This document provides an overview of NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace and highlights key changes in the 2015 edition. It begins with an introduction to electrical safety standards and codes. It then covers the history and purpose of NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code) and NFPA 70E. The bulk of the document summarizes the top 10 changes in the 2015 edition of NFPA 70E, including updates to terminology, maintenance and training requirements, definitions of qualified persons, use of GFCIs, training documentation, methods for selecting personal protective equipment, equipment labeling, arc flash boundary tables, removal of Hazard Risk Category ratings, and new requirements for battery risk assessments.
Arc flash incidents can be costly in terms of personnel injury and equipment repair/replacement. This presentation provides an overview of the NFPA 70E 2012 Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace and the requirements of the standards, which are intended to better protect electrical workers from injury when they work on energized electrical equipment. This includes all aspects of facility and employer responsibilities for compliance to the NFPA 70E standards, as well as the current status of OSHA enforcement of these standards. Copyright AIST Reprinted with Permission.
Arc flash incidents can be costly in terms of personnel injury and equipment repair/replacement. This presentation provides an overview of the NFPA 70E 2012 Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace and the requirements of the standards, which are intended to better protect electrical workers from injury when they work on energized electrical equipment. This includes all aspects of facility and employer responsibilities for compliance to the NFPA 70E standards, as well as the current status of OSHA enforcement of these standards. Copyright AIST Reprinted with Permission.
An arc blast or flash can occur when workers service electrical power, transmission, and distribution systems using high voltage. It is important to understand the OSHA, NFPA, IEEE and NEC requirements as well as the hierarchy of controls to reduce the risk. Understanding how to calculate a flash analysis to determine the protection boundaries, train workers on the hazards of high voltage electricity and use of personal protective equipment and clothing, and using the right tools for the job are all important steps. Learn more about arc blast/flash in this presentation. If you need advice or help with electrical safety, contact our staff of CSPs at The Windsor Consulting Group, Inc. We have past performance working with contractors near powerlines and underground utilities.
The electrical arc creates a pressure wave. The incident energy is the energy of this arc-flash coming into contact with a surface. Essentially an electric arc creates a radiation burn which accounts for the internal burns a person can receive when exposed to an electrical arc flash.
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Electrical safety is an important issue for those working on electrical facilities in utility networks and large industrial installations. A number of serious accidents including fatalities occur every year due to accidents involving electricity resulting in huge financial losses and wasted man-hours. Arc flashes in electrical equipment are now considered one of the major causes of electrical accidents even surpassing the well known hazards of electric shock. Avoiding arc flash incidents and the resulting injuries is one of major challenges today facing electrical workers and requires adequate attention in the stages of system planning, design, installation, operation and maintenance.
Injuries due to arc flash can depend on many factors, one of which is the incident thermal energy on a worker exposed to a flash. Today, a considerable body of knowledge exists as a result of research efforts and is available to designers and maintenance engineers in the form of standards such as IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E. This workshop will detail the basis of this approach and also about the major advances that have been made in the area of PPE made of FR fabrics and rated for different levels of thermal exposure.
Prevention however still remains the best form of protection and switchgear manufacturers have made considerable design advances to ensure that the effect of arc flash incidents is contained within the enclosure of switchgear (often called arc flash resistant switchgear) and methods of testing such switchgear have also evolved simultaneously. Another important factor is the approach to avoid arc incidents within the switchgear by proper design and maintenance and techniques to reduce the severity of the flash should such incidents occur.
These would form the key focus areas of this workshop.
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This training presentation covers the basic on arc flash and other electrical hazards, including the effects of an arc flash incident and how to determine shock and flash protection boundaries for a safe workplace
An arc blast or flash can occur when workers service electrical power, transmission, and distribution systems using high voltage. It is important to understand the OSHA, NFPA, IEEE and NEC requirements as well as the hierarchy of controls to reduce the risk. Understanding how to calculate a flash analysis to determine the protection boundaries, train workers on the hazards of high voltage electricity and use of personal protective equipment and clothing, and using the right tools for the job are all important steps. Learn more about arc blast/flash in this presentation. If you need advice or help with electrical safety, contact our staff of CSPs at The Windsor Consulting Group, Inc. We have past performance working with contractors near powerlines and underground utilities.
The electrical arc creates a pressure wave. The incident energy is the energy of this arc-flash coming into contact with a surface. Essentially an electric arc creates a radiation burn which accounts for the internal burns a person can receive when exposed to an electrical arc flash.
Practical Arc Flash Protection for Electrical Safety ProfessionalsLiving Online
Electrical safety is an important issue for those working on electrical facilities in utility networks and large industrial installations. A number of serious accidents including fatalities occur every year due to accidents involving electricity resulting in huge financial losses and wasted man-hours. Arc flashes in electrical equipment are now considered one of the major causes of electrical accidents even surpassing the well known hazards of electric shock. Avoiding arc flash incidents and the resulting injuries is one of major challenges today facing electrical workers and requires adequate attention in the stages of system planning, design, installation, operation and maintenance.
