Dennis K. Neitzel, CPE, CESCP is Director Emeritus of AVO Training Institute, Inc., Dallas, Texas. He has over 47 years of industrial, commercial and utility electrical power systems experience in engineering, maintenance, testing and safety. Dennis is a principal committee member of the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace Technical Committee. He is also a co-author of the Electrical Safety Handbook published by McGraw-Hill. He can be contacted at dennis.neitzel@avotraining.com.
Previous editions of NFPA 70E required an arc flash hazard analysis. The 2015 edition now requires an arc flash risk assessment to determine if an arc flash hazard exists.
Previous editions of NFPA 70E required an arc flash hazard analysis. The 2015 edition now requires an arc flash risk assessment to determine if an arc flash hazard exists.
The answer to this question depends on whether or not you previously complied with the training and documentation requirements of any or all of the following:
