No, the title doesn’t have a typo — “Standards” is plural for a reason. Over 20 years ago, in 2002, the original IEEE 1584 standard was released and changed the game for arc flash safety around the world. Since then,…
NFPA 70E 205.4 and Noncontact Diagnostics If you’re in the electrical world, you’ve probably seen how fast technology is changing the way we maintain equipment. The 2024 edition of NFPA 70E is no exception—it reinforces the importance of keeping electrical…
Artificial Intelligence is no Substitute for Knowledge! The Risks of Misinformation in Electrical Safety: The Role of AI and Online Resources Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in the technology sector, with capabilities ranging from content generation…
Safety by Design: A Technique That Incorporates Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Most electrical power systems are considered “legacy” systems, meaning they are older and may not utilize the latest technologies. In contrast, newer systems often adopt a design strategy…
Jim Phillips, P.E. 2024 NFPA 70E Changes and Refresher Training Register for Jim Phillips’ 8 Hour 2024 NFPA 70E Changes and Refresher Training! February 13 – 14, 2024 April 24 – 25, 2024 July 10 – 11, 2024 2024 NFPA…
2024 NFPA 70E Update Jim Phillips, P.E. The 2024 Edition of NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace is scheduled to be published later this year. First released in 1979, this will mark the thirteenth edition. While some…
2022 IEEE 1584.1 Just Published!: I’m happy to announce the latest Edition of IEEE 1584.1 “IEEE Guide for the Specification of Scope and Deliverable Requirements for an Arc-Flash Hazard Calculation Study in Accordance with IEEE Std 1584” was just published. The working group informally refers…
How to Perform an Arc Flash Study – Part 5 Incident Energy and Arc Flash Boundary Calculations: The final part of this series examines incident energy and arc flash boundary calculations for the 480V panelboard example used in this series. IEEE 1584—IEEE Guide for Performing Arc Flash Hazard Calculations defines incident energy as, “The amount of thermal…
How to Perform an Arc Flash Study – Part 1
Based on the Latest Edition of IEEE 1584: What is an arc flash study sometimes known as an arc flash assessment? Performing an arc flash analysis can be complex enough but the latest edition of IEEE 1584 – IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations has taken it…
Jim Phillips, P.E. Every three years I have the privilege of writing the NFPA 70E Changes article for National Electrical Contractor Association’s magazine: Electrical Contractor . The NFPA 70E 2021 edition of this standard will be available September 4, 2020…
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