{"id":5383,"date":"2020-11-24T13:31:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T13:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/be-ireland.info\/\/?p=5383"},"modified":"2020-11-25T16:43:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T16:43:54","slug":"what-is-arc-flash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/be-ireland.info\/?p=5383","title":{"rendered":"What is Arc Flash?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5383\" class=\"elementor elementor-5383\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-277fb415 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"277fb415\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a689ccb\" data-id=\"1a689ccb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5535b419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5535b419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c2c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1c2c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Arc Flash?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced75a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ced75a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Pat MacNally BSc.(Hons.) Quality Management, MBS S&amp;H, Compliance Manager at Premium Power Ltd. <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8c5d5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b8c5d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arc ash is perhaps the least understood, and yet one of the most dangerous hazards in the workplace. This article sets out to raise awareness about this hazard, its potential consequences, and some of the legal duties of employers. 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