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Arc Flash While Racking a Breaker

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Arc Flash Electrical Safety Explosions Switchgear
InfraredDude
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  • Added: 28-Jan-09

Racking and unracking breakers on metal clad switchgear 1kV to 38kV ranks as one of the riskiest activities a worker can perform on electrical equipment. Even with closed doors, workers are required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in the event that an arc flash explosion were to occure. The worker in this CCTV clip should have been wearing a much higher level of PPE than he was since the cabinet was opened and he was exposed to energized electrical conductors and circuit parts. The ...

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