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e-Hazard Trainers including Hugh Hoagland, Bill Shinn, Lee Hale, Drake Drobnick, Al Havens, Daleep Mohla and others speak at events all over the world. Here are some events where you can find us:
IEEE-PPIC
Portland, OR
June 17 - June 21, 2012 Hugh Hoagland
Lenzing Seminar
Salzburg, Austria
July 8 - July 12
Hugh Hoagland
28th Annual National VPPPA Conference
Anaheim, CA
August 19 - August 23, 2012
Hugh Hoagland
DOE ESW
Los Alamos, NM
October 8 - October 12, 2012
Hugh Hoagland
FISST Safety Show
Sao Paulo, Brazil
October 3 - October 10, 2012
Hugh Hoagland
National Safety Council
Orlando, FL October 21- October 26, 2012
Hugh Hoagland
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LOW VOLTAGE QUALIFIED
NFPA 70E-2012 CLASSES
Tacoma, WA
June 5, 2012
Phoenix, AZ
June 5, 2012
Knoxville, TN
June 26, 2012
Greensboro, NC
June 29, 2012
Torrance, CA
July 24, 2012
Louisville, KY
August 6, 2012
Deerfield, IL
August 14, 2012
Atlanta, GA
August 28, 2012
Tentative / August:
Deer Park, TX
(call for details)
Louisville, KY
December 3, 2012
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HIGH VOLTAGE QUALIFIED CLASSES
Louisville, KY
August 7, 2012
Louisville, KY
December 4, 2012
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TRAIN THE TRAINER CLASSES
LV HV Train the Trainer
Louisville, KY
August 6-9, 2012
LV HV Train the Trainer
Louisville, KY
December 3-6, 2012
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CONTACT US TO SCHEDULE FUTURE TRAININGS
Click here to view e-Hazard training calendar.
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Updated 2012 Classes
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Come to a class or attend our Train the Trainer course and experience the e-Hazard difference. Competitors welcome.
Low Voltage & LV Refresher
High Voltage & HV Refresher
LV & HV Train the Trainer
Operator's Class
NESC
OSHA 10 Hour
We also schedule on-site custom classes at your place of employment. E -Hazard can design a training program around your company's unique electric safety program needs. We've designed specific training for several industries around the country and around the world including petrochemical, waste management, welding, automotive, communications, military, metals and much more.
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Dear ArcLetter Member,
The ArcWear™ e-Hazard.com Electric Arc and Safety Newsletter provides a quick update on Arc Rated and Flame Resistant Clothing issues and news from OSHA and standards committees. The newsletter is FREE, reaches over 14,000 people and will bring you up to date on the issues that surround flame resistant clothing for flash fire hazards and the electric arc. For previous newsletters or to sign up, visit http://www.arcwear.com or http://www.e-Hazard.com
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April Survey Results: PPE system greater than 1.2 to 12 cal/cm²
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APRIL SURVEY RESULTS:
2012 NFPA 70E Annex H.3 was changed to allow a
1.2
cal/cm² to 12 cal/cm² PPE system.
Has your company implemented this approach?
Comments from Survey-Takers:
1. My company has a two-category arc flash PPE approach. Daily wear 8 cal/cm2 (HRC's 2 and below) and 40 cal/cm2 (HRC's 3 and 4).
2. This just confuses the issue of what PPE is required.
3. Even if our labeling has been done following arc flash studies, we had already implemented the approach based on defined hazard/risk categories since 2009 and impacts would have been too large with not enough value added.
4. We are currently deciding further action on this and how we will further implement it.
5. We calculate IE levels at each piece of equipment. The normally worn AR clothing is rated 8.6 (shirt) and 12.6 (pants). When the IE level is >8 a sweatshirt (AR rating 17) is worn over the shirt. A 12 cal faceshield is worn with an optional balaclava. This covers ~95% of the equipment on site. For higher exposures we use special procedures and higher rated AR suits.
6. It could change in the future, but for now we are keeping the minimum 8 cal clothing for every day use and continuing up to 40 cal for task oriented work as governed by the arc label on the equipment as per analysis.
