Reducing the flash hazard

IEEE Industry Applications Magazine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Dugan, Timothy B ^a  

^a PENTA Engineering Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); ELECTRIC ARCS; HAZARDS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SAFETY FACTOR;

ARC FLASH; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

FLASHOVER;

EID: 34248675498     PISSN: 10772618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MIA.2007.353665     Document Type: Article

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