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Arc Flash – Giving it the Respect it Deserves
I was involved in an arc flash incident at a local commercial building some years back. I was installing an RCBO on a ’live’ 3
Power Quality Investigations
Poor power quality (PQ) has differing effects for different people and businesses. This might varyfrom a nuisance to the loss of income from unrealised photovoltaic
Arc Flash PPE Selection
Arc flash PPE is the last line of defence for electrical workers. It is much better to implement solutions that negate the use of this
Electrical Incident Investigation Webinar
This webinar was delivered on the 30th November 2021 and is a quick presentation on issues around electric incident investigation followed by a Q&A session.
Test Instrument Calibration
Electrical workers use various test instruments such as voltmeters, tong meters, resistance meters including insulation resistance testers, loop impedance testers, RCD testers, phase rotation meters,
‘Electric’ Attitude
Further to the overall safety culture discussed in another of our blogs, the attitude of workers and management to outages can play a significant part
‘Electric’ Safety Culture
At PowerLogic, we are always ‘harping’ on about the importance of organisation’s safety culture and how important this is in preventing electrical incidents. Organisations will
Overheating Switchboards
Thermal imaging, using portable thermal cameras, of electrical switchboards has been used for decades now as a condition maintenance tool, but has it outlived its
Faulty Service Clamp Kills
An inquest will be held over three days in October 2021 into the electrocution of an 11-year-old boy from a faulty service clamp in a
Apprentice Electrocuted – Supervisors not Trained
Mr Tom Owen, 21, was working for Western Power Distribution (WPD) in a trench in Cardiff on 30th January 2017 when he was electrocuted. An