and vendors from a catastrophic arc flash event.

Each day, people are severely injured or die from arc flash explosions. To protect workers from the hazards of arc flashes, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), in 2007, mandated employers implement arc flash safeguards.

Unfortunately, a gap exists between OSHA’s legal requirements and the arc flash preventive measures companies actually have or are implementing. Businesses need more than just an arc flash analysis and/or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Impact of Arc Flash

• $250 Billion in losses each year, powerful arc blasts spray debris 4 times hotter than the sun
• Clothing melts, metal vaporizes
• Each day there are 5 to 10 reported arc flash incedents, and 1 to 2 deaths
• The human toll is severe burns, broken bones, hearing loss, brain damage and possible death.

Causes of Arc Flash

• Human error
• Unsafe work conditions
• Negligent preventative maintenance
• Inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)

Aftermath of Arc Flash

• Lawsuits
• Business Disruptions
• OSHA Citations
• Increased insurance premiums
• Bad public relations
• Damaged reputation

Whether you have one site or a 1000 sites Power Plus can provide you with a turn key solution through a comprehensive evaluation, to an engineering study, proper identification and labeling, training and execution.