Arc flash is the term describing an extremely dangerous electrical hazard when uncontrolled current passes between two conductors. When voltage is high enough (over 480V), the intense heat of the arc ...

Assumptions and complacency are two of safety’s worst enemies. If the following story hits uncomfortably close to home for you, it will have served its purpose. In January 1993, two employees were ...

WARE-- A brief explosion created by an "arc flash" from a 600-volt electrical panel that seriously injured a Ware River Power Inc. employee was accidental, investigators from the state fire marshal's ...

The explosion happened in electrical equipment that powered the CSX building. An arc flash explosion at an office building in Jacksonville, Fla., sent two to the hospital with severe burns on Friday.

It's easy to complain, “We did everything right!” after a catastrophe – particularly when an explosive arc blast destroys the evidence. But when John Kay, senior specialist, medium voltage ...

Using arc-resistant PPE is one of the key strategies for protecting workers from the hazards of arc-flash accidents. Although it wasn’t until the 1800s that Thomas Edison and others figured out how to ...

He was married, had a very upbeat personality, a good position at the company, and was pleasant to be around. One day, Henry was trying to track down a low voltage problem and was conducting voltage ...

WorkSafe Victoria is charging EnergyAustralia with safety breaches after the death of a Yallourn Power Station unit controller in 2018. file photograph Bryce Eishold EnergyAustralia says a ...

The terrifying footage shows the man being knocked to the ground after a fireball erupted at a Tesla charging point in Hope, British Columbia, Canada The man was charging his Tesla at a charging ...

He was married, had a very upbeat personality, a good position at the company, and was pleasant to be around. One day, Henry was trying to track down a low voltage problem and was conducting voltage ...