by Shaw Consulting Services | Flash Risk Assessments & More | Aug 10, 2026 | Arc Flash
An arc flash study report tells you how much energy could be released at each point in your electrical system during a fault, what protective equipment workers need, and where your highest-risk areas are. The problem is that most of these reports are written by...
by Shaw Consulting Services | Flash Risk Assessments & More | Aug 10, 2026 | Electrical Safety
Adding EV chargers to a commercial or industrial facility introduces electrical safety risks that go well beyond the installation itself. Ground fault exposure increases in wet parking environments. Arc flash incident energy values can change at panels and switchgear...
by Shaw Consulting Services | Flash Risk Assessments & More | Jul 7, 2026 | Electrical Safety, Facility Compliance, Industrial Electrical Consulting
Electrical equipment rarely fails on a convenient schedule. It fails when a connection has been loosening for months, when a breaker hasn’t tripped correctly in years, or when load has crept up past what the original study accounted for. The good news is that...
by Shaw Consulting Services | Flash Risk Assessments & More | Jul 7, 2026 | Arc Flash, Electrical Safety, Risk Management
A renewal questionnaire lands on your desk, and somewhere between the sprinkler inspection dates and the roof age, there’s a new line item: Do you have a current arc flash study? For a lot of facility managers, that question comes out of nowhere. The equipment...
by Shaw Consulting Services | Flash Risk Assessments & More | Jul 3, 2026 | Electrical Engineering, Electrical Safety, Industrial Electrical Consulting, Power Systems
Adding electrical load to an existing facility can feel like a straightforward decision at first. A tenant needs more power. A company wants to install EV chargers. A manufacturing facility is adding a new piece of equipment. A property owner is planning upgrades to...
