De-energizing equipment does not absolve the facility from the responsibility of performing an arc flash analysis or providing the necessary PPE. While the threat of shock and electrocution from ...

CBS ArcSafe(R) , a leading manufacturer of remote racking and switching solutions for low- and medium-voltage switchgear, introduces the RSK-CSH-W Chicken Switch Hitter, a wireless remote switching ...

Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) is a combined electric/water/wastewater/gas municipal utility serving 600,000 customers in the Pikes Peak area. The company was ...

Promoting system reliability and arc flash protection, the AKD-20 from GE Consumer & Industrial's Electrical Distribution business uses EntelliGuard G low-voltage circuit breakers, available from 800 ...

Arc flash is defined as an explosive release of energy caused by an electrical arc. Typically, the arc results from either a phase-to-ground or phase-to-phase fault created by many possible events.

Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) is a combined electric/water/wastewater/gas municipal utility serving 600,000 customers in the Pikes Peak area in Colorado. The ...

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 ...

Featuring ArcBlok technology, Power-Zone 4 arc-resistant low-voltage offers a rating of 100kA at 635VAC for a full 500 msec. Power-Zone 4 arc-resistant low-voltage switchgear meets UL 1558 and the ...