Keeping in view the current situation, IEEE organized a webinar event, the 2nd activity of 2020 on “ARC FLASH – ELECTRICAL SAFETY REQURIEMENT”. As physical audience are always a source of interaction and social networking but now under social distancing, the software medium is preferred for continuity of work. Mr. Tahir Salim, the speaker and the chair of PES society, briefed about himself as there were number of new participants in the webinar, the presence of new & young engineers. This excited Mr. Tahir as he is always keen to share his immense experience & knowledge. He shared with audience how he has started his career and throughout engaged with practical hands on Electrical Engineering projects that gave him exposure & experience not being taught in institutions. He therefore, would like to select & convey important topics from his huge database of knowledge. The welcome note was given by Mr. Parkash Lohanna, Chair IEEE R10 MD Committee, who was also the technical administrator & host for the webinar. PES chair presented his presentation and up-to-date the audience about the topic “Arc Flash”, he emphasized on participating engineers to learn and implement the safety measures from this technical webinar. He shared his real-life experiences and quoted examples that made this session more attractive continuously engaging with questions and relevant videos. It was very thorough and comprehensive discussion on the topic, the participants had learned all the safety procedures, equipment required, calculations, precaution and response. Chair PES & Speaker thanked audience for participating and making the webinar successful through their active involvement. From & on behalf of IEEE, Dr. Tariq Soomro, Vice Chair IEEE Karachi Centre, much-admired efforts of Mr. Tahir Salim for making this webinar possible despite the Holy Month of Ramazan. He also thanked attendees for their participation.
