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1+1 Equals Independent Grounding for Patient Care Vicinity Areas of Healthcare Facilities by Gaylen Rogers A look at the requirements of grounding in the patient care area of health care facilities as specified in Article 517. Receptacle Testing in Patient Care Areas by Steve Campolo Methods and explanations about receptacle testing in patient care areas is described from NFPA's Standard for Health Care Facilities, NFPA-99 Handbook.

Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters by Mike McManus and Phil Stanley A discussion on the limitations of AFCI technology and solutions in the current code language as well as the risks those limitations pose. Proposed Changes for the 2002 NEC, Part 2 by Philip H. Cox Part 2 on the proposed changes to articles of the Code within the scope of 20 NEC code-making panels. ANSI: What Is It? by Jim Pauley The history, activity, international role, and membership of ANSI and its irreplaceable role in the US standards system. Design: Is It Part of the National Electrical Code? by Philip H. Cox A look at Section 90-1(c) of the NEC and whether or not it contains design specifications within its rules. Origins of Neon Light Excerpt The history and creation of neon lighting, and its use in the sign industry. What Is the IEC? by Lori Tennant A basic understanding of the IEC, its standard making process and its impact on world trade and the North American Electrical Safety System.

Editorial: Wisconsin Chapter—Model of Performance by Philip H. Cox, CEO/Executive Director IAEI members and associated organizations rose to the occasion to make possible the completion of a construction project at the IAEI headquarters building in Richardson, Texas. Canadian Code: Grounding and Bonding for Electronics  by Leslie Stoch Computer signals are made up of a combination of zeroes and ones, and they are often below five volts DC. Voltage noise and voltage transients can disrupt the correct flow of electronic data, even when it is as low as two to three volts.  Other Code: This Pole Is Not Big Enough for Both of Us  by David C. Young, PE With the incentive of Internet access business, some telephone and cable TV companies are scrambling to add more communication cables to some already overcrowded utility poles. Each additional cable, whether installed as a separate attachment or installed by overlashing on an existing cable, adds mechanical load to the poles. 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. A Closer Look: The Lights Are Off...Really? by Anthony Montuori, IAEI Representative, CMP-9 The Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) handed CMP-9 a hot potato for the 2002 code cycle in the form of a series of comments on a 1999 NEC proposal to CMP-2 [in Section 210-70(a)]. The proposal would require that an occupancy sensor set in its "off" position either completely disconnect the ungrounded conductors or contain an engraved notation indicating the likelihood of downstream voltage when in that position.

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