Re: NFPA 70E Training outcomes - Part II

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Original poster: Sparktron01-at-comcast-dot-net 

Hi Jim, All

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 > Original poster: "Jim Lux"
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 > Who was the training offered by? NFPA?
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Training was given by Lewellyn Technologies.

<http://www.lewellyn-dot-com/>http://www.lewellyn-dot-com/

I've had many training courses over my career (30+ years), and this one 
ranked in top 5 in regards to relevancy, and allowing me to perform my work 
(Professionally and with Tesla Coils) safely.

<<SNIPPO>>

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Additional comments:

1.  Do not wear jewelry around electrical appartus.  One true event that 
was discussed was a worker was performing maintenance on 2.3kV PFC 
capacitor bank, necklace popped out and hit one phase (1.3kV - G).  Leave 
to your imagination the consequences...   :^C

2.  I'll go further and say don't wear rings or watches around LV high 
current sources either (batteries, high power DC power supplies); severe 
burns or possible electrocution could occur with surprisingly low 
voltages.  There is some antedotal evidence that GI's were killed in WWII 
working on 24VDC electrical systems (feet in foxholes full of water, 
sweating like pigs in tropical environment).

Here are additional links of interest pertaining to NFPA70E...

<http://www.coleparmer-dot-com/techinfo/techinfo.asp?from=INDUST&htmlfile=fluke_electricalsafety.htm>http://www.coleparmer-dot-com/techinfo/techinfo.asp?from=INDUST&htmlfile=fluke_electricalsafety.htm

Reprint from Fluke on Electrical safety, interrelationships of NIOSH, CDC, 
OSHA, NFPA, IEEE et al.  Pay particular attention to info on meter ratings, 
arc/flash information.

<http://pieperpower-dot-com/pieper/arc_flash.html>http://pieperpower-dot-com/pieper/arc_flash.html

The business end of a confined arc/flash - electrical explosion in a medium 
size junction box.

<http://www.nepss-dot-org/presentations2003/arcflash_NFPA70E.PDF>http://www.nepss-dot-org/presentations2003/arcflash_NFPA70E.PDF

Addition general info on NFPA70E, and additional info from IEEE1584 on 
motivation and design issues with '70E.

Be safe out there.

Regards

Dave Sharpe, TCBOR/HEAS, Chesterfield, VA. USA