What is Arc Flash Hazard?

The concept of Arc Flash is not new to the world. The terminology is also quite familiar in India. fire generated due to the electric arcing short circuit is known as Arc Flash Hazard. This may seem very simple but the intensity of Arc Flash Hazards is not so. The arc flash accidents are not to be treated in a normal view. The elimination of arc flash is not quite easy once it happens and the best practices never suggest. As it is always said in the point of safety "prevention is better than cure". 

Arc Flash Mitigation Practices:


As per industrial practice the mitigation of Arc Flash hazards has always been a challenging task. Day by day there are lot of improvements in the safety practice and their application. As we all know identifying the problem is half success in problem resolving. Any facility need to first evaluate their premises how far the safety norms are met. How well they are inline with the safety practice and are they complying to the international standards of Arc Flash. OSHA, NFPA 70E and IEEE 1584 provides the clear guidance on calculation incident energy and arc flash hazard level identification. The standards also guide you on usage of the PPE and the boundaries of approach for the people around the system. Implementing these procedures will reduce the Arc Flash Hazards quite drastically and the practice of following them will definitely make the system quite effective.