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Booth N°2 - Galerie SCHWEITZER

Nicolas Bardet

Marketing Manager

Responsable Marketing

SICAME Group - CATU

Electrical Safety Division

Division sécurité électrique

IEC and CENELEC standards

used to protect the electrical worker

against an Arc Flash

Nicolas Bardet - Marketing ManagerMember of IEC & CENELEC standardization comitees

for Live Working and Arc Flash PPEs

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1. Erreur humaineHuman error

2. Maintenance négligée

Negligent preventive maintenance

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Le phénomène Arc Flash/ Arc flash phenomenon

Les causes d’apparition / Reasons of appearance…

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Inadvertently briding

electrical contacts with

a conducting object3


Court-circuit involontaire

avec un outil


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Buildup of Dust

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Accumulation de poussière


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Conséquences


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• Brûlures

• Emission d’UV

• Onde de choc (explosion)

• Projection de particules en fusion

• Détonation : Surdité

• Thermals hazards = Burn

• UV Radiations

• A pressure wave

• Metal particles and splashes

• Deafness

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Conséquences


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Effets d’un arc flash sur le corps humain

Effects of an arc flash on the human body

Brûlures aux 2ème et 3ème degré

2nd and 3rd degree burnings

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FR vs Non FR

Typical non-FR workwear can ignite at 4-5cals

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Calcul du niveau de protection / Calculation of protection level

Evaluation des risques / Risks assesment

• Energie (CAL/cm²) = Puissance + Distance + Temps• Energie (CAL/cm²) = Power + Distance + Duration

• Une énergie de seulement 1.2 cal/cm2 cause une brûlure du 2ème

degré sur la peau d’un individu.• 1.2 cal/cm² produces a 2nd degree burn

• 1 cal/cm2 équivaut à l’exposition de la flamme d’un briquet sur un doigt pendant une seconde.

• 1 cal/cm² is equivalent to expose your finger to a lighterduring 1second

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France / Europe / International

NF EN IEC 61482-1-1 (ATPV test method)

NF EN IEC 61482-1-2 (BOX test method)

Clothing for protection against thermal effects of arc flash hazard

International

IEC 61482-2 (Product standard)

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France / Europe International

IEC levelUSA

- Under consideration ASTM F2675

Protective gloves against thermal effects of arc flash

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Face protection against thermal effects of arc flash hazard

France / Europe International

IEC level

GS-ET-29

(Recognized as the

official European

Standard by the

European

commission)

Under consideration

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France / Europe

NF EN level

International

IEC level

NF EN 170 Under consideration

Face protection for UV from Arc Flash

UV

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France / Europe

NF EN level

International

IEC level

NF EN 166 Under consideration

Face protection for physical impact from arc flash

physical impact

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Conclusion

1. This presentation gives a practical overview of the

standardization

2. A risk assesment is the first step

3. Based on EN and IEC standards the employer can

protect the worker,

4. Except for gloves were the employer can use the

ASTM F2675 standard

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Nicolas Bardet

Marketing Manager

Responsable Marketing

SICAME Group - CATU

Electrical Safety Division

Division sécurité électrique

Thanks for your attention

Presented by Nicolas Bardet

Marketing Manager Member of IEC & CENELEC standardization comitees

for Live Working and Arc Flash PPEs


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IEC and CENELEC standards used to protect the electrical ...SICAME Group - CATU Electrical Safety Division Division sécurité électrique IEC and CENELEC standards used to protect