Course Description
Arc flash hazards should be looked upon seriously and with adequate safety measures, training and knowledge. Technology is also instrumental in preventing arc flash hazards. Electrical accident preventions are always in place but accidents still take a toll on the persons working on the premises. Electricity is a familiar and necessary part of everyday life, but electricity can kill or severely injure people and cause damage to property. This course will provide an understanding of HV electrical safety: Causes of arc flash, Types of faults and its effect, Safety environment, Arc flash accidents, Personal protective equipment, Labeling and Technology in reducing arc flashes.
What Do Participants Learn?
- Refresh your knowledge of the importance of safety in high voltage installations
- Understand the hazards of electricity
- Identify the dangers and risks of accidents in a high voltage installation
- Appreciate the principles of safety cultures
- Be careful and aware of arc flash accidents
- Recognize the effort of safety committees and their recommendations
Who Should Attend?
- Maintenance supervisors
- Novice engineers
- Plant engineers
- Electricians
- Plant mechanics
- Service technicians
- Contractors
- Energy auditors
- Layout professionals
- General audience
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One: What are arc flash hazards and their relevance standards
- Overview and definition of arc flash hazards
- International standard requirements against arc flashes
- Implementation of lock out tag out and its significance
- Arc flash and other electrical safety hazards
- IEC Standard Time/Current Zones effects of AC currents on persons
- Electrically safe working environment
- How overcurrent protective devices can reduce arc flash hazards
- Grounding and arc faults
Section Two: The impact of arc flash accidents. How can such incidents be avoided and controlled?
- Factors determining the severity of arc flashes and arc blasts
- Implementation of electrical safety programs
- Electric shock hazards
- Arc flash incidents
- Arc flash safety solution
- How to avoid arc flash accidents?
- Arc proof switchgear
- Current limiting fuses and arc flash
Section Three: Significance of installing arc flash protection relays. Understanding limits of approach boundaries and precautions
- Limits of approach
- Hazardous Area Classifications
- Importance of hazard warning labeling
- Electrical intrinsic safety
- Incident energy
- Hazards risk categories
Section Four: Arc flash safety and hazard analysis. Control of internal arc faults
- Arc flash hazards analysis
- Arcing flash safety and maintenance
- ARMS – Arcflash Reduction Maintenance Switch
- Incident energy versus bolted faults
- Personal protective equipment categories
- IEC standards on arc flash hazards
- Consequences of an internal arc
Section Five: Personal protective equipment categories, arc proof and arc-resistant switchgear and risk assessments
- Arc flash accidents and preventions
- Arc flash hazards calculations
- Avoiding arc flash blasts
- Risk Assessment applied to Electrical Equipment and Isolation
- Examining Ways to improve the Company’s Existing Electrical Safety Record
- Safety committees and responsibilities
- Accident prevention programs