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Arc Flash & Coordination Studies

NFPA 70E arc flash hazard analysis, incident-energy labeling, and breaker and fuse coordination studies, so your gear trips in the right order and your people work safely.

Panelboard and transfer equipment studied and labeled by Ritch Electric

Know your hazard before you open the panel

An electrical system you haven't studied is a system you're guessing about. Ritch Electric performs arc flash hazard analyses and breaker and fuse coordination studies for commercial, institutional, and government facilities across Georgia and Alabama, so every panel carries an accurate incident-energy label and every fault clears at the right device.

OSHA expects employers to know the arc flash hazard at every panel. A current, accurate study is not paperwork, it's the difference between a nuisance trip and a facility-wide outage, or worse.

A coordination study makes sure the breaker nearest a fault opens first, instead of taking down a whole floor or building. Paired with an arc flash analysis to NFPA 70E, it gives your maintenance staff the labels, PPE categories, and documentation they need to work safely and pass inspection.

Labeled conductor work on a Ritch Electric job site

Why choose our arc flash & coordination studies:

Field-verified data: nameplate and as-built data gathered on site, not lifted from stale drawings
NFPA 70E compliance: incident-energy calculations and PPE categories documented at every panel
Selective coordination: breaker and fuse settings tuned so faults clear at the nearest device
Practical deliverables: printed equipment labels, one-line diagrams, and a report your staff can actually use

Systems drift. Every renovation, added load, or utility change alters the fault current your gear sees. Standards call for arc flash studies to be reviewed on a regular cycle, and any time the system changes significantly, we can put your facility on that schedule and keep the labels honest.

Our proven process:

Data collection: field survey of panels, breakers, conductors, and utility fault-current data
System modeling: one-line diagram built and fault currents calculated for every bus
Analysis & settings: incident energy computed, PPE categories assigned, device settings coordinated
Labeling & turnover: equipment labeled, report and drawings delivered, findings walked through with your team

Contact us today

If your panels are unlabeled, your study is out of date, or breakers trip in the wrong order, talk to us. We'll scope a study that gets your facility documented, labeled, and compliant.

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How often should an arc flash study be updated?
NFPA 70E calls for a review at least every five years, and sooner any time the electrical system changes in a way that could affect the results, a new service, major added loads, or a utility change. If your labels predate your last renovation, it's time.
Are your electricians licensed and insured?
Yes. Ritch Electric is fully licensed and insured, holding electrical contractor licenses in both Georgia and Alabama, and all work is performed under the owner's license. Every electrician is fully trained through the IEC (Independent Electrical Contractors) apprenticeship-to-journeyman program, holds a journeyman electrician card, and is trained in OSHA, arc flash, confined space, and first aid/CPR, backed by $2M single / $10M aggregate bonding.
Do you handle government and military projects?
That's our specialty: 1,500+ DoD projects at Fort Benning, EM-385 safety compliance, Davis-Bacon payroll reporting, and full base access. SAM.gov active: UEI NQBFJML4BNK7, CAGE 0M006.
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