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Arc-Flash, Concepts, Calculations, and Mitigation

Speaker: Steve Hansen Steve Hansen is a Senior Field Engineer at Ferraz Shawmut, Inc. One of Steve's areas of expertise is in the popular topic of Arc Flashes. This year, it is expected that arc flashes will send more than 2,000 workers to burn centers. Most of these people will not have been properly warned of the magnitude of the hazard - if they're warned at all. Although injuries from an arc flash are not as frequent as other injuries, their severity makes the cost to human life and to industry much greater. The monetary cost alone can easily exceed $1 million and includes, not only medical expenses, but the costs of equipment replacement, downtime, and insurance.

Event Date: Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Meeting Location: Dave & Buster's, 2502 South 133 Plaza, Omaha, NE

Sign in & Happy Hour: 5:00 P.M.

Dinner Served: 5:30 P.M.

Presentation & Questions: 6:10 P.M.

Meal Price and Selections:

  • $20 - Beef Dinner
  • $20 - Chicken Dinner
  • $20 - Salmon Dinner
  • $20 - Tilapia Dinner
  • $10 - Student Beef Dinner
  • $10 - Student Chicken Dinner
  • $10 - Student Salmon Dinner
  • $10 - Student Tilapia Dinner

All meals include a beverage.

IEEE Student meals are half-price ($10).

This presentation is worth One (1.0) Professional Development Hour. Indicate your need for a PDH certificate during sign in at the meeting or on the sign up form below.

Sponsor: Open

Topic Overview: While the potential for arc flash has existed for as long as plants have been powered by electricity, two factors have pushed arc flash prevention to the forefront. The first is a greater understanding of arc flash hazards and the risks they pose to personnel. Research into arc flash and arc blasts, including testing conducted in Ferraz Shawmut's high-power lab, has begun to quantify the powerful forces they unleash. The second factor is increased vigilance on the part of OSHA. OSHA is using the requirements of NFPA 70E, the industry's consensus standard for electrical safety, to judge whether the employer "acted reasonably" in protecting its workers from arc flash hazards. In many cases, this has resulted in employers facing substantial fines after arc flash events.

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