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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Ten Part Arc Flash Video Series Available Free
Reliability Web has made a Ten Part Arc Flash training video series available on it's web. Each video is about an hour in length. The topics covered are:Video 1: Infrared Windows - How Important Is Transmissivity?
Video 2: A Comprehensive Approach For Designing and Implementing Arc Flash Mitigation
Video 3: NFPA 70E and CSA Z462
Video 4: World-Class Electrical Safety Programs and Operational Excellence
Video 5: Ten Things You Need To Know About Infrared Windows
Video 6: Standards Implications For Electrical Thermography
Video 7: NFPA 70E / CSA Z462 - Approach Boundaries, Definitions and PPE REquirements
Video 8: The Economics of Infrared Windows
Video 9: Arc Flash - A Survivor's Story
Video 10: NFPA 70E - The Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance
The videos feature the audio recorded at a Reliability Web workshop, with the Power Point slides that were a part of the presentation.
All ten videos are online on Reliability Web
Labels: Arc Flash Training, Canadia Electrical Safety, NFPA 70E
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Monday, June 08, 2009
Relationship between the CE Code and Z462
Another IAEI Magazine article discusses Canadian electrical codes and the relationship between the CE Code and CSA standard Z462. You can read this article here.The article provides a brief overview of the rules that apply to maintenance and operation and also looks at what has changed with the development of Z462.
In the article summary, it states:
"CE Code governs safety requirements for installation of electrical equipment. Such electrical work must be done by the construction electricians under electrical permits and is subject to the inspection services by regulatory authorities. Under no conditions is such work permitted to be done on live equipment"
"However, the CE Code also regulates provisions for maintenance and operation of operating equipment, and although Rule 2-304 does not allow such maintenance on live equipment, it recognizes that sometimes a completed disconnection of the operating equipment is not practicable for certain repairs, alterations or testing."
"For this reason, Rule 2-306 has been introduced into the 2006 edition of the CE Code. This rule mandates installation of warning signs of potential shock and arc flash hazards on electrical equipment. Explanatory Note in Appendix B on this rule leads the users of the CE Code (who intend to maintain live electrical equipment) to NFPA 70E and to IEEE 1584 in order to determine severity of exposure, to evaluate the arc flash hazard distance and incident energy resulting from the arc, and to select personal protective equipment appropriate for the anticipated incident energy — to protect against shock and arc flash hazards."
Related blog posts:
CSA Z462 Workplace Electrical Safety Standard
The Funeral - WSIB Safety Video
Labels: Canadia Electrical Safety, Work Place Safety, Z462
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