Protecting yourself and your employees from arc-flash and arc-blast dangers isn’t an option – it’s a necessity.
Today, companies have three basic options to protect their technicians: replace all your switchgear with arc flash resistant switchgear; add heavy layers of personal protective equipment (PPE) as necessary based on actual equipment field tests and arc flash calculations; not just theoretical values. Or use remote racking and switching solutions for installing, removing and actuating circuit breakers and motor control centers that allow technicians to stand up to 300 feet away – well outside the arc flash danger zone.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand the safest option is one that keeps workers away from the danger. One cannot be burned, if one is outside an explosive event. Today, utilities, industrial plants and similar installations have three options when it comes to remote racking: custom solutions from the OEM that are not available for all electrical equipment, and only work on one specific cubicle; remote racking solutions that require you to modify the cubicle with bolt on solutions; and magnetic latching remote racking solutions that can be easily moved from one circuit breaker to the next without having to take equipment off line or modify the enclosure, reducing arc flash resistance.
CBS ArcSafe is the world’s primary developer of magnetic latching remote racking and switching solutions for all major brands of electrical equipment, including low- and medium-voltage draw-out air, SF6, oil and vacuum circuit breakers. Should customers need a custom solution, our in-house engineering and manufacturing capabilities mean CBS ArcSafe can provide equipment and on-site training tailored to your operation. For more information, please contact Neil Brookes, General Manager of CBS ArcSafe at +44 770 500577, by email at nBrookes@CBSArcSafe.com, or visit our website at www.cbsarcsafe.com
