The BIG Arc Flash Study Mistake – That MIGHT Cost You
If you’re on this page, your insurance company or corporate has likely told you that you need to get an arc flash study done for your building/facility, to help prevent an arc flash event.
*What is an arc flash event? It’s a phenomenon where a flashover of electric current leaves its intended path and creates a violent powerful explosion that can destroy equipment and cause serious injury or death.
There are many arc flash study providers that are more than ready to take your money and kick out an arc flash study for you… But, these providers won’t tell you that you may be making a big mistake.
THE BIG MISTAKE: DOING AN ARC FLASH STUDY WITHOUT DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE NFPA 70E COMPLIANCE PLAN FOR YOUR FACILITY.
Here’s why this is a big mistake…
AN ARC FLASH STUDY ALOne won’t protect you!
Doing an arc flash study alone does not make your facility NFPA 70E compliant. If an incident happens at your facility, and you’re not NFPA 70E compliant, you may risk OSHA fines and litigation. The better option is to develop a comprehensive plan for compliance, which includes an arc flash study.
*The total cost of a single arc flash incident can cost as much as $10-$15M in fines and litigation, if your facility is not NFPA 70E compliant
What Is NFPA 70E Compliance?
NFPA 70E is the consensus standard for electrical safety in the workplace, developed by the NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency) that OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) uses to develop its regulatory standards and enforce compliance.
5 Reasons to Get YOUR FACILITY NFPA70E Compliant:
Save lives
Avoid OSHA fines
Avoid litigation (as much as $10-$15million)
Reduce the risk of business interruption (save money)
Get peace of mind knowing your business is up to code
The 6 Elements of NFPA 70E Compliance
Doing an arc flash study is one important element of getting NFPA70E compliant! (which we help our customers with all the time…) However, there are 5 additional elements to compliance that you don’t want to miss.
THE 6 ELEMENTS:
SAFETY TRAINING
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
DEVELOPING A SAFETY PROGRAM
ARC FLASH STUDY
APPROPRIATE PPE
KEEPING DRAWING AND DOCUMENTATION UPDATED
To learn more about the 6 elements of compliance, you can buy the NFPA’s $100 book and read 200 or so pages of highly technical information… Or, you can get in touch with our team and we’re more than happy to help you understand what your facility needs to do in order to get compliant.
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Here at HALCO we’ve had the opportunity to do testing and electrical safety consulting for many well known companies and organizations.
*For some of these brands we were subcontracted through an electrical contractor partner.
CONTACT OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS
We here at HALCO are experts in electrical testing and safety. We’ve helped many facilities improve their safety practices to save lives and money.
We’d love to help you get an arc flash study done for your facility and help you create a comprehensive plan for getting your facility NFPA 70E compliant.
Feel free to send us a message and our team will be in touch.