Safety around Power Factor Capacitors

[Pie Man]

I am developing a training course for electrically qualified people in our production facility. I am also advising LOTO policies.
I am looking for suggestions and/or standard practices for dealing with Power Factor Capacitors (PFC). I have been training to convey the importance of checking for (AC and DC) hazardous energy after LOTO.

Is it standard practice/policy to require the use of a grounding probe to ensure that stored energy is dissipated?

Is it standard practice/policy to install disconnects at PFCs?

 

[hockeyoligist2]

A grounding pole is a standand practice/policy where I work.

 

[zog]

Yes and Yes to answer your questions, you should also point out which voltage detection devices will indicate the stored energy and which will not. You should be covering the PPE requirements for shock and arc flash protections for doing the volltage checks and discharging the caps and the CAT levels of your test equipmnent required for this type of work.

 

[Pie Man]

Thanks for the response.
Could anyone suggest a source for a grounding pole rated to discharge a 100 kVAR cap. at 277 volts?

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Thanks for the response.
Could anyone suggest a source for a grounding pole rated to discharge a 100 kVAR cap. at 277 volts?

Go to Google and type in: grounding pole for discharge of capacitors.

You will get a list of pretty good sites to choose from for additional information.