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Electrical enclosures for communications and controls systems safeguard both the energized equipment within them and protect the people who work around them. But, the components within them pose a risk for igniting an arc flash incident every time an enclosure is opened.

An article in Automation World describes three types of protection against the fire and potential devastation of arc flash incidents.

1. Flame-resistant apparel

2. Data interface ports

3. Distributed I/O

Read the [url='http://www.automationworld.com/safety/arc-flash-safety-1-2-3']Automation World magazine article[/url].


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