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Arc Flash Safety and CSA Z462-08 Standard for the Canadian Workplace

Arc Flash Standard, Safety, Assessment, Calculations, Mitigation, PPE, and more.

S&C has been in the business of “Taming the Arc” since 1909 and now brings a complete seminar on the critical subject of arc-flash for electric power system workers throughout Canada. Since NFPA 70E was officially introduced in the 1990s in the US, the prevention of arc-flash injuries has been a topic of rapidly increasing interest and research. Next, in 2007 the ANSI C2 (NESC) standard added a new set of arcflash rules for US electric utilities.

Then in 2008, the Canadian Standards Association released its official shock and arc-flash avoidance safety standard for the workplace entitled, Workplace Electrical Safety (Z462-08), which is an adaptation of NFPA 70E. It covers the PPE requirements based on voltage, fault current, and job task for nearly any electrical situation, and for those not covered, guidelines are provided. With this standard and the others all power systems in North America must now embrace arc-flash prevention and protection as official goals to reduce and hopefully eliminate accidents and related injuries.

This S&C course supports these goals. Its content is applicable to both utilities and industrial sites, and is taught by an instructor who has worked on the front lines of the electrical power industry. It includes an examination and explanation of the arc-flash phenomena, a review the regulations and standards with cover-to-cover coverage of the Z462 standard, in-class examples of various calculation techniques, coverage of various methods of mitigation, a process for selecting appropriate personal protective equipment, and more. It provides an outline for managers, engineers, and safety coordinators that can used to develop a safety response and hazard-avoidance program.

S&C Electric Company is a premier provider of seminars and training to companies, organizations, and governmental entities who want their workers to better understand the fundamentals and safety needs of power systems. Adding to that commitment, S&C now brings this critical seminar on arc-flash to the Canadian electrical power community.

Who Should Attend

Utility and power system engineers, safety directors, operations managers, engineering managers, standards engineers, superintendents, line foremen and other utility and industrial leaders and managers.

Seminar Details

A seminar guidebook with class notes will be provided. However, each attendee must bring his or her own copy of the Z462 standard to learn from, mark-up, and keep as a lifetime reference. If needed, S&C can provide the Z462 standards at the CSA published cost. Please obtain a copy in advance or indicate that one is required when registering. S&C will not have any extra copies for purchase at the time of the seminar.

Attendance certificates, notes, snacks, refreshments, and lunches will be provided to all attendees.

Seminar Agenda

Seminar starts at 8:30 AM each day and conclude at 4:30 PM on day one and at 2:30 PM on day two. Lunch and snacks are provided. Attendees will receive an email about a week before the start of seminar that will provide more details on the course.

Day One

  • Overview of shock and arc flash hazards
  • Regulations and industry standards: CLC, COHS, Z462, IEEE 1584, NFPA
  • Calculation methods for arc flash and their comparison
  • PPE levels and protection considerations
  • Review of example arc flash accidents
  • Steps for conducting an arc flash analysis
  • Understanding burns and the human skin
  • Selecting PPE
  • Implementing results of the arc flash analysis
  • In-class practice of calculation problems from Z462

Day Two

  • Cover-to-cover walk-through of the Z462 standard
  • Arc-flash mitigation strategies – LV and MV
  • Protection device coordination theory with arc flash
  • Critical procedures
  • Steps to implement arc flash hazard solutions
  • Utility and C&I customers working together on Arc Flash