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2015 Edition of NFPA 70E – Major Revisions

Sep 23, 2014 | Uncategorized

The 2015 Edition of NFPA 70E has been finalized. Significant revisions from the 2012 edition include:

• Elimination of HRC 0 moving all electrical work into arc rated clothing (non melting clothing required under AR clothing).
• New RISK BASED Assessment Tables with strong requirements for proper equipment maintenance.
• Elimination of PPE for all closed door operations
• Term HRC is gone. Clothing companies likely to start using ARC.
• Most ARC PPE in Tables is raised. No lowering for risk in tables.
• Calculations emphasized. Tables usefulness now limited and requiring less or much more PPE.

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Jon