Title :
Ground fault protection of personnel in industrial locations using the new UL 943C
Author :
El-Sherif, Nehad ; Mendler, Rick ; Trotte, John ; Pathak, Avinash
Author_Institution :
Littelfuse Startco, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Abstract :
Most refineries, drilling platforms, and chemical plants are equipped with receptacles used for powering equipment. This can present a shock hazard; therefore, NFPA and OSHA require ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on all receptacles powering equipment used by personnel and are not part of the building permanent wiring. Due to the lack of GFCI at voltages above 240 V, both NFPA and OSHA require employers to implement the assured equipment grounding conductor program for all temporary wiring installations.
Keywords :
crude oil; earthing; electric shocks; hazards; leakage currents; occupational health; occupational safety; oil drilling; wiring; Class C GFCI; Class D GFCI; Class E GFCI; NFPA; OSHA; UL 943C; chemical plants; crude oil refinery; current 20 mA; drilling platforms; electric shock; equipment grounding conductor program; ground fault protection; ground wire continuity monitoring; ground-fault circuit interrupter; industrial locations; leakage current; shock hazard; temporary wiring installations; Circuit faults; Conductors; Electric shock; Grounding; Injuries; Occupational safety; Personnel; Electric shock hazard; UL 943C; assured equipment grounding conductor; ground-fault circuit interrupter; hazardous location; personnel protection;
Conference_Titel :
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference (PCIC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3054-8
DOI :
10.1109/PCICon.2014.6961906
