An arc flash is defined as a hazardous explosion of energy from an electrical circuit, or a type of discharge that results from a low-impedance connection through air to ground or to another voltage ...

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 ...

Companies in the arc-rated (AR) and flame-resistant (FR) clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE) industry recently launched The Partnership for Electrical Safety, an effort to ensure hundreds ...

An arc flash occurs due to a phase-to-ground or phase-to-phase short circuit. The extreme heat, light, and pressure blasts associated with these events make it necessary to take precautions when ...

Pune, Oct. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arc flash takes place when a short circuit or an electrical fault passes through the air gap between two electrodes. Arching may result in loss of property or ...

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 ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Littelfuse, Inc., the global leader in circuit protection, announces the AF0500 Arc-Flash Relay, which delivers arc-flash protection in a flexible design with unlimited ...

“When I looked back and saw that I had no pants on the back of my legs, and literally, the skin was hanging off my arms and my legs, I just knew something horrific had happened.” So begins the story ...

In a typical television transmitter installation 30 years ago — at a time when big power was coming into play (three-phase, 460VAC) — power was fed from a transformer located just outside of the ...

Dublin, June 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Arc Flash Protection: Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Arc Flash ...