In utility and industrial applications, circuit breakers are utilized to establish electrical circuits. From time to time, maintenance requirements (eg repair, replacement, or load control) necessitate racking operations to disconnect (“rack out”) and connect (“rack in”) these breakers or contactors. During these operations, electrical circuits may short-circuit and produce a dangerous condition known as an arc flash. As a result, maintenance personnel must possess a means and method for safely performing racking operations to prevent injury or death from an arc-flash incident.
In order to mitigate the likelihood of injury or death further, personnel must perform racking operations a safe distance from the circuit breaker, i.e. remotely. NFPA70E, NEC attempts to address these issues, however, this reference and other references in the related art have not adequately solved the need for a simple and effective apparatus for remotely racking circuit breakers. Thus, a need exists for more versatile apparatus and method for remotely racking of Circuit breakers.