Richard P. Owen is the senior electrical inspector for the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. An IAEI instructor, Dick was the secretary-treasurer for the Minnesota Chapter for 13 years and is also a member of the IAEI board of directors representing the Western Section. He is a member of the Electrical Safety Council, UL, an NFPA electrical section member and chairman of CMP-3.
Membership. There, I said it! Now, please don’t roll your eyes and go to the next article, because you really need to think about IAEI membership—your own and your fellow members of this organization. As everyone is aware, the economy is in bad shape and one of the first things cut is construction. This downturn [...]
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Three hefty challenges face IAEI in its eighty-first year. First, and perhaps the most troubling of the three, is the weakening position of the electrical inspector. Second, and closely tied to the first, is the difficulty in retaining members. Third, obviously a result of the first two challenges is the need to increase dues in [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Would you please help me in understanding NEC-2002 300.4(F)? If a 4 AWG or larger conductor is being installed in EMT with a insulated throated connector, would a insulated bushing be required? — R. F.
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Before any risk is ever taken, test pilots, race drivers, mountain climbers, and sky divers make meticulous preparation for their personal safety. Electrical inspectors also face risks every day just doing their jobs. For example, have you ever received a shock while inspecting? Or accidentally faulted a circuit between phases or to ground? Or tripped [...]
(No Ratings Yet)During your career as an electrical inspector, have you ever received a shock while inspecting? Have you ever accidentally faulted a circuit between phases or to ground? Have you ever tripped over something on the floor in a construction site because your attention was focused elsewhere? Most inspectors who have been “in the business” for [...]
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The first thing one notices about Article 305, Temporary Wiring, in the 2002 National Electrical Code is that it is no longer there! By direction of the Technical Correlating Committee, Article 305 has been relocated to Chapter 5 and re-identified as Article 527. Why move it and just add to all the confusion of finding [...]
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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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