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Hot Zone

12/01/2016 By Ian Leave a Comment

Myth Busting – 5 reasons why a hot-site does not mean it’s a dangerous site!

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What is ‘HOT-ZONE’ or ‘Hot-Site’?

There are so many misconceptions surrounding the whole concept of a‘Hot-Site’ and ‘Hot-Zoning’ for Electrical Earthing Designs.  In this article, I attempt to simplify what ‘Hot Zone’ (or Hot Site) means in Power System terms AND crucially, explain what a ‘Hot Zone’ is not.

By the end of this article, you should hopefully understand that just because a site classified as a ‘Hot Site’. It does not mean it is necessarily unsafe.

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Filed Under: Earthing System Design Tagged With: BS7430, Earth Potenial Rise, Electrical Earthing System Design, EPR, Hot Site, Hot Zone, Rise of Earth Potential, ROEP

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