Industrial and commercial operations are faced with mitigating arc flash incidents associated with low- and medium-voltage circuit breakers, while also meeting government/industry electrical safety ...

Assumptions and complacency are two of safety’s worst enemies. If the following story hits uncomfortably close to home for you, it will have served its purpose. In January 1993, two employees were ...

The latest in circuit breaker remote racking and arc-flash mitigation technology, Remote Solutions adds SR-U to the Safe-T-Rack family of portable tool systems. The latest in circuit breaker remote ...

I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of occupational fatalities resulting from exposure to electricity has ...

De-energizing equipment does not absolve the facility from the responsibility of performing an arc flash analysis or providing the necessary PPE. While the threat of shock and electrocution from ...

Reducing personal injuries from arc flash events should be the main goal of any arc flash hazard assessment. Many facilities have locations where the arc flash energy levels are extremely high. These ...

Every day, an estimated five to 10 arc flash incidents occur and more than 2,000 people are hospitalized each year, according to The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). With arc flash and ...

Every year, we read about electricians, engineers, and supervisors who were seriously burned or killed while working in or near a circuit breaker (CB) compartment. I’ve personally investigated ...

CBS ArcSafe's RRS-3-MB II remote racking system enables service personnel to remain outside the arc flash protection boundary while installing or removing the GE Magne-blast circuit breaker, ...

CBS ArcSafe® introduces its CBS ArcSafe® RRS-3 PowlVac remote racking solution for PowlVac PV style circuit breakers manufactured by Powell Electrical Manufacturing Company. CBS ArcSafe introduces its ...

WorkSafe Victoria is charging EnergyAustralia with safety breaches after the death of a Yallourn Power Station unit controller in 2018. file photograph Bryce Eishold EnergyAustralia says a ...