Focusing on Level 2 EV chargers, this article analyzes power system configurations, hazard assessments, and future research ...

Electrical crews rarely operate in ideal conditions. Most of the time, crews are making repairs and improvements in vast, open spaces. That makes workers more vulnerable to risks and hazardous ...

Responding is Derek Vigstol, senior electrical safety consultant, e-Hazard, Quincy, MA. An electrical risk assessment is made up of a shock risk assessment and an arc flash risk assessment. First, how ...

Within the electrical industry, most workers have become familiar with the term arc flash and the hazard it represents. While training and education have helped in understanding the hazard as well as ...

Responding is Derek Vigstol, electrical safety consultant, e-Hazard, Louisville, KY. OSHA, in cooperation with the Partnership for Electrical Safety and KEMA Laboratories, recently published guidance ...

Every day, an estimated five to 10 arc flash incidents occur and more than 2,000 people are hospitalized each year, according to The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). With arc flash and ...