Shermco Hosts Arc Flash Seminar for TXI

Jan. 20, 2009 - PRLog -- DALLAS – Shermco Industries, a leading provider of rotating apparatus and electrical power system testing, commissioning, repair, maintenance and training, hosted a four-hour arc flash information and safety seminar for 21 members of TXI. The event took place at Shermco’s headquarters in Irving, Texas.

The seminar covered requirements and regulations associated with electrical hazard assessment as well as protective measures that can be taken to prevent arc flash injuries.

“Five to 10 arc flash incidents occur on electrical equipment every day, injuring workers and disrupting operations,” said Ron Widup, executive vice president of Shermco Industries. “It is important that industry professionals understand the risk involved and how they can prevent arc flash accidents from occurring.”  

A leading supplier of building material including cement, concrete and aggregate, TXI attended the seminar to proactively implement and understand electrical hazards within the work place. The seminar aided TXI in their continuing efforts to comply with the requirements of its work place safety governing body, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

About Shermco
Shermco Industries is a provider of safe, reliable testing, repair, professional training, maintenance and analysis of rotating apparatus and electrical power distribution systems and related equipment for the light, medium, and heavy industrial base nationwide. Founded in 1974 in Dallas, the company is comprised of two strategic business units; Apparatus Services Division and an Engineering Services Division. With a corporate location in Irving, Texas, a sales office in Brussels and service centers in Austin and Tulsa, Shermco Industries has over 250 full-time employees and exceeds $50 million in annual revenues. The company is a member in good standing with the Electrical Apparatus Service Association and the International Electrical Testing Association. For more information about Shermco Industries, visit their Web site at www.shermco.com.

MSHA's Mission
The mission of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is to administer the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as amended by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act), and to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal accidents; to reduce the frequency and severity of nonfatal accidents; to minimize health hazards; and to promote improved safety and health conditions in the Nation's mines.