www.itcet.com 307.234.3544Casper, Wyoming

ARC FLASH SAFETY

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 effi cient and NFPA 70E compliant work place. OSHA requires employers to protect employees from electrical hazards, including arc fl ash, yet OSHA does not specifi cally explain how to comply with these regulations. NFPA 70E is the bridge between OSHA regulations and compliance.

We off er 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 LicursiSenior TechnicianOffi ce: 307-234-3544Cell: 307-258-9481Fax: 307-234-3554dlicursi@itcet.com

• Data Collection - Document all applicable electrical system components through on site visual verifi cation by data collection technicians.

• Short Circuit Analysis - Determine the available fault current at applicable locations throughout the facility.

• Equipment Evaluation - Use available short circuit currents at each location to evaluate over current protection device’s capability to withstand currents.

• Coordination Study - Use Time Current Curves to evaluate desired coordination is achieved between overcurrent protective devices.

• 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 Warning Labeling - Use the Arc Flash Analysis to produce labels for each applicable location throughout he facility.

• 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.

• Customer Training - Instruct employees on electrical safety in the workplace and how to interpret arc fl ash warning labels.

• SKM Power Tools - All studies and analyses are conducted using SKM PTW.

WHAT IS IN AN ARC FLASH STUDY?

ARC FLASH STATISTICS

• 30,000 ARC FLASH INCIDENTS per year

• 7,000 BURN INJURIES per year

• 2,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS per year

• 400 FATALITIES per year

• 80% of ELECTRICAL WORKER FATALITIES are due to burns, not shock

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.

ARC FLASH CAUSES

PRESSURE WAVEupwards of 2,000 lbs.

per sq. ft.

FIRE & HEATas hot as 35,000 F

(sun’s surface 10,000 F)

SHRAPNELmolten metals

UV LIGHTarc welding

SOUNDin excess of 160 DB

(gunshot 165 DB)