Why Do I Need Infrared Thermography?
NFPA is the world’s most influential organization for fire prevention and electrical safety. NFPA regards systematic and regular thermographic electrical inspections to be a critical part of an EPM program stating that ” these (thermographic) inspections have uncovered a multitude of potentially dangerous situations. Proper diagnosis and remedial action of these situations have also helped to prevent numerous major losses… They can reduce typical visual examinations and tedious manual inspections and are especially effective in long-range detection situations.” It goes on to endorse Thermographic electrical inspection as “relatively inexpensive to use considering the savings often realized by preventing equipment damage and business interruptions… (and is) considered a useful tool to evaluate previous repair work and proof test new electrical installations and new equipment still under warranty.” The 70B standard prescribes “routine infrared inspections of energized electrical systems
