%0 Journal Article %T Practical Approach for Arc Flash Hazard Assessment %A Priyanka K Kolankar %A U.B. Sarod %J International Journal of Advanced Electrical and Electronics Engineering %D 2012 %I %X The exposure to hazards associated with electrical arcing phenomena, while working on energized equipment is a topic of significant interest to industrial plant personnel. This paper provides an overview of the arc flash hazard phenomena.discusses the method of carrying out arc flash assessment and reduction techniques %K NFPA 70E %K IEEE 1584 %K Arc flash hazard assessment %K Incident energy calculations %K curable burn distance %U http://irdindia.in/Journal_IJAEEE/PDF/Vol1_Iss1/7.pdf