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SURVEY QUESTION:
Has a detailed engineering Hazard/Risk Analysis been completed at your facility?
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Most citations include electrical hazards.
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 Q. We just had our Arc Flash Analysis completed and we now have some Arc Flash labels that say "DANGER - > 40 cal/cm² exposure; no PPE found". We have 65 cal/cm² arc flash suits; can we use those? Chuck
A. A very good question; I'll do my best to answer it. The 40 cal/cm² cut off point is a misinterpretation of a statement in NFPA 70E. The statement intends to warn that IF your hazard is greater than 40 cal you should consider arc blast in your hazard assessment. The statement does not require DANGER in the label and doesn't require PPE to be no greater than 40 CAL but some arc calculation software mistakenly interpreted this that way. The evidence does not support this approach.
Arc Blast has no correlation to incident energy (cal/cm²). Incident energy is a function of several parameters including time of the exposure, fault current area configuration (box size, location and room size/shape) and worker distance from the arc. Only two of these is related to blast pressure: fault current. If NFPA 70E had evidence more than an anecdotal door blown off here and there, they would have required a certain fault current or location type for no work to occur but the means to predict arc blast is not yet is place. This is one of the reasons IEEE 1584 is considering charging for the software in a way to protect the intellectual property. The steering committeee wants to do more arc flash research. But there is NOT a requirement to NOT do work do any work over 40 cal/cm² is nor is there any requirement that there NOT be any PPE >40 cal/cm². The current standards have a practical cut off at about 100 cal/cm² though some have found non standard means to test >100. Fault current is the only practical cutoff and that has not been set.
Annex F in NFPA 70E is a risk evaluation matrix to provide you with information on how to perform tasks that are of a higher risk, above the 40 cal/cm² value, to establish a safe work zone.
For instance, the task might be replacing a branch circuit breaker in the switchgear in question. You can use annex F to determine your risk for the specific task of opening the main breaker to create a safe work zone to replace the branch breaker. The risk would be too high to replace the branch circuit breaker in an energized state and would require an energized work permit also.
Over the years we have heard many stories about the blast effect above 40 cal/cm². We know there is a blast effect, just how large it is and how it affects the human body we don't know. More research will need to be completed to fully understand and determine a safe level of blast.
Years ago I worked with a Motor Control Center manufacturer developing an arc resistant MCC. We found the smallest MCC bucket had the largest destructive blast effect, yet the cal/cm² was the same throughout the MCC.
Utilize Annex F to determine your risk for the specific task above the 40 cal/cm² exposure to create a safe work zone. Look at your data in the study to determine exactly what is the cal/cm2 of exposure. You might find the exposure is 44 cal/cm2 and the software defaulted to DANGER for any task above 40 cal/cm2. You may find the risk is simply too high to operate the main disconnect and you'll need to perform the task another way, for instance, open all the branch breakers to reduce the load on the transformer, then open the High Voltage primary switch where the exposure is less.
In my personal opinion, if answer from Annex F indicates a very high probability, FIND ANOTHER WAY to de-energize the equipment.
For more info on arc blast, see this IEEE paper and others listed in previous articles in the newsletter.
Specialized PPE Testing for Electric Arc Hazards Beyond Heat Exposure, Tom Neal & Roger Parry
Lee Hale & Hugh Hoagland
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We must receive materials or clothing one week before the test date for sample preparation, or make arrangements to ship to the lab in Canada. New and non US/Canadian Customers must make payment before test date. Testing is offered on a first come/first served basis with priority for consulting customers.
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> 5000 Trained Since 2010
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E-Hazard has trained more than 5000 in our electrical workplace safety classes during the past two years (notwithstanding training classes specific to certain companies).
