Mike Holt - Arc Flash/Electrical Safety Inspection Policy

This article was posted 09/27/2012 and is most likely outdated.

Arc Flash/Electrical Safety Inspection Policy

Arc Flash/Electrical Safety Inspection Policy

The following is a policy created by the Fire Marshal (Anthony C. Apfelbeck) and Inspectors (Ed Conklin and Glenn Phillippi) of Altamonte Springs, FL for Arc Flash/Electrical Safety. It outlines procedures to be followed any time the inspector will be working around electrical components as part of a routine inspection.

After soliciting the governmental building/electrical inspection providers and risk managers throughout Florida for any type of electrical safety guideline for inspectors they found that there were no existing policies at all on the issue of electrical safety for inspectors. So, what they have created is completely developed from scratch. They have referenced NFPA 70E, OSHA recommended practices and other relevant training programs where they could in creating this guideline while keeping in mind the role of the inspector.

This final version has been distributed on the Building Officials Association of Florida discussion group and has received some feedback from other jurisdictions that received it saying they are implementing the described practices. As this is cutting completely new ground, they are open to any suggestions for improvements based on some actual field experience.

Please take some time to review this document by clicking here. If your state is lacking a similar policy feel free to use this as a guide to follow suit by breaking new safety ground in your area.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. You can 'post a comment' to this newsletter or contact Anthony directly.

Anthony C. Apfelbeck, CFPS, CBO
Fire Marshal/Building Official
City of Altamonte Springs
ACApfelbeck@Altamonte.org

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Comments

I could see an inspector having to wear all that safety stuff if your into a live 480 volt panel but it's rediculous to make them were them looking into a 120 volt panel. Also I have a problem calling those little pen like instruments that light up when in close proximity to AC, a tic tracer. A tick tracer is a 2 part piece of trouble shooting equipment that injects a "tick" at one point so that it can be located on the other end.

Theodore J Good September 28 2012, 1:33 pm EDT

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