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Q: What is an Arc
Flash ? |
| A: An
Arc Flash occurs when a fault
condition or short circuit occurs
due to either a phase to ground or
phase to phase conductor being
connected. This connection can occur
by accidentally dropping tools,
accidental contact with the
electrical system, improper work
techniques, dust, or corrosion build
up or several other possible
conditions. Even shorting
across two conductors accidentally
with a meter lead can cause this
condition. When this happen an Arc
Flash occurs. This leads to an
explosive release of energy, known
as an arc blast or flash. |
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Q: Why do I need
to do an Arc Flash Analysis? |
| A: The
National Fire Protection
Association's 70E publication (NFPA) 2000,
Part II 2-1.3.3 regarding Arc Flash
Analysis states that a "Flash Hazard
Analysis shall be done before a
person approaches any exposed
electrical conductor or circuit part
that has not been placed in an
electrical safe work condition".
This Arc Flash Hazard Analysis must
be done to determine the level of
Personal Protection Equipment PPE
that a worker must use, and the Arc
Flash Boundary in inches along with
the incident energy found at each
location. Each panel must be marked
with an ANSI z535 approved Arc Flash
Warning Label. |
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Q: What
Electrical Panels need to be done ? |
| A:
The National Electrical Code, NFPA
70E and OSHA list that all panel
boards, switch panels, fuse panels,
breaker panels, motor control
centers, motor control panels be
surveyed and labeled with the ANSI
approved label. IN ADDITION... the
list is concluded by stating "Any
panel likely to be serviced by a
worker" SO, that means any
electrical enclosure such as
disconnects and machinery attached
to the "hard wired" electrical
system in your facility. |
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Q: What kind of
standards must I follow? |
| A:
This Arc Flash Analysis must be
performed to determine the available
arc fault currents and arc flash
hazards. The most effective ways are
based on the NFPA 70E or IEEE 1584
methods. Both of these methods are
acceptable methods to use and are
allowed by OSHA to comply with these
arc flash regulations. OSHA
recommends that the Arc Flash
Analysis be done by an independent
consulting firm to reduce any bias
that may occur when done in-house. |
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Q: Do I need a
One Line Drawing and all that stuff? |
| A: OSHA
requires that "If You Have" an One
Line diagram of your electrical
system, that it be kept up to date.
Meaning that every change must be
recorder in that drawing. HOWEVER,
you are not required to have a one
line diagram of your facilities
electrical system. Given, This is a
very useful tool to have when
servicing your electrical system,
and ITU can render that drawing for
you. THIS IS IMPORTANT WHEN
CHOOSING A CONSULTANT... Most
engineering companies use a "Canned"
software program that requires them
to construct a one line drawing
while conducting your Arc Flash
Analysis. They want YOU
to pay for that service! While we
rely on Computers to do the Arc
Flash Calculations, we do not
require that you obtain this
expensive One Line Diagram that
other consultants do. This lowers
the cost to you significantly! |
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Q: Why can't I
just use default tables to get the
information? |
| A: The
regulations clearly state that an
Arc Flash Analysis must be performed
to determine these values. By
performing a proper arc flash
analysis by calculation, you insure
that your workers are using the
proper personal protection equipment
( PPE ) and other proper safety
equipment is being used. |
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Q: Why is this
OSHA stuff so hard to understand? |
| A: Well the
fact is... the OSHA stuff , while
written in typical government jargon
may seem a bit confusing. Most of
the confusion comes from Engineering
and Consultants wanting you to be
confused, leading you to hire them
to do the work. AND while we are one
of those Engineering and consulting
firms out there...
HERE'S Our
Promise to you: |
- We
won't try to mislead you into
paying for something that you
don't need in order to get into
compliance with these OSHA
regulations. We'll give you an
honest assessment of your
electrical system, and do it in
a way that it makes sense. We
Guarantee it... That's our
promise!
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Q: What services
are provided by ITU ? |
| A: Industrial
Training University's dedication to
providing both engineering and
education services is second to
none. From assisting venues such as
Indiana Workforce Development's
training initiative through
Vincennes University, Indiana's
oldest college founded by the
nations ninth President William
Henry Harrison. ITU has has over 100
years of experience in the
Industrial Technology fields. ITU
has assisted groups such as the
Trident Nuclear support of the U.S.
Navy, many of the Fortune 500
companies, along with colleges,
power plants, and service groups
across the nation. In addition to
our award winning electrical
training and engineering services,
our engineering staff has developed
and designed equipment and or
courses being used by many prominent
training and seminar companies along
with a host of large corporate
in-house training departments.
We Offer:
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- Short
Circuit Analysis and Arc Fault
Studies
- Complete
OSHA Arc Flash Analysis with
Certification
- Labeling
of electrical panel as per OSHA
and NFPA standards
- ANSI
approved Arc Flash Labels
- Training
for NFPA 70E Electrical Safety
- OSHA 40
Hazmat and Safety Training
- Arc Flash
potential reduction consulting
- Mock OSHA
Inspections to find violation
potentials
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Industrial
Training University performs an
average of four Arc Flash Analysis a
month for companies and facilities
across the entire USA. Our fast
turn-a-round, Our exclusive "One
Trip" policy, and non intrusive
procedure, means all of the work is
done without any down time, lost
production, or intrusion to your
company or your workers. Reference
are available upon request... Our
best sales staff is our past
customers. |
Complete On-Site Services...
"We won't try to make you pay for more than is required"
That's
our promise!
No fluff charges, no un-needed services. Only
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businesses, Helping Industry is what we have done for over thirty years, and we
want to help you!
One customer said:
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Another Said: "We're
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Easy to understand labels printed right
on site.
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We provide you with and Arc Flash
Analysis of your entire electrical system.
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We issue a Certificate of Compliance for
your facility.
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