Arc Flash Solutions:

Hazard Analysis & Labeling

To meet OSHA and NFPA requirements

Injuries resulting from unknown arc flash
hazards affect 5 of 10 qualified electricians per
day, resulting 1 to 2 fatalities (Industrial News).
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), requires stringent
compliance to ensure the appropriate electrical
safety hazards are well documented within your
electrical workplace.
In response, the industry established NFPA 70E,
Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace as
the recognized standard by which all electrical arc
flash hazard assessments are made. This
standard establishes the methodology for
identifying the arc flash hazard and the level of
PPE required to ensure address electrical safety
issues thus safeguarding your employees.
An effective arc flash program can help you
identify, understand, and learn how to
mitigate risk and protect employees in the
workplace against potential electrical
arc flash hazards.
Arc flash incidents most often occur when
personnel work on electrical equipment while it is
in an electrically-energized condition, which may
be a dangerous, unknown and hidden hazard.
These accidents may result in devastating
consequences to workers and prove very costly
to the employer and its insurers.
From hazard analysis to labeling and employee
training, our team of experts can help you
navigate compliance requirements and develop
an effective arc flash safety program.

Why Intertek?
Why Intertek?
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In addition to arc flash hazard solutions, we can address all of your testing and certification needs.
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 Compliance Requirements for Arc Flash

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA §1910.335(b)(1)

requires that employers provide adequate protection to safeguard workers from
injury caused by electrical hazards. The OSHA requirements in 29 CFR 1910
and the National Electrical Code (NEC) point to the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA 70E) as the accepted means of assessing hazards,
determining personal protective equipment (PPE) and providing warning labels.
Failure to comply with the requirements may result in significant fines levied
by OSHA.

NFPA 70E-2015 Article 130.2 (Electrically Safe Working Conditions) makes

clear that a fundamental requirement for safe electrical work practices in any
facility is to place all equipment in an electrically safe work condition (e.g.,
lockout/tagout). This needs to occur before employees work on or near the
equipment, unless the circumstances meet certain conditions for exemption
from that rule, as outlined in NFPA 70E 2015 Article 130.2.

Other organizations, such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers (IEEE), provide additional guidelines. IEEE Standard 1584, for
example, outlines the importance and methodology behind calculating hazard
exposure distances.

Intertek’s Arc Flash Solutions

Intertek’s comprehensive and customizable suite of arc flash solutions include:

 Short circuit current analysis  Personal protective
 Coordination studies equipment plan
 Arc flash hazard analysis  Electrical safety program
 Arc flash hazard labelling plan review/ development
 Single-Line Diagrams  Training and performance
 Site review/compliance evaluation
assessment  Optional annual
 NFPA 70E training Re-certification

Arc Flash Solutions for Your Work Site can Help You to –

 Learn how to Identify potential electrical risks on the work site and keep
employees safe
Intertek  Take steps to improve electrical safety standards on the work site
 Prove compliance with regulatory requirements of OSHA, NFPA, NEC, PCIC
545 E. Algonquin Rd
Arlington Heights, IL  Provide practical safeguards for employees in the workplace
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To learn more about our arc flash services, contact us at icenter@intertek.com or

1-800-WORLDLAB, or visit www.intertek.com/electrical-safety-testing/arc-flash.