Injuries due to arc flash can depend on many factors, one of which is the incident thermal energy on a worker exposed to a flash. Today, a considerable body of knowledge exists as a result of research efforts and is available to designers and maintenance engineers in the form of standards such as IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E. This workshop will detail the basis of this approach and also about the major advances that have been made in the area of PPE made of FR fabrics and rated for different levels of thermal exposure.
Prevention however still remains the best form of protection and switchgear manufacturers have made considerable design advances to ensure that the effect of arc flash incidents is contained within the enclosure of switchgear (often called arc flash resistant switchgear) and methods of testing such switchgear have also evolved simultaneously. Another important factor is the approach to avoid arc incidents within the switchgear by proper design and maintenance and techniques to reduce the severity of the flash should such incidents occur.
These would form the key focus areas of this workshop.
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.idc-online.com/content/practical-arc-flash-protection-electrical-safety-professionals-22
This training presentation covers the basic on arc flash and other electrical hazards, including the effects of an arc flash incident and how to determine shock and flash protection boundaries for a safe workplace
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Electrical Safety In The Workplace by Crawford Engineering Services
1. NFPA 70E: STANDARD FOR
ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN THE
WORKPLACE
Changes to the 2015 Edition
Joe Cobb Crawford, P.E.,C.E.M.
Crawford Engineering Services
Toccoa, Georgia
4. CODES AND STANDARDS
CODE: Set of recommended rules.
STANDARD: How to meet the rules.
Neither is a law, but can be adopted as
law.
A CODE tells you what you need to do; A
STANDARD tells you how you can do it.
Hammurabi Code- first developed Building
Code was 1955 BC.
5. TO BE COVERED
1. What is NFPA 70E? What is NFPA 70?
2. Tutorial on Arc Flash Hazards.
3. Top 10 Changes to NFPA 70E.
4. Q & A.
6. HISTORY OF NFPA 70
NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code (NEC).
NEC was originally drawn up in 1897.
NEC is NOT a design standard. (See art.
#90.1)
NEC is concerned with safeguarding of
property.
NEC covers what/how equipment is installed.
NEC has no legal authority until adopted.
7. HISTORY OF NFPA 70E
NFPA 70E – Standard for Electrical
Safety in the Workplace.
First edition published in 1979.
70E is a spin off from NEC for OSHA.
Concerned with safeguarding people.
NEC is further concerned with
safeguarding of property.
NEC is NOT a design standard.
12. ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
Three types:
Electric Shock
Arc-Blast
Arc-Flash
Flash burns are very painful, slow healing
and costly
60-80% of electrical injuries are Flash burns
Survival rate is very low for older people
14. HEAT TRANSFER
MODES OF TRANSFER
1. Conduction
2. Convection
3. Radiation
Arc Radiates Energy Quickly!
What is Energy?
“The ability to do work”
16. ARC FLASH 101
Arc Fault is an abnormal electrical circuit condition.
Short circuit current and energy levels are extreme.
Arc Faults begin as “Single Line to Ground” type fault
and evolve to “Line to Line to Line to Ground” type fault.
Circuit breakers and fuses attempt to limit the energy level
in a faulted circuit.
What determines the current and energy level?
Current = Voltage / Impedance.
Energy = Current x Voltage x Time
What determines the Incident Energy?
Incident Energy = K x Energy/ D*2.2 (cal/cm*2)
Incident Energy determines what PPC is required.
17. Arcing Short Circuit
Energy is released
in various forms.
Trip time of the
fuse or breaker is
crucial.
Limiting current will
limit the Incident
Energy
Arc
Line 1 Line 2
molten metal
Extreme
Heat
Hot air
Rapid
Expansion
Pressure
Wave
Intense
light
shrapnel
Sound
wave
Copper
vapor
18. Incident Energy
Energy per unit of area received on a
surface located a specific distance away
from the electrical arc, both radiant and
convective, in units of calories per
square centimeter.
1.2 Cal/cm*2 will result in 80 degree C
skin temperature
Safe Distance = ( K x Energy/1.2 )*0.5
19. Incident Energy vs Distance
from the Arc
45,200 Amps with an
arc gap of 5 inches.
Closed box incident
energy level is more.
Only 1.2 cal/cm*2 will
cause second degree
burns.
Stay away or wear
PPC!
