Ron L. Janikowski is chief electrical inspector for the city of Wausau, Wisconsin. He carries the state of Wisconsin certifications for master electrician, uniform dwelling code (UDC) electrical inspection, commercial electrical inspection and is a state-certified electrical designer. He is the current chairman of the State of Wisconsin Electrical Code Council. A 25-year member of IAEI, past chairman of the Wisconsin Chapter, third recipient of the Edward C. Lawry Award, and is in his second code cycle as a principal member of CMP-12.
In the beginning Samuel Morse, in 1844, started the digital data communications industry with a 37-mile stretch of wire sending what became known as Morse code from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore. Remember the day? In early copies of the National Electrical Code, Chapter 8 was entitled “Communications and Control Systems.” Included in this chapter were [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Educational facilities now demand a new set of standards for the electrical designer. Colleges, technical schools and even new high schools now require a complex system of networking throughout the classrooms, offices, libraries and administration offices. Higher educational facilities offer classes over the internet or through teleconferencing with outreach campuses. Post 9/11 security issues also [...]
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Each code cycle, members of the code-making panels have the opportunity to review countless code proposals. Every now and then, a proposal to develop a new article is received. The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) then has to determine its merits and assign a code panel, based on their assigned Code sections, to review and select [...]
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IAEI, as the keystone of the electrical industry, is a membership driven, non-profit association promoting electrical safety throughout the industry by providing premier education, certification of inspectors, advocacy, partnerships and expert leadership in Electrical Codes and Standards development.
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