Q. I understand only an employer can determine which employee is qualified or not. What if the employer themselves are not qualified to do that? A. You are correct, OSHA…
Electrical workers are required to wear arc rated/flame resistant clothing when doing energized electrical work. A majority of workers wear AR/FR pants with long sleeved shirts tucked into the pants.…
[dropcap]Q.[/dropcap]My question is in relation to wearing 40cal headwear with level 2 clothing. Is it permissible to wear the level 2 clothing over the balaclava or to tuck the balaclava…
While teaching a course recently, I discussed some of the remote racking devices. One of the students expressed concern whether the automatic devices have a clutch that can detect when…
Q. According to NFPA 70E Table 130.7(C)(16), an HRC 0 requires a long sleeve shirt. It is my understanding this has to be worn inside of the arc flash boundary…
An overhead line broke causing the suspension of tram services between Trafford and Didsbury in the UK on May 16, 2014. The break resulted from an electrical arc as reported…