NEW ARC FLASH

LABELING STANDARDS
NFPA70ECHANGES(130.5(C))
Reference:2012NFPA70EArcFlashStandard
forElectricalSafetyintheWorkplace

NEWREQUIREMENTSEquipmentLabeling

AsofSeptember30th,2011arcflashlabelswillberequiredatmany
newelectricalequipmentlocations

Labelsusedforarcflashlabelingonelectricalequipmentwillrequire
additionaldetails

LabelsappliedpriortoSeptember30,2011areacceptableifthey
containtheavailableincidentenergyorrequiredlevelofPPE

NEWREQUIREMENTS

NEWREQUIREMENTS
Electricalequipmentsuchasswitchboards,
panelboards,industrialcontrolpanels,
metersocketenclosures,andmotorcontrol
centersthatareinotherthandwellingunits
andarelikelytorequireexamination,
adjustment,servicingormaintenancewhile
energized,shallbefieldmarkedwithalabel
containingallthefollowinginformation:

NEWREQUIREMENTSFieldmarking(Allofthefollowing)
1)Atleastoneofthefollowing:
a)Availableincidentenergyandthecorresponding
workingdistance
b)Minimumarcratingofclothing
c)RequiredlevelofPPE
d)HighestHazard/Riskcategory(HRC)fortheequipment
2)Nominalsystemvoltage
3)Arcflashboundary

EQUIPMENTDESCRIBEDSwitchboard
Alargesinglepanel,frame,orassemblyofpanelsonwhichare
mountedontheface,back,orboth,switches,overcurrentandother
protectivedevices,busesandusuallyinstruments.Switchboardsare
generallyaccessiblefromtherearaswellasfromthefrontandarenot
intendedtobeinstalledincabinets.

SAMPLE - Switchboard

EQUIPMENTDESCRIBEDPanelboard
Asinglepanelorgroupofpanelunitsdesignedforassemblyinthe
formofasinglepanel,includingbusesandautomaticovercurrent
devicesandequippedwithorwithoutswitchesforthecontroloflight,
heatorpowercircuits;designedtobeplacedinacabinetorcutoutbox
oragainstawall,partition,orothersupport;andaccessibleonlyfrom
thefront.

SAMPLE - Panelboard

EQUIPMENTDESCRIBEDIndustrialControlPanel(UL508)
Theterm"industrialcontrolequipment"canbeusedtodescribemore
than30differentproductcategoriesand100differentdevices.
IndustrialControlPanelsare:

Controlandaccessorydevicesforstarting,stopping,regulating,
controlling,orprotectingelectricmotors

Controldevicesorsystemsthatstoreorprocessinformationandare
providedwithanoutputmotorcontrolfunction(s)

SAMPLE Industrial Control Panel

Nominal System Voltage Described
A nominal value assigned to designate a system of a given voltage
class. Nominal System Voltages examples:
120V, 120/240V,

208Y/120V, 600V, 2400V, etc.

SAMPLE Nominal System Voltage

ARCFLASHPROTECTIONBOUNDARYDefined
Anapproachlimitatadistancefromexposedlivepartswhichaperson
couldreceiveaseconddegreeburnifanelectricalarcflashwereto
occur.

INCIDENTENERGYDefined
Theincidentenergyisameasureofthermalenergyataworking
distancefromanarcfault.

REQUIREDLEVELOFPPEDefined
Specificclothingrequiredtoenteranarcflashboundary.

MINIMUM ARC RATING OF CLOTHING- Described

ARC FLASH LABELS

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