Despite many federal and state regulations aimed at improving the safety of utilities workers in the United States, there are several fatalities and many more injuries every year resulting from arc flash incidents on the job. Thankfully, advancements in worker safety technology have been helping organizations to reduce the occurrence and the risk of these […]
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4 Takeaways From Our How Xcel Energy Built an Arc Flash Electrical Safety Program Webinar
When Perficient senior project manager Morgan McNeal was assigned to collaborate with Xcel Energy to create a plan to revamp their arc flash safety electrical program, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. But, three years and a withstanding partnership with Xcel Energy engineer Eduardo Ramirez Bettoni later, she is now an […]
The Importance of a Robust Arc Flash Electrical Safety Program
Arc flash is a type of uncontrolled electrical discharge that occurs when an electric current strays from its intended path and travels through the air from one conductor to another. They most often occur in electricity and power plants, or any place that uses electrical equipment such as substations and transmission lines. Arc flashes are […]