Incident NRG
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
1 1.5 2 3 4
Distance from Arc (Feet)
IncidentEnergy(Cal/cm*2)
Incident NRG
20. INCIDENT ENERGY
EXAMPLE
Volts = 480, Z = 0.1 ohm, Time = 1 Second
Distance = 2 Feet
Current = Volts / Z = 480/0.1= 4800 A
Arc Energy = Amps x Volts x Time
= 4800 x 480 x 1 = 2304000 Watt-Seconds
Incident NRG = 0.0000432 x Energy/D*2.2
= 21.7 Calories/ cm2
Results: Third Degree Skin Burns, Non-FR clothes ignite!
21. NFPA-70E: ARTICLE 130
Working On Or Near Live Parts
130.5: Flash “Risk” Assessment.
Does a thermal hazard exist?
What PPE do I need to use?
What is the Flash Protection Boundary?
Flash Hazard exists if Incident Energy is
more than 1.2 Calories/ cm2
PPE is required unless proven
otherwise.
130.4: Shock “Risk” Assessment.
22. NFPA 70E – 130.5
Assessment Procedure
1. Gather the data
2. Confirm the data accuracy
3. Perform a Short Circuit Study
4. Perform an Arc Flash Energy Study
5. Install Arc Flash Hazard Labels
6. Train Personnel
25. Top 10 Changes to NFPA 70E-2015
Article # Topic/Issue
1. Various Terminology
2. 90.2, 205.3 Maintenance, Training, Auditing
3. 100 “Qualified Person”
4. 110.4(C)(2) GFCI-Maintenance, Construction
5. 120.2(B)(4) Documentation of Training
6. 130.5(C) 2 methods to select PPE
26. Top 10 Changes to NFPA 70E-2015
Continued
Article # Topic/Issue
7. 130.5(D) Equipment Labeling
8. 130.7(C)(15)(A)(b) Arc Flash Boundary &
130.7(C)(15)(B) Arc Flash PPE Cat
9. 130.7(C)(16) HRC “0” is no more
10. 320.3 Battery Risk Assessment
27. 1) Terminology
Old Term New Term
-Probability -Likelihood
-Hazard Analysis -Risk Assessment
-Results -Effect
-Minimize the hazard -Reduce the risk
-Hazardous electrical -Electrical Hazard
condition
-Work on -Interact with
28. 2) Maintenance, Training, Auditing
New scope: 90.2(A) recognizes equipment
maintenance, training and auditing are
essentials for safety.
Safe work policy/procedures are audited.
NFPA 70B will determine work procedure.
Article 205.3: Equipment must be
maintained, records kept, test decals
installed.
29. 3) “Qualified Person”
Article 100: Person is “Qualified” if:
Demonstrated skills and knowledge about
the equipment, safety policies and
procedures.
Demonstration is documented.
Has received electrical safety training.
Can identify electrical hazards involved on
the equipment.
30. 4)GFCI-Maintenance & Construction
All New- Article 110.4(C)(2)- Must use with tools
to do maintenance or construction work.
If the voltage is greater than 125 Volts a choice
is given:
Use a GFCI or
An assured equipment grounding program.
NEC 590.6(B) (2) details the program
requirements.
Grounding test must be documented.
Test period must be less than (3) months.
33. 5) LO/TO Training Documentation
All New- Article120.2(B)(4) The
employer shall document.
Training must be demonstrated.
Training description details must be
given.
Retraining required every three years.
Retraining required if procedure
changes.
34. 6) Two methods for selecting PPE
Article 130.5(C)
Method #1: Arc Flash Risk Assessment.
- Select PPE rating > Incident Energy.
Method #2: Flash Hazard PPE Category.
- Select PPE based on “Qualifier” Tables.
Options are Mutually Exclusive.
HRC is now PPE Category.
35. 7) Equipment Labeling
Article 130.5(D)
Update the label if found
inaccurate.
Owner is responsible for
label’s:
Documentation.
Installation.
Maintenance.
Review/Re-label.
36. 8) Arc Flash Boundary & Arc
Flash PPE Categories Tables
All New Tables. For Method #2 Only.
Qualifier Test Table 130.7(C)(15)(A)(a)
What is the task?
Are all “Equipment Conditions” met?
Is Arc Flash PPE Required?
PPE Category? Table 130.7(C)(15)(A)(b)
Are all parameters met?
If yes: What Category # is required?
130.7(C)(15)(B) = DC Systems Cat. Table
37. 9) R.I.P. Equipment’s HRC
and HRC “0”
PPE Table 130.7(C)(16)
It’s about the umbrella and not the rain.
Hazard Risk Category (<1.2 cal/cm*2) Gone!
Category lists PPE and not HRC.
PPE states Protection Equipment’s rating.
No “Adequacy” statement is inferred.
See Annex H for Guidance.
38. 10) Battery Risk Assessment
New Article: 320.3(A)(1)
Electrical and Chemical Risks.
Annex D, Section D.5– Short Circuit
Current, Arc Current and Arc Energy
Calculations.
Always use battery manufacturer
guidance on Short Circuit Current.