Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF AN ARC FLASH STUDY?
Safety for your employees. Being able to properly dress your employees in the appropriate PPE, rated for the incident energies they may encounter doing their job on a bad day.
WHAT DO YOU SPECIALIZE IN?
Arc Flash and Coordination Studies. We also have extensive experience in substation maintenance and electrical safety for Medium and Low voltage power systems.
WHAT ARE THE RATES FOR YOUR SERIVCES?
Contact us for an individualized quote. We are able to keep our engineering services more affordable than the big firms due to the low overhead of the company.
ARE YOU LICENSED?
Yes. The company president, Joe Bell, is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania with over 15 years experience.
WHY DO I NEED A COORDINATION STUDY?
Coordinating your overcurrent protection devices (OCPD) ensures that when a fault occurs, your equipment or process shuts down in an expected manner. The coordination study identifies areas where overcurrent protection is absent or mis-coordinated then offers solutions to fix the problems. Many uncoordinated electrical distribution systems can be repaired with no infrastructure changes by properly adjusting the OCPD settings with suggestions from the coordination study. This means you can spend little money and sleep better knowing your process is protected correctly. This upfront work will reduce equipment damage and expanded outages to your process. See NEC Article 240.12 for more information.
CAN YOU PROVIDE A TURNKEY SOLUTION FOR ALL OUR ARC FLASH NEEDS?
Yes. We can collect data at your facility to perform the arc flash evaluation, then install compliant labels on your equipment. We also can provide on-site training for your employees on NFPA 70E requirements.