Event Profile

Engineering Webinar Series: Overview of Arc Flash

Date(s):
May 14, 2024
Venue:
Online
Description:

Who Should Attend:

Engineering personnel and others who would benefit from an understanding of current electric utility engineering principles and practices.

Webinar Overview:

OSHA requires employers to analyze and protect their employees from risks associated with arc-flashes. OSHA and NESC guidelines have changed over the years and different methods exist for making the necessary arc-flash calculations. Historic guideline changes will be reviewed as well as the applicability and limitations of the different calculation methods. The presentation will discuss the steps needed to make an arc-flash study including information needed, establishing work zones, methods for assessing incident energy levels, work rules and their impacts, examples of actual calculations and use of table values, mitigation methods, and protective gear options and applicability.

Related Webinars:

2024 Engineering Webinar Series: All 12 Webinars

January 9 - Impacts of Electric Vehicles

February 13 - Basics of Distribution System Planning

March 12 - NESC Grounding Requirements

April 9 - Fundamentals of Guys and Anchors for Overhead Distribution Lines

June 11 - Single Phase Metering

July 9 - Three Phase Metering

August 13 - High Impedance Fault Detection

September 10 - Application of Voltage Regulators

October 8 - Application and Use of Ductile Iron Poles

November 12 - Designing Extra-Long Spans

December 10 - Separable Connectors Used in Underground Distribution 

Webinar Recordings:

Webinar recordings will be made available to registrants who are unable to attend live.

Webinar Instructor:

Hi-Line Engineering

Webinar Schedule:

All webinars in this series will be held from 8-9:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Attendees will be admitted 15 minutes before the webinar begins.

How to Participate:

Instructions will be emailed to attendees within 12 hours of the webinar, and we recommend that you test the link to the meeting as soon as you get the instructions. The webinar is best viewed using Chrome as your browser. We recommend that you use a landline for both your phone and your internet connections.

If you are registered individually, that registration is for one person to attend. We manage our webinars on an honor system basis; if more than one person from a utility wishes to attend, the utility should register for unlimited attendee registration.

Webinar Fees:

Individual Attendee Registration:

Utility Member Rate: $120
Associate Member Rate: $180
Non-Member Rate: $240

Unlimited Attendee Registration*:

Utility Member Rate: $300
Associate Member Rate: $450
Non-Member Rate: $600

*If your organization would like to send multiple attendees to this webinar or the full series, please contact Annie Wittenberg at (360) 816-1443 or annie@nwppa.org for further details.

Cancellation Policy:

For webinars, virtual classes, and section meetings: cancellation at least five days prior to the event, full refund; within 1-4 days or no show, no refund.
 
When possible, please send a substitute instead of canceling; NWPPA does not charge a fee for substitutions. 

Continuing Hours:

Certificates are issued by Hi-Line Engineering upon completion of the webinar. Please contact Kayla McInroy at kayla.mcinroy@GDSAssociates.com.

For More Information:

To find out more about this event, or to learn about other events, view the Training and Event Catalog.