A recent survey reveals that only 14% of electrical equipment installed prior to 2002 has the required arc flash labels. Half of the time a contractor is hired to work on electrical equipment, that contractor is not informed about the arc flash danger represented by the equipment. The NEC 2002 code required that electrical equipment be labeled to warn about arc flash danger, yet only 52% of equipment installed since 2002 has the required arc flash labels.

It is estimated that ten people per day are injured by an arc flash or arc blast. A smal label, providing arc flash hazard information, can eliminate many of these injuries.

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If you have not yet labeled the electrical equipment in your facility with the appropriate arc flash labels, we urge you to get started today. If you need a labeler to print your arc flash labels, the DuraLabel PRO is an outstanding machine for this job. Not only because it quickly makes quality, long-lasting arc flash labels, but because it can also handle most of the other labeling jobs in your facility. The versatiliy of the DuraLabel PRO makes it a valuable tool.

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