4 Reasons Arc Flash Analysis Saves Employee Lives

Uncovering the dangers of arc flash with arc flash hazard analysis will show where the weaknesses are and determine the best changes to make to help alleviate the risk. Below are four reasons that this type of in-depth analysis can actually save the lives of your employees.

Ensures Meeting Compliance Regulations and Establishes Safe Minimum Requirements

OSHA is the agency that oversees workplace hazards like arc flash and makes determinations on whether everything is in full compliance. Your company may need to have the equipment and other electrical items worked on without shutting down the power grid. Arc flash analysis sets the minimum requirements that allow for an employee or electrician to safely work with live wires.

Determines Incident Energy Level Risks and Electrical Grid Coordination

The amount of energy an employee can come into contact with can determine the increased risk of arc flash incidences. An analysis can also determine if there is any crossover in the grid, which can become an unknown hazard.

Creation of Standardized Use of Safety Equipment and Personal Protective Gear

The avoidance of arc flash incidences can be as simple as using the right personal protective gear. The right shoes, jackets, helmets, gloves and more can eliminate the arcing of electrical energy to the person or object they are holding.

Placement of Proper Labels to Avoid Arc Flash Incidences

All areas and equipment that are subject to arc flash hazards need to be visibly marked with the right labels of warning. It should include specific details about the risk and how to minimize the chance of an arc flash incident. All employees will have to be trained about the risk and the importance of personal protective gear.

Arc flash incidences can happen suddenly and cause tremendous injuries, property damage, or employee death. Every step taken to prevent this tragedy is a great investment of time and resources.

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Competitive Rates for Electricity

It’s always been our most common dilemma when we see our electricity bills and rates have increased again. I don’t really understand why the country’s leading supplier of electricity has to charge their loss to their customers. Their losses are brought about by the illegal electric connection of some people and the company adds it to their monthly charges to consumers. Our electric billing includes a lot of charges which makes our monthly billing soar up. I have this thought that they should make hard effort and determination to catch those who steal electricity and not just add it to their multiple charges. Anyway the rate itself is high enough without those extra charges and I think that we need to have other supplier so electricity rates will be competitive enough. 

It’s proven that if there’s a competitive line of products available to consumers the competitors will offer discounts or special packages that will ease the burden of paying too high electricity bills. As of today many are complaining about the high percentage of electricity bills people are consuming on their monthly budgetary allowance and little by little they’re limiting their usage on appliances that consumes electricity. This is good in a different way as they also saves energy but the main issue is that people should also be given the right to a competitive supply of electricity that will not overburden them but will help in their daily living.

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Geothermal Heating and Cooling

Every end of the month I have to face the task of paying utilities and bills of the house. I always wonder why our electric bill seems the same every month no matter how we tried our best to conserve consumption. We have a digital meter and it seems more costly on meter reading , just a thought! Anyway we really have to think of ways on how to lessen our consumption or a great percentage of our income will just go to our electric provider. I’m just glad that I can seriously plan ways of conserving because I’m always here in the house unlike before that I’m in the office on daytime.

I was browsing the net and I learned that Arizona has a different climate where heat can be so intense that there’s difficulty if the residents will just use an ordinary cooling systems. The difference on their outside and inside temperature is quite extreme. It’s good that GeOasis Hybrid provide geothermal heating and cooling that will specifically solve the problem there. They offer a different heating and cooling system that will efficiently provide needed temperature whether it’s hot or cold.

With the use of geothermal heat pump you can save money because these units uses solar energy to provide heating, air conditioning and hot water. There are many benefits of using GeOasis hybrid geothermal systems like heating your pool on cold months and cooling it on warm months and domestic water is heated for free on warm months when your air conditioner is in use. You don’t have to worry about paying for this technology as some programs will help you with payments for this one.

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