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How Comfortable Are You? by Mike Callanan The electrical inspector and electrician, like other craftsman, achieve a level of comfort with the tasks they perform on a regular and routine basis which increases the potential for complacency; and in the electrical industry, there is no room for complacency. I Thought It Was Dead by Philip H. Cox Every electrician who has worked for any length of time in the trade understands what can happen when a mistake occurs during work on energized or live parts of the electrical system.

It's Official: South Florida Building Code Accepts NEIS by Brooke Stauffer In November 1999, Miami-Dade County Building Code and Product Review Committee became the first governmental entity in the country to accept NECA's National Electrical Installation Standards™ for regulatory use. Grounding Electrodes from Soares Book on Grounding, 7th edition NEC 250-50 requires that where available on the premises at each building or structure served, all grounding electrodes, including "made" electrodes, be bonded together to form the grounding electrode system. CE Marking—Is the Inspector Being Fooled? by Jim Pauley There have been an increase in questions from inspectors about CE Marking and its acceptability as a method of conformity assessment in North America. Installation and Inspections of Motors and Motor Circuit Protection by Michael J. Johnston When installing or inspecting a motor circuit for the proper overcurrent protection, four elements typically examined are branch-circuit sizing, overload protection, branch-circuit shirt-circuit ground-fault protective device, and rating of the motor disconnect.

Editorial: Electrical Safety by Philip H. Cox, CEO/Executive Director May is the month designated to promote electrical safety. It is appropriate to set aside a time to emphasize this important issue. Too many accidents happen because individuals either fail to understand the hazards involving the misuse or abuse of electricity or they choose to ignore safety guidelines. Canadian Code: Lightning & Lightning Protection  by Leslie Stoch A National Standard of Canada, CAN/CSA-B72-M87 Installation Code for Lightning Protection Systems provides guidance on lightning protection. The following information may be found in the standard. UL Question Corner  (pdf) by Underwriters Laboratories The “UL Question Corner” answers questions of general interest that are sent in from authorized government inspectors and we believe will have interest for many inspectors.

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