scope:

This report deals with the safety of arc furnace installations. It applies to: a) direct arc furnaces; b) submerged arc furnaces (or arc resistance furnaces). This report applies to that part of the installation which is situated on the output side of the furnace feeding transformer. This part of the installation comprises: the furnace itself, its foundations and structure, its electrical equipment from the low-voltage terminals of the transformer to the electrodes, the operating and control apparatus of the furnace and all other equipment inherent in the utilization of the furnace.