Arc Flash & Electrical Safety News

Friday, February 05, 2010

Video - Arc Flash At MobilExxon In Texas

This video shows the arc flash that occurred at one of the MobilExxon facilities in Beaumont, Texas not long ago.

Labels: Arc Flash Accidents, Electrical Injuries, Safety Video

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Monday, May 05, 2008

NIOSH Arc Flash Videos

NIOSH has produced an arc flash awareness video. You can review part of the video below. Below that there is a link to a second part of the video, which is available on YouTube. You can download the complete NIOSH arc flash awareness video from their video page at: http://cdc.gov/Niosh/mining/products/product152.htm

Part two on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDGxyZoxWOg

Labels: Electrical Safety Training, Safety Video

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Monday, April 14, 2008

Failing To Follow Safety Rules

Sometimes we've done the same thing over and over so many times we start to feel like we can "get away with" taking shortcuts. This video is a dramatization that shows what can happen when we fail to follow elementary electrical safety rules.

Labels: Electrical Hazards, Electrical Safety Training, Safety Video

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Thursday, November 22, 2007

Arc Flash Electrical Safety Discussion

We are featuring electrical safety videos this week. Today's post features two videos. The first video shows the arc flash that results when a workman touches a live circuit with a screwdriver. I can not tell if he was injured, but he has no PPE.

The following presents an arc flash safety discussion.

Labels: Safety Video, Understanding Arc Flash

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Electric TV.net Discusses Arc Flash

This video, from ElectricTV.net talks about arc flash and arc flash safety.

Labels: Safety Video, Understanding Arc Flash

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

NFPA Electrical Safety Video

This week are are featuring electrical safety videos. Today's video is from the NFPA. It shows how to work safely with electricity.

Labels: Electrical Hazards, Safety Video

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Monday, November 19, 2007

The Funeral - WSIB Safety Video

WSIB pulls no punches in their safety videos. This one promotes electrical safety.

WSIB is the Canadian Workplace Safety and Insurance Board in Ontario, Canada. They oversee Ontario's workplace safety education and training system, provides disability benefits and monitors the quality of health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system.

Labels: Safety Video, Work Place Safety

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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Interview With An Arc Flash Victim

In this six minute video arc flash victim Ed Manthei describes what happened when he was involved in an arc flash accident. He then goes on to describes the medical procedures that were required and what was involved in his recovery.

This video does not have the emotional impact of the Donnie's Accident video, but it still delivers a strong message about the dangers of arc flash.

Labels: Arc Flash Accidents, Safety Video, Work Place Safety

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

FP&L Substation Explosion

This is a video of the 2001 explosion of a Florida Power and Light (FP&L) transformer at Ives Dairy Substation in Miami, Florida.

The incident starts with a ground fault in a defective fuse holder producing an arcing fault which results in the mineral oil in the transformer boiling and evaporating. The evaporated mineral oil ignites creating a fireball that destroys the substation.

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Labels: Arc Flash, Safety Video

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Monday, August 06, 2007

Donnie's Accident

I stumbled on this video, showing the effects of an arc flash accident, on YouTube today.

This is an emotionally powerful video that shows how a workplace accident impacts more than the workplace.