The tell-tale sound, flash of light, flames, and resulting smoke is the ultimate workplace nightmare: an arc flash incident. Something has gone wrong, and people and equipment are in danger. In ...

In the electrical trade, the risks are not only highly consequential but can also come in an instant. Arc flash incidents, which occur when an electrical current deviates from its intended path and ...

Arc flashes are a major concern for solar and battery energy storage system owners and operators alike. Such failures—which produce an explosion of extreme heat, molten shrapnel, and intense light ...

Hand protection has evolved significantly since metal and rail workers first used gloves stitched from animal hide to guard against cuts and burns. Today, gloves are designed to protect against ...

According to Hawaiian Electric (HECO), the arc flash left 3,000 customers in parts of Downtown and Chinatown without power. The outage caused by a fire Monday night dragged into Thursday afternoon.

Two Belmont Light workers were hospitalized Tuesday morning after an arc flash inside a manhole near Belmont High School. The workers were transported to Massachusetts General Hospital to be treated ...