New Littelfuse Knowledge Center Helps Customers Prevent Arc-Flash Hazards

June 4, 2020

Littelfuse, Inc. a global manufacturer of technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing, introduces a new arc-flash knowledge center (Littelfuse.com/arcflash) for engineers, electricians, maintenance workers, and others creating a safer electrical environment. The resource portal helps workers protect critical infrastructure by providing arc-flash information on causes, mitigation and incident energy calculations as well as white papers, videos and case studies.

“This new knowledge center is designed to inform workers about arc-flash dangers and how they can improve protection,” said Debra Jayson, Littelfuse Industrial Business Marketing Manager. “According to OSHA, industrial arc-flash events cause about 80% of electrically-related incidents and fatalities among qualified electrical workers and Littelfuse is focused on providing education to increase workplace safety.”

The Littelfuse arc-flash knowledge center includes:
▪ What is an Arc-flash and how to Prevent It
▪ An Arc-flash Incident Energy Calculator
▪ How Arc-flash Relays Work
▪ How Arc-flash Relays Work
▪ How to Select an Arc-flash Relay
▪ How to Obtain an Arc-flash Study
▪ Case Studies
▪ Application Guides
▪ Videos
▪ Frequently Asked Questions
▪ Product Datasheets and more…

For more information, visit www.littelfuse.com/arcflash.

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