Over the last several years, the electrical industry has seen a significant focus on electrical safety awareness, particularly surrounding arc flash hazards. This increased awareness includes an ...

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Arc flash is defined as an explosive release of energy caused by an electrical arc. Typically, the arc results from either a phase-to-ground or phase-to-phase fault created by many possible events.