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S&C’s Power Systems Services Seminar:

Complete NESC 2007 and Arc Flash Program Review for Utility Systems Seminar

This seminar combines the two most popular seminars at S&C. The Complete NESC 2007 and the Complete Arc Flash for Utilities Power Systems Seminars. With the date, 1/1/2009, for compliance to the NESC arc flash rule now passed the effort to complete that compliance must be attended to with urgency and the clear understanding of what to do. Part of the reason for the slow start by utilities has been the significant confusion about how to apply the arc flash information and then adjust personnel protection and mitigation strategies. Part of the problem is that there is a need to better understand the code from which it was derived, the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC). This seminar will establish a solid understanding of the contents and application of the NESC and then streamlines the understanding into the arc flash hazard issue. Arc flash will then be solidly addressed and a template plan for utility implementation will be discussed.

This seminar will provide a clear path to get that compliance to the NESC and thus avoid possible hazards and legal trouble. After this seminar the utility will need only add a commitment to completing the effort.

For more details on the full coverage of material in this combined seminar, visit the S&C registration pages for each of the seminars:

S&C Electric Company is a premier provider of seminars and training to companies who want their employees to better understand the fundamentals of power systems and arc flash. S&C can also provide all or portions of the seminar and its contents at a customer’s site to any number of attendees for a fixed affordable price.

Quick Agenda

Seminar starts at 8:30 AM each day. Attendees will receive an email about a week before the start of seminar that will provide more details on the course.

Day One – Morning

  • NESC - Background
  • NESC - Tips to understanding the Code
  • NESC - Quick overview of the Code
  • NESC - Closer review of grounding

Day One – Afternoon

  • NESC - Closer look at Part 1
  • NESC - Closer look at Part 2

Day Two – Morning

  • NESC - Closer look at Part 3
  • NESC - Closer look at Part 4
  • NESC - Other related topics

Day Two – Afternoon

  • Arc Flash - Overview of shock and arc flash hazards
  • Arc Flash - Regulations and industry standards; OSHA, NEC, NESC, NFPA, IEEE
  • Arc Flash - Understanding burns and the human skin
  • Arc Flash - PPE levels and protection considerations
  • Arc Flash - Selecting PPE

Day Three – Morning

  • Arc Flash - Data development
  • Arc Flash - Protection coordination theory with arc flash
  • Arc Flash - Steps for conducting an arc flash analysis
  • Arc Flash - Implementing results of the arc flash analysis
  • Arc Flash - Mitigation strategies – LV and MV

Day Three – Afternoon

  • Arc Flash - Critical procedures
  • Arc Flash - Steps to implement arc flash hazard solutions
  • Arc Flash - Examples and attendee challenges
  • Arc Flash - Utility and C&I customers working together on Arc Flash
  • Questions and answers – throughout seminar

Who Should Attend

Utility engineers, safety directors, operations managers, engineering managers, standards engineers, superintendents, line foremen and other utility and industrial leaders and managers.

Credit for Professional Development Instruction

Upon completion of the workshop, a certificate of participation will be issued crediting 2.0 Continuing Education Units (CEU) or 20 Professional Development Hours (PDH).

Customized Course at Your Facility

This seminar can be customized for presentation at your facility. Seminar versions are immediately available for industrial-only and utility-only groups. Please contact us if you would like more information.

Instructor

Christopher Lee Brooks

Chris is a Senior Consultant with S&C Electric Company and is a sought-after expert on the National Electric Safety Code (NESC), arc flash, distribution line design and protection, and many other topics in distribution power engineering.

He has over 25 years in the electrical power industry and has a rich background of experience in T&D management, engineering, research, planning, design, consulting, and training, both domestic and international. He also has experience in transformer design and manufacturing. Most of his career was with Westinghouse Electric Corporation and ABB performing and managing engineering and design projects for major US and international utilities and research organizations. His background also includes experience as the engineering manager for a rural electric cooperative utility and the director of engineering of a consulting firm that has cooperative and municipal utilities as clients.

His past and present research efforts include work for Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), US Department of Energy (DOE), Bonneville Power Authority (BPA), Canadian Electric Association (CEA) and Cooperative Research Network (CRN). Among his research projects with EPRI was the pivotal work that produced the now common reliability indexes, such as SAIDI, SAIFI, etc. He has a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University-Bloomington. Having strong presentation skills and proficiency in writing he has develop numerous lectures and seminars, and has over 30 publications, including two books. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and is the Standards Chairman of the IEEE-REPC. He is also CPQ certified and is a registered professional engineer in over twenty states.

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Questions?

Call Chris Brooks at (678) 427-0126 (e-mail cbrooks@sandc.com) or Marilyn Brown at (773) 338-1000 x2518 (email mbrown@sandc.com).