Arc flash is the term describing an extremely dangerous electrical hazard when uncontrolled current passes between two conductors. When voltage is high enough (over 480V), the intense heat of the arc ...

Assumptions and complacency are two of safety’s worst enemies. If the following story hits uncomfortably close to home for you, it will have served its purpose. In January 1993, two employees were ...

It's easy to complain, “We did everything right!” after a catastrophe – particularly when an explosive arc blast destroys the evidence. But when John Kay, senior specialist, medium voltage ...

WARE-- A brief explosion created by an "arc flash" from a 600-volt electrical panel that seriously injured a Ware River Power Inc. employee was accidental, investigators from the state fire marshal's ...

An arc flash explosion at an office building in Jacksonville, Fla., sent two to the hospital with severe burns on Friday. The explosion happened in electrical equipment that powered the CSX building.

He was married, had a very upbeat personality, a good position at the company, and was pleasant to be around. One day, Henry was trying to track down a low voltage problem and was conducting voltage ...

Earlier this year, OSHA updated its standards for electric-power generation, transmission and distribution work, as well as for electrical protective equipment, covering general industry and ...

WorkSafe Victoria is charging EnergyAustralia with safety breaches after the death of a Yallourn Power Station unit controller in 2018. file photograph Bryce Eishold EnergyAustralia says a ...

He was married, had a very upbeat personality, a good position at the company, and was pleasant to be around. One day, Henry was trying to track down a low voltage problem and was conducting voltage ...

A Tesla driver was thrown to the ground after a terrifying explosion while trying to charge his car with an adapter. The terrifying explosion was caught on camera and showed a fireball erupting at the ...