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The forestry industry competes at many levels, from the largest paper mills to mid-sized wood products manufacturers to the smaller converting plants. Arc flash hazards exist across the board, but highly effective, comprehensive management of those hazards typically lessens with the size of the business in question.

Forestry-related companies obviously commit the necessary resources to operate within legal boundaries and baseline safety requirements. But baseline compliance with federal standards only safeguards against burns from an arc flash event, not other arc flash injuries like blindness, hearing loss, and internal organ damage. A single arc flash incident could mean millions in fines and lost productivity. It's just not worth the risk.

Eaton offers scalable enterprise-wide arc flash solutions to implement programs and training to reduce arc flash hazards, including equipment labeling, mechanical retrofits, and upgrading personal protective equipment (PPE) standards. Eaton arc flash programs can save time, effort, dollars, and lives by:

• assessing guidelines;
• reducing fault current and duration;
• placing people away from faults and vice versa;
• and preventing faults through predictive diagnostic tools and monitoring equipment.

When a single arc flash incident carries significant costs in lost productivity, liability exposure, and medical expenses, a comprehensive Eaton arc flash management program can cut costs, save lives, and exceed compliance for a safer work environment.

Learn how Eaton helped Bowater, a leading producer of coated specialty papers and newsprint, stand by its commitment to ensure the safety of its workers, in this informative article reprint from Maintenance Technology magazine, "Staying Ahead of the Workplace Safety Curve".