In attendance have been Safety Managers & Directors, Engineers of all sorts, Technical Specialists, Supervisors, Wiremen, Technicians, Superintendants, Owners, Field Training Managers, Presidents & Vice Presidents, Inspectors, Construction Reps, Project Managers, Controls Managers, Electricians, Journeymen, Manufacturing Reps, Specialists of many fields, Foremen, Fire Marshalls, Consultants, Planners, Salesmen, EHS Specialists, General Counsels, Repairmen, HVAC-Wastewater-Electronics-Maintenance-Production Personnel, E&I, Coordinators, Wind Technicians, Commissioners, HSE, Lead men, Mechanics, and thousands more.
States to which we have travelled or provided training during these past two years have included AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, and WA.
The e-Hazard training team is the most experienced in the business with more than 200 years working for some of the largest companies in the United States and Canada. Our trainers know what your people experience in the field each day and focus the training accordingly --- on real-world scenarios and practical applications. In addition, e-Hazard trainers are active, established members of the national and international electric safety community with advanced degrees in electrical engineering and behavioral science. Several of our trainers are licensed electricians as well. Many serve on key legislative, utility, and industry committees making their insights into electrical safety as cutting-edge as it is practical.
We consistently receive high marks in our program & instructor evaluations (which are a required component of every class). We aim to have the highest quality electrical safety training available.
We take our motto very seriously here....
E-Hazard: Helping people who work around electricity
go home safely to their families.
If we may be of service to you, feel free to contact us.
office@e-hazard.com
502.716.7073
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| Alcoa Contract |
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 E-Hazard is very pleased to announce the signing of a 3-year agreement to provide electrical workplace safety training and services for Alcoa. We'll be writing and providing Train the Trainer services for Alcoa and they will be using our workbooks in their training. This offer is open to other corporations and over 350 trainers have gone through e-Hazard's Train the Trainer to use our LV, HV and NESC Training. |
| 2012 Low Voltage Qualified Video Course |
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Our new 2012 version of the Low Voltage Qualified NFPA 70E course is now available for purchase. This course has been updated to reflect the 2012 NFPA 70E.
The 2012 LV DVD Consulting Package includes the video as taught by myself, 5 of the NFPA 70E standard books, 5 of the e-Hazard Low Voltage Qualified student workbooks, 5 exams, grading of exams, up to 1 hour webinar/phone consultation to discuss class and tests, 5 Certificates of Completion (for students with >70% score), and ground shipping to your location.
Additional 'seats' are available to accommodate groups larger than 5.
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| Interesting Fact.... |
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An electrical engineer invented the zipper. He moved from Sweden to Canada and worked for Westinghouse. In 2012 the electrical safety standard NFPA 70E now requires zippers to be flame resistant and non-melting at 500 degrees F for 30 minute in an oven. Most of these zippers will now be used in arc flash clothing which is arc rated.
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Background. Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundback was born on Sonarp farm in Ödestugu Parish, in Jönköping County, Småland, Sweden. He was the son of Jonas Otto Magnusson Sundbäck, a prosperous farmer, and his...
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Zarheer Jooma, instructor for E-Hazard, recently presented the Low Voltage Qualified NFPA 70E course to African Barrick Gold Company's mines in Tanzania, South Africa.
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Per request from customers, ArcStore is now carrying Clip-Style Arc-Suspenders. These are arc- tested to 50 cal/cm2 and are crafted in the USA from PBI/Kevlar and FR neoprene.
We still have several of the Belt-Loop-Style ArcSuspenders in stock, but will discontinue when supplies are sold-out.
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| Arc Flash Study Training Following Low Voltage Class in Torrance, CA |
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E-Hazard will be conducting a Low Voltage Qualified NFPA 70E Electrical Workplace Safety course in Torrance, CA, on Tuesday, July 24th.
Following will be two days of Arc Flash Study training by our sponsor, SKM Systems Analysis:
SKM Systems Analysis, Inc. is proud to present a two-day managerial arc flash course on how to conduct and review an arc flash study to maintain worker safety. Attendees will receive insight on how to review a safety program and mitigate unknown issues before they arise. The course will cover what needs to be done before, during, and after an arc flash study has been completed. All attendees are encouraged to participate in the course discussions and to share their existing safety program.
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