FAQs

What is the arc flash protection offered by leather gloves and should they be arc-rated?

What is the arc flash protection offered by leather gloves and should they be arc-rated?

If rubber insulating gloves with leather protectors are required as per your shock risk assessment, additional leather or arc-rated gloves are not required. Leather protectors can be arc-rated, but it’s not required. The most important consideration when selecting hand protection is to first identify and understand your hazards. If a shock hazard exists the worker shall wear shock protection. If no shock hazard exists, the NFPA 70E...

Posted By Post Date: June 1, 2018

How can I encourage my employees to practice lockout / tagout?

How can I encourage my employees to practice lockout / tagout?

Oberon has stations and carrying boxes to make sure everyone has the proper equipment with them when needed.

Posted By Post Date: February 14, 2018

Can lockouts be forcibly removed?

Can lockouts be forcibly removed?

They are only a visible deterrent. They should only be removed with approval and a great deal of caution.

Posted By Post Date: February 14, 2018

Are there specifications for Lockout devices and Tag out Devices?

Are there specifications for Lockout devices and Tag out Devices?

Tagout devices-- shall be constructed and printed so that exposure to weather conditions or wet and damp locations will not cause the tag to deteriorate or the message on the tag to become illegible. Tags-- shall not deteriorate when used in corrosive environments such as areas where acid and alkali chemicals are handled and stored. Standardized-- Lockout and tagout devices shall be standardized within the facility in at least one of the following...

Posted By Post Date: February 14, 2018

What does a Hazardous Energy Control Program consist of?

What does a Hazardous Energy Control Program consist of?

The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start-up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.

Posted By Post Date: February 14, 2018

What version of NFPA 70E is OSHA using as the standard for citation determination?

What version of NFPA 70E is OSHA using as the standard for citation determination?

NFPA 70E has not been adopted by OSHA as a regulation. NFPA 70E is generally referenced, in the event of an incident, under the General Duty Clause since it is an industry recognized best practice standard.

Posted By Post Date: February 14, 2018

Once we have determined the conductor or circuit part is de-energized, can we take off certain layers of the protective gear?

Once we have determined the conductor or circuit part is de-energized, can we take off certain layers of the protective gear?

Good question . . . Yes . . usually. I will defer to the definition of an Arc Flash Hazard . . . “A dangerous condition associated with the possible release of energy caused by an electric Arc. FPN No. 1: An arc flash hazard may exist when energized electrical conductors or circuit parts are exposed or when they are...

Posted By Post Date: February 14, 2018

Are Oberon TCG™ fabrics lighter weight than fire resistant treated cotton?

Are Oberon TCG™ fabrics lighter weight than fire resistant treated cotton?

Yes, absolutely. For example, an Oberon TCG40™ garment, which is constructed of Oberon’s proprietary Inherently/Permanently Flame Resistant (IFR) fabric (a fabric specifically designed for the Arc Flash marketplace) and which has an arc rating of 46 cal/cm2, has a fabric weight of 10.9 ounces per square yard. A comparable chemically flame retardant treated (FRT) cotton product, with a similar arc rating, would weigh nearly twice as much. Additionally, Inherently FR...

Posted By Post Date: February 14, 2018

Can I use your electrical arc flash products in the food industry?

Can I use your electrical arc flash products in the food industry?

Within the food industry, consideration must be provided for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, or HACCP. This is a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe and designs measures to reduce these risks to a safe level. Arc flash PPE can contain materials that would be unsafe within the food production processes...

Posted By Post Date: February 14, 2018

Our equipment labels are 3 years old. Do we need to re-print our labels with the new Standard requirements?

Our equipment labels are 3 years old. Do we need to re-print our labels with the new Standard requirements?

The process of creating equipment labels is often a result of completing an arc flash incident energy analysis. The NFPA 70E Standard states that an incident energy analysis shall be updated when changes occur in your electrical distribution system that could affect the data on your labels. So the answer is if nothing has changed in your electrical distribution system, then the...

Posted By Post Date: February 14, 2018
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