PPE
Safety tips on SCCR for industrial control panels, industrial machinery
How to determine short-circuit current rating (SCCR) and avoid misapplications. When the industrial control panel or industrial machinery does not have an adequate SCCR for the available short-circuit (fault) current, an electrical hazard exists.
Are you aware of arc flash hazards?
Be cognizant about hazards, preventive measures and the dire consequences of an arc flash event.
Rethinking machine safety risk
The design phase of a project allows companies to reduce potential machine safety before it has a chance to manifest itself as a hazard and danger to workers.
Top 5 Plant Engineering articles June 3-9
Articles about overcurrent protection technologies, predictive maintenance in oil and gas, collaborative robots and manufacturing, the PMI May 2019 report, and electrical safety culture were Plant Engineering’s five most clicked articles from June 3-9. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Prevention through Design: Improving electrical safety in the plant
Better equipment design takes a step beyond training.
Top 5 Plant Engineering articles May 20-26
Articles about overcurrent protection technologies, the human factor in change management, Mitsubishi Electric acquiring Iconics, electrical safety culture, , and protecting the production line were Plant Engineering’s five most clicked articles from May 20-26. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Overcurrent protection technologies change the calculations for PPE
NEC Section 240.87 provides guidance for safety, maintenance teams.
Four steps to a sound electrical safety culture
Training makes a difference, and so does communication.
Plant Engineering 2017 Product of the Year Winners
The 2017 award recipients represent the best in innovation
Welding ergonomics
Worker protection also delivers productivity gains.