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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According to the United States Geological Survey, the average American uses about 100 gallons of water each day. This, in turn, creates more than 31 billion gallons of wastewater, which is cleaned and recycled by wastewater treatment plants across the country. Under the Homeland Security Act, wastewater facilities play a critical role in the needs [...]
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How do you ensure the effective indoctrination and training of new inspectors especially when they are distributed over one million square kilometers (415,000 square miles), and serve a diverse customer base of some 12.5 million people? That is exactly the challenge the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA), the regulatory inspection agency in Ontario, Canada, faced. To [...]
(No Ratings Yet)Until the mid-1980s, Maryland and DC people had to travel to Baltimore to find regular meetings. We were welcomed by the Chesapeake Chapter, but the trip deterred some. Art Hesse removed this obstacle by resurrecting the George Washington Chapter. Everyone who knows Art sees his helpfulness: “He’s one of the good ones,” a contractor volunteered. [...]
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The currents in a PV system are somewhat different from the currents traveling through a typical alternating current (ac) electrical system. Yes, the PV system has ac circuits and they are somewhat like a typical ac load circuit, but the direct current (dc) circuits are a little unusual. This article will address the unique aspects [...]
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Dangerous conditions exist in battery rooms all over the country, but the batteries themselves are not a hazard. The hazards come from working conditions that are often unsafe because of limited paths of egress or escape, poor lighting, no working clearances, no guards for exposed live parts, and little or no ventilation. It is often [...]
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Just like clockwork, the 2008 edition of the National Electrical Code is now available, which always brings a plethora of education and materials on the changes taking place in the NEC. Understanding the changes is important to electrical inspectors in order to understand the safety or enforceability enhancements that have been made to support an [...]
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. It is expected that about 1.4 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2007, according to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts and Figures 2007.1 Due to advances in medical technology, however, trends in five-year relative survival have improved greatly [...]
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It is essential for safety that jurisdictions establish and maintain an effective code enforcement program. Inspections of installed work provide an opportunity to identify and correct potential hazards, such as shock, electrocution, fire and others, before some catastrophe occurs. Other benefits of code enforcement and building inspections are the positive affects on insurance rates and [...]
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IAEI has the principal mission of promoting electrical safety, a mission supported by the work and responsibility of the inspector. Many of the different entities in the electrical industry that strive to achieve safety by diligently carrying out their responsibilities have discovered that training is a key factor in achieving safe electrical installations. This article [...]
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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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