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Arc Flash Hazard Analysis

America's electrical grid continues to evolve and with this evolution the electrical systems within your facility present an increased potential for your personnel to be injured in an arc flash accident.

National statics indicate as many as 2000 people are injured each year in the United States in arc flash accidents.

Exactly what is ARC FLASH?

An arc flash can be the result of a worker mistake or the failure of one (of the many) components of your electrical system. These can result in an arc fault. An instantaneousness flash and blast of fire and molten metal.

Benefits of Arc Flash Hazard Analysis:

• Compliance with OSHA standards
• Increased safety for your workers
• Increased electrical system reliability
• Reduced loss of valuable workers due to injury
• Reduced workman’s compensation costs

Precautions Against Arc Flash

First: It’s critical to the safety of your personnel to properly identify the areas where arc flash can occur. This is what Arc Flash Hazard Analysis does.

Second: Training your personnel to understand arc flash and the steps necessary to protect themselves from possible injury. 

The Solution:

CEI offers comprehensive Arc Flash Hazard Analysis which includes:

• Survey of your facility’s circuit breakers, disconnect switches and fusing, large motors, generation capacity, available fault current and the wiring connecting the loads of your facility to the electrical system. 
• Review of the one line drawings of your electrical system
• Identifying the facility’s possible future electrical additions
• Creating a model of the facility’s major electrical system using specialized software
• Analyzing fault values
• Identification of locations where arc faults are possible
• Identifying solutions on how reduce the possibility of arc flash
• Labeling of hazardous areas in accordance with industry standards
• Producing an updated one line of the facility

Cost of Arc Hazard Analysis

CEI is dedicated to ensuring their clients receive high quality service at a reasonable cost. We will be happy to offer a quote for Arc Flash Hazard Analysis.

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