Is an Arc-Flash Study Required for Your Building?

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If you manage a commercial building, an industrial facility or a condominium property, someone may have asked whether it needs an arc-flash study.

Before you answer, it helps to know what the study is, what it can include and what happens after it. Here is each part in plain words, and how to talk it through for your own building.

An arc-flash study is a review of your electrical distribution system

An arc-flash study is a review of your electrical distribution system based on current NFPA 70E and IEEE 1584 practices. It can identify electrical problems in your facility.

PECO's electrical contracting background gives it the ability to understand the actual field installation, not just what appears on a drawing.

PECO does arc-flash studies for commercial and industrial facilities

PECO Companies provides arc-flash studies and electrical safety evaluations for commercial and industrial facilities.

PECO's electrical services are available for industrial and manufacturing facilities, commercial and office buildings, condominium and multifamily properties, and property management companies.

A study can include field data, calculations and equipment labels

PECO's arc-flash study can include:

Field data collection
Review of electrical distribution systems
One-line information
Short-circuit analysis
Protective device review
Incident energy calculations
Arc-flash equipment labeling

If your panels already carry arc-flash labels, PECO can walk you through the labels on your equipment.

PECO can correct the problems the study turns up

PECO's goal is to provide more than a report. As a licensed electrical contractor in Woburn, PECO can provide the electrical work necessary to correct the problems the study identifies.

As an experienced electrical contractor, PECO can also provide corrective and preventive electrical maintenance throughout the facility, including electrical safety corrections and electrical troubleshooting and repairs.

That makes PECO one company, from inspection through repair.

Tell PECO about your building and any earlier study

Whether your building needs an arc-flash study, or whether an earlier study needs updating, is a question to go over with PECO. Tell PECO about your building and any earlier study, and PECO can talk about timing. Read more about PECO's arc-flash studies.

Call PECO at (781) 938-6000 to talk about an arc-flash study for your building.