Arc flash personal protective equipment applying risk management principles - II

Author

Roberts, Daniel

Author_Institution

Schneider Electr. Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada

fYear

2011

fDate

25-28 Jan. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

Arc flash personal protective equipment is generally selected based on one of two methods: an incident energy analysis method or a hazard/risk category method. Neither method adequately addresses the deployment of arc flash personal protective equipment using risk management principles and processes. The objective of this paper is to identify and apply risk management principles and methodology found in current standards to assist with the selection of arc flash personal protective equipment and to determine when deployment of the arc flash protective equipment is warranted.

Keywords

arcs (electric); electrical safety; hazards; occupational safety; risk management; arc flash personal protective equipment; hazard/risk category method; incident energy analysis method; risk management principles; Hazards; ISO; Monitoring; Object recognition; Risk analysis; Switchgear; Vacuum technology; acceptable risk; arc flash; electrical safety; hazard assessment; hazard/risk categories; risk analysis; risk assessment; risk control; risk evaluation; risk management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Safety Workshop (ESW), 2011 IEEE IAS

Conference_Location

Toronto, ON

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1060-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ESW.2011.6164726

Filename

6164726