Herzig Engineering

Herzig Engineering Herzig engineering is a nationally licensed electrical engineering firm specializing in arc flash hazard analysis and electrical safety training.

We supply Arc Flash Warning Labels, NFPA 70E training, and PPE requirements.

09/07/2026

An arc flash lasts a fraction of a second. The recovery can last months; hospital stays, pain, lost independence, a toll that outlives the burns.

What makes that hard to accept is how predictable the severity is. We can model it, and we can engineer it down. When the tools exist to prevent it, the responsibility to use them exists too.

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The safest electrical job is the one where the hazard is gone before the work starts. De-energizing isn't the inconvenie...
09/07/2026

The safest electrical job is the one where the hazard is gone before the work starts. De-energizing isn't the inconvenient option; it's the default the whole standard is built around.

Working something live should be the exception that has to be justified, not the routine. When the plan starts with an electrically safe work condition, PPE becomes a backup instead of the whole strategy.

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Every study, label, and procedure comes down to one thing: the person on-site getting to go home at the end of the shift...
09/06/2026

Every study, label, and procedure comes down to one thing: the person on-site getting to go home at the end of the shift.

Strong safety culture shows up in the quiet moments, the extra minute to verify, the willingness to stop and ask, the habit of not assuming. Those are the choices that keep a routine task routine.

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Arc-rated and flame-resistant are not the same thing, and the tag is where the difference shows up. Look for ASTM F1506,...
09/05/2026

Arc-rated and flame-resistant are not the same thing, and the tag is where the difference shows up. Look for ASTM F1506, that's what confirms clothing is arc-rated, not just FR.

Higher category isn't automatically safer, either. The right level, backed by an accurate study, protects better than simply grabbing the heaviest suit on the shelf.

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09/04/2026

Here's the number that reframes electrical safety training: a large majority of workplace electrical fatalities involve non-electrical occupations.

The hazard doesn't check job titles. It reaches whoever gets too close without understanding what they're near. That's the case for training everyone who shares space with energized equipment, not just the crew that works on it.

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The people most exposed to electrical hazards often aren't the electricians. They're the operators, cleaners, and mainte...
09/04/2026

The people most exposed to electrical hazards often aren't the electricians. They're the operators, cleaners, and maintenance staff working around energized equipment they were never trained to recognize.

If someone can remove a cover, reach into a cabinet, or work next to a panel, they're carrying risk. Awareness of boundaries, warning signs, and when to stay clear is protection they may not know they're missing.

Electrical safety awareness can't stop at the qualified worker.

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09/03/2026

Even when the whole task is lockout/tagout, the equipment starts out live. It stays live in the eyes of the process until absence of voltage is verified.

That's the shortcut that turns routine work dangerous; assuming the disconnect did its job without confirming it. The verification step exists precisely because switches and breakers can lie.

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Thorough, and quick to communicate. That is the part clients tend to notice.Thank you for the kind words, and for trusti...
09/03/2026

Thorough, and quick to communicate. That is the part clients tend to notice.

Thank you for the kind words, and for trusting us with your arc flash study and IR analysis.

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Locks and tags are the start of an electrically safe work condition, not the finish. Equipment stays energized until som...
09/03/2026

Locks and tags are the start of an electrically safe work condition, not the finish. Equipment stays energized until someone proves otherwise.

The step that gets skipped is verification; testing for absence of voltage with a meter you've confirmed is working. When people place the lock and go straight to work, they're trusting a switch position instead of a reading.

Zero motion is not zero energy. Confirm it before hands go in.

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09/02/2026

If everything is powered down when you scan it, the heat you're hunting for isn't there yet. That's the trap with checkbox thermography.

Loose connections and overloaded components reveal themselves through heat, and heat only shows up under current. A scan timed for convenience tells you almost nothing about the condition of the system.

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Address

8201 NW 97th Terrace
Kansas City, MO
64153

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(816) 734-8300

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