Overcurrent Protection and Safety Seminars

Ferraz Shawmut is pleased to offer several courses to help keep you up to date on the many developments in the electrical industry that are leading to safer workplaces. These courses are taught by veteran experts and are being offered around the country. Trust Ferraz Shawmut as your resource to keep current to protect against electrical hazards that can hurt people, equipment and investments.

Overcurrent Protection Basics for Designers and Specifiers (4 hours). This seminar will provide you with a thorough understanding of overcurrent protection issues and practical solutions to pressing problems. Topics include current-limiting fuses, Arc Flash Considerations and NEC^® requirements for short circuit current ratings and selective coordination. More...

Short Circuit Protection and Safety Seminar (6 Hours). This class explains the unique hazards of short circuits, fuse protection basics, overview of electrical PPE, arc flash hazard analysis concepts and arc flash mitigation techniques. More...

Overcurrent and Overvoltage Protection Changes in the 2008 NEC^® (2 hours). In recent code revisions several important changes were implemented to improve short circuit protection and address important electrical safety issues. This seminar will cover 10 major changes in depth. More...

Pitfalls of Calculating Arc-Flash Dangers . Both IEEE members and non-members are invited to attend this joint meeting of the IEEE Power and Energy Society and Northshore Subsection and this informative presentation. This seminar will conceptually introduce the calculation method used in the IEEE-1584 Standard and explain two common pit falls. More...

How to Register

For the Pitfalls of Calculating Arc-Flash Dangers seminar, click here for registration information. For all other seminars, use our secure registration form to register online or via mail or fax. You will receive e-mail confirmation within 24 hours. Questions? Call Ann Sicard at 978-465-4261.