Electrical Arc Flash Forum
Auckland, New Zealand
9th &10th August 2011
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This forum is set to be New Zealand foremost and comprehensive gathering of arc flash professionals in its history.Headlining the forum are two Key Note Speakers who are amongst the world’s top experts in the topic and have devoted their careers to various areas of Arc Flash:
Dr. DAV ID SWEETING (AUS)
Director, Sweeting Consulting
Arc Flash Hazards Expert
and
HUGH HOAGLAND (USA)
Founder of ArcWear
The forum will be attended by those who are interested in technical solutions to their arc flash problems, industry trends, standards developments and new techniques to tackle existing arc flash threats.
Although arc flash is a contentious & critical issue in New Zealand there are still no official New Zealand standards that deal with arc flash safety. The objective of the forum is to provide you with the latest developments and best practice to deal with arc flash hazards in New Zealand.
You will have an opportunity to discuss your arc flash issues with our speakers, to gain practical applications of arc flash safety. The focus throughout the forum is on the practical experiences of users; a number of case-studies will be presented by the manufacturing and utilities sectors who have implemented arc flash mitigation strategies into their operation.
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To register online for this event CLICK HERE
For further information please contact Conference Coordinator, Arna Holmes: arna.holmes@idc-online.com
FORUM AGENDA:
DAY 1: Wednesday 9th August 2011
Session 1 - Arcing Hazards Physics
David Sweeting, Director, Sweeting Consulting
Session 2 - Arc Flash Mitigation at Rio Tinto’s New Zealand Aluminium Smelters
- New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Ltd
Session 3 - Electrical Safety: More Than Just Arc Flash
- Hugh Hoagland, Founder ArcWear – USA
Session 4 - Arc Flash Safety in New and Existing MV Switchgear
- Richard Blakeley, Technical Manager, RPS Switchgear
Session 5 - Employees may have the Required Qualifications, But Do They Have The Competency? (Origin Energy’s steps to Mitigate Risk of Arc Flash Injuries)
- Dave Sargent HV Technician
DAY 2: Thursday 10th August 2011
FORUM AGENDA – Day 2
Session 6 - Protecting Your Staff from Arcing Hazards
- David Sweeting, Director, Sweeting Consulting
Session 7 – Case Study
Electrical Arc Flash Hazard Analysis and Mitigation for Contact Energy’s Taranaki Combined Cycle Power Station
Tony Auditore, Principal Consultant , LineTech Consulting
Session 8
Arc Flash PPE Basics: What Works. What should I think About.
Hugh Hoagland, Founder, ArcWear – USA
Session 9 -The Urgent Need for Industry Arc Flash Hazard Guidelines for IEC-Harmonised Countries
- Peter Willis, Principal Electrical Engineer, DIgSILENT Pacific
Session 10
Internal Arc Classified (IAC) Prefabricated Substations
- Pravin D'Lima, Schneider - Electric
Session 11 - Partial Discharge Detection of High Voltage Equipment for Airports, Refineries, Industry and Network Operators
- Peter Rhodes, High Voltage Solution.com Ltd
Session 12 - Arc Flash Safety Implementation on Kimbolton Substation
Tahmina Mahwish Tariq, Graduate Protection Engineer, Powerco
Session 13 - Risk Mitigation using Arc Flash Software for Oil and Gas, Chemical Process and Dairy Industries
- Murray Dixon, Dixon Electronics Ltd
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