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AWWA ACE63004

  • Arc Flash in the Water/Wastewater Industry: No Longer an Emerging Issue
  • Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 06/01/2006
  • Publisher: AWWA

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While water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities have sometimes been viewedas being outside the requirements of new arc flash standards, this perception is rapidlychanging. Through the years, requirements for employee safety in the workplace havecome under increasing government scrutiny. In particular, worker electrical safety is oneof the latest and is still evolving. Although perceived as largely a liability issue, there arebenefits to the w/ww industry of an electrical safety program that includes an arc flashhazard analysis. This paper presents some of the technical portions of the safetyrequirements and the potential benefits.The paper begins with an overview of the regulatory and technical requirements behindsafe work electrical practices including a brief description of the applicable standards.The focus is on facility electrical equipment and the requirement for an arc flashhazard analysis. Some of the misconceptions associated with the analyses are presented.Specific issues from recent analyses are discussed with particular emphasis on w/wwfacilities. Finally, the benefits of an electrical safety program are explained, includinghow an arc flash analysis can be applied to minimize liability, increase safety, protectequipment and processes, and minimize downtime. Includes tables, figures.

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