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Arc flash risk assessment

Arc flash risks are not the same for every business.

An arc flash remains a hidden danger for many businesses that threatens to prevent a continuous and critical supply of electrical power. Despite designing low-voltage switchgear and installing components that comply with European regulations, arc flashes can still occur.

Arc flash risk assessments will quantify the arc flash risk for a specific business and location. Following an assessment, companies can apply measures to mitigate the arc flash risk that is acceptable to their business.

To help protect customers from the arc flash hazard, Eaton offer a range of services that can help customers understand, manage and mitigate the risk within their business.

Sources of an arc flash white paper

Learn why buildings equipped with even the best switchgear equipment are still at risk from an arc flash.

Design, plan, check

Use Eaton's free xSpider software to understand and mange your arc flash risk. The unique ArcRISK module enables electrical engineers to design, plan and check the arc flash risk within the new electrical installation network.

Existing switchgear

Eaton engineers are available to provide arc flash hazard analysis on existing electrical switchgear equipped with any type of protective devices. As with xSpider, ways to reduce and mitigate the arc flash risk are possible following a quantification of the risk. Engineers are able to manage the risk that is acceptable to their business.

Ongoing servicing

Ongoing monitoring and preventative maintenance of the switchgear installations ensures that potential hazards can be identified early, with corrective action taken in a planned timely fashion; rather than having to react to catastrophic arc flash explosion that may have serious personal and business consequences.

Customer success story

Eaton's arc flash hazard analysis enables the Dutch gas producer NAM to calculate the effects of an arc flash.