... occupational safety and health administration workplace hazard hazard electrical hazard personal protective equipment electric arc protection us government requirement osha safeguard electrical safety employer operational safety injury safety-related work practice explosion...

... that states: Effective January 1, 2009, the employer shall ensure that an assessment is performed to determine potential exposure to an electric arc for employees who work on or near energized parts of equipment. If the assessment determines a potential employee exposure greater than 2 cal/cm2 exists...

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... Session No. 504 Electric Arc Hazard Assessment and Mitigation for the Safety Professional H. Landis Floyd II, P.E., Fellow IEEE Principal Consultant, Electrical Safety & Technology DuPont Wilmington, Delaware Daniel R. Doan, P.E., Senior Member IEEE Consultant, Electrical Safety & Technology...

... conductor of electricity. Electricity travels at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second) and is three to four times hotter than a burning building (6,000 to 8,000 degrees). Electric arc temperatures can melt steel. When a short circuit occurs or current flow is interrupted, an arc is often created...

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