One thing to realize is that this aspect of electrical safety did not happen overnight. Carefully investigate the status of local adoption of NFPA70E / IEEE1584. A few assorted reference links follow. This particular stuff is free online, but do expect others to be likewise.
standards.ieee.org/esrc/techpapers.html
www.ewh.ieee.org/cmte/ias-esw/ www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.sh...L=http://www.arcwear.com]www.arcwear.com An earlier [1982] RH Lee paper that precipitated current recommendations is
www.ieee-pcic.org/archive/The%20oth...0 %20Electric%20Arc%20Flash%20Burns.pdf It seems that in places of employment, workers should first be formally oriented in 29CFR1910.331-.335, prior to arc-flash safety.
[This message has been edited by Bjarney (edited 08-22-2004).]
