title: 'European approach' to arc flash risk.
abstract: DuPont claims that electrical arc, and the resulting "arc flash", are among the deadliest, least understood hazards of electricity", and can potentially occur in many industrial and other applications, including hospital plant rooms. Technical and engineering personnel from DuPont Engineering Technology, DuPont Personal Protection, and external independent experts, have thus collaborated to develop "a European approach to electrical arc risk assessment". The resulting free online resource, the DuPont Arc-Guide, sets out key steps to minimise serious arc flash incident risk, and details a range of optional, paid-for tailored risk assessment services, and an accompanying secure web portal, offering more in-depth guidance on this important, but apparently often overlooked, issue. HEJ editor Jonathan Baillie reports.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baillie
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004560:Electricity; D005060:Europe; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*