About arc flash and the project
Each year, 2000 workers are admitted to burn centers for extended injury treatment caused by arc flash. Arc flash is an electric current that is passed through the air when insulation or isolation between electrified conductors is not sufficient to withstand the applied voltage. The flash is immediate, but the results can cause severe injury.
IEEE and NFPA both recognize that the significant threat posed by arc flash hazards and have joined forces on an initiative to fund and support research and testing to increase the industry and public awareness of arc flash. The research produced through our collaboration will help improve electrical safety standards, predict the hazards associated with arching faults and accompanying arc blasts, and provide practical safeguards for employees in the workplace.
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IEEE and NFPA are asking for your support to help fund arc flash research. The combined effort to identify, understand, and learn how to mitigate or protect employees in the workplace against the potential "electrical arc flash hazards" is estimated to cost $6-$7 million (US)."
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Project resources
IEEE/IAS Electrical Safety Update
Presentation with a comprehensive overview of Arc Flash activities and focus
NEW! IEEE/NFPA Arc Flash Phenomena Collaborative Research Project Update
Highlights the activities of the collaborative research project
Related standards
IEEE 1584™-2002 Guide for Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations
IEEE 1584a™-2004 Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations- Amendment 1
IEEE 1584b™-2011 Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations-Amendment 2: Changes to Clause 4
IEEE 1584™ Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations Standards Set on CD-ROM
Arc flash News
Electrical Safety Project Set to Begin
Cooper Bussmann Contributes $500,000 to IEEE/NFPA Arc Flash Research Project
Eaton Corporation Contributes $500,000 to IEEE/NFPA Arc Flash Research Project
InterNational Electrical Testing Association Contributes to IEEE/NFPA Arc Flash Project
Schneider Electric Contributes $500,000 to IEEE/NFPA Arc Flash Initiative