Most properties today, whether residential, commercial, or industrial, include at least one building or structure on that property. Often there are multiple buildings on a single property. Some include buildings that are each supplied by its own utility service and others have an electrical service at one point and deliver electrical power to the other [...]
(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)Anyone who has served on an NEC code-making panel or a standards development organization’s advisory committee, knows how intertwined these two endeavors are. Simply being a user of the NEC or any third party product standard, one sees that the interrelationship between a product standard and the applicable installation code is paramount to safety and [...]
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Health care facilities are an integral part of our lives. We regularly visit them ourselves and take our loved ones to them for care. We assume that we are taking them for help and improvement, and that the technology being used will not cause harm. We think of electrical power as something that exists for [...]
(No Ratings Yet)The National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and the National Electrical Code (NEC) are both examples of industry standards. These two standards are very important to most IAEI members because we use one or both of them every day. Though these two standards are prominent in our minds, there are thousands of other industry standards that [...]
(No Ratings Yet)The Canadian Electrical Code in some instances limits maximum applied voltages to protect the general public and inexperienced people from electrical shock hazards. Unqualified persons are at greater risk due to their inability to identify electrical hazards and understand electrical shock risks. This article reviews some of the circumstances where the code prescribes maximum voltages [...]
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Many years ago, rookie baseball umpire Durwood Merrill found himself behind the plate for a game when legendary fastball pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the mound. The second pitch of the game was so fast that Merrill never saw it. He froze, unable to make the call. Finally, he yelled, “Strike!” The batter then backed [...]
(No Ratings Yet)It can happen. Research shows that what you say when urging responsible behavior can backfire—easily. None of the research was specifically about electrical safety, but there’s every reason to believe it applies. Fortunately, if you have the intelligence it takes to earn a license, what you need to keep in mind to avoid this risk [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Question: Nuisance trip on AFCI What should we do if we experience a nuisance trip on a UL Listed arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI)?
(No Ratings Yet)Question: Repair/replacement void ul listing Does repair/replacement of parts void UL Listing?
(No Ratings Yet)Question: EMT fittings in wet locations In the July/August 2003 issue of IAEI News, the UL Question Corner indicated that at that time there were no Listed “raintight” compression type EMT fittings for use in wet locations. Has this changed? Please provide an update on the status of these “raintight” connectors.
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