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Approving and Agreement with Eaton Corporation for Arc Flash Analysis and Safety Training at Water Authority Facilities.
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This item is for approval to enter into an agreement with Eaton Corporation to conduct Arc Flash analysis of Water Authority facilities, create One-Line electrical diagrams of those facilities, and provide training to operations staff related to Arc Flash hazards.
As part of the ongoing effort to improve workplace safety, the Water Authority has established a goal for FY15 to conduct Arc Flash Hazard Evaluations at its facilities. The evaluations are intended to identify electrical hazards so that operators can have a heightened awareness and hopefully a better understanding of the electrical dangers at each site in the attempt to minimize the occurrence of workplace injury.
This item includes application of arc flash labels generated from the previous arc flash study (C-14-7) conducted by Eaton for each potable and non-potable pump station.
A training component is also part of the Arc Flash Evaluation. The training is for Water Authority operators to be able to identify arc flash hazards and understand the warning labels around the hazard. The combination of the arc flash evaluation work and the training will hopefully minimize any future exposure to arc flash by the operators.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The agreement with Eaton Corporation to perform the analysis for the Water Authority facilities is $283,057.80. Funding to support this agreement is in the FY15 budget.