There's still time to sign up for Low Voltage Qualified!
If you live in the Seattle area and are interested in learning about electrical safety, you’re in luck! e-Hazard is offering their NFPA 70E Low Voltage Qualified Electrical Safety training on April 2nd, 2013 in Maple Valley, Washington.
Low Voltage Qualified training is a one day seminar that includes the following:
- Instruction by experts in the electrical field
- A copy of NFPA 70-E 2012
- e-Hazard’s student manual
- Certificate of completion
- Demonstrations and samples of PPE
- Lunch
There’s still time left to sign up!
If you’re interested, please click the link above to register or call 502-716-7073!
Registration still open for e-Hazard Classes in Seattle!
There is still time left to register for the e-Hazard classes that are coming to the Seattle area! Please visit our website for more information!
Low Voltage Qualified & High Voltage Qualified Train-The-Trainer
Tukwila, WA
February 18 - 21, 2013
(Early registration cut off is February 4th)
Arc Flash & Low Voltage Qualified Electrical Safety Training
Tukwila, WA
February 18, 2013
High Voltage Qualified
Tukwila, WA
February 18-19, 2013
(Low voltage qualified is a pre-requisite)
Arc Flash & Low Voltage Qualified Electrical Safety Training
Maple Valley, WA
April 2, 2013
(Taught by Robert Fuhr)
Electrical fire at Ice Harbor Dam stops Power Production
Power production stopped at Ice Harbor Dam near Burbank after two small fires were discovered at 9 a.m. Thursday.
The fires were inside two cabinets holding electrical components for two of the dam’s six generators, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Three generators were operating at the time.
Power for dam facilities stopped, but power was being pulled off the electrical grid within 30 minutes for basic facility operations. The navigation lock returned to service at 12:40 p.m.
Upcoming e-Hazard Classes!
Please visit our website for more information on the following classes:
Low Voltage Qualified & High Voltage Qualified Train-The-Trainer
Tukwila, WA
February 18 - 21, 2013
(Early registration cut off is February 4th)
Arc Flash & Low Voltage Qualified Electrical Safety Training
Tukwila, WA
February 18, 2013
High Voltage Qualified
Tukwila, WA
February 18-19, 2013
(Low voltage qualified is a pre-requisite)
Arc Flash & Low Voltage Qualified Electrical Safety Training
Maple Valley, WA
April 2, 2013
(Taught by Robert Fuhr)
Low Voltage Qualified
Hawaii, USA
June 4, 2013
(Taught by Robert Fuhr & Hugh Hoagland)
Bellevue construction worker receives electrical shock.
A construction worker in Bellevue, WA was rushed to Harbor View Medical Center on Thursday after sustaining critical injuries while working next to a boom truck. Please view the link to read more.
More Cities Adopt the Washington Cities Electrical Code
Are your Electrical Specifications Ready for the Washington Cities Electrical Code?
The Washington Cities Listed below have or will soon be adopting a new set of Electrical Codes. The Washington Cities Electrical Code will be used to supplement the National Electrical Code (NEC). The date that each city will be adopting the code will vary. The following are the cities that have adopted the new code.
Bellevue
Bellingham
Burien
Des Moines
Kirkland
Marysville
Mercer Island
Normandy Park
Renton
SeaTac
Tukwilla
Cities who are involved and may be adopting this Code are:
Redmond
Vancouver
Seattle
Longview
Section 110.16 of the new Washington Cities Electrical Code (WACEC) states that arc flash labels shall be attached to electrical equipment. The labels must contain the Hazard Risk Category (HRC) and the Arc Flash energy level (cals/cm2). This requirement goes above and beyond the Section 110.16 of the NEC. The NEC allows generic Arc Flash labels warning only that there is a hazard. The Washington Cities Electrical Code (WACEC) will not allow generic Arc Flash labels.
Arc Flash energies are based upon the available fault current at each piece of equipment and the time that it takes for the upstream device to operate (trip or blow).
SAMPLE ARC FLASH LABEL
An arc flash study can be performed only after:
- Utility information is known
- Transformer Size and Impedance
- Primary Protection (Mfg, Type, & Size)
- Minimum and Maximum available Primary Fault Current
- Protective device data (Mfg, Type, & Size) to be installed or is already installed has been collected.
- Protective Device Coordination Study (breaker and relay settings) has been completed.
Proper specifications are extremely important to the success of any project. Detailed Power System Study (Short Circuit, Protective Device Coordination, & Arc Flash) specifications will help to ensure the studies are performed accurately. These studies must be preformed before the equipment is to be energized.
To assist you with this new requirement, we have created Power System Study Specifications. These will help you and your company avoid many of the common pitfalls when specifying these important studies. Please feel free to use these specifications for your projects.
