Editorial: A Response to Tragedy
by Philip H. Cox, CEO/Executive Director
The IAEI Northwestern Section Annual meeting was in progress on September 11, 2001, when the attack on America occurred. That date will remain imprinted on our minds, and the mental images of the crash of the airliners into the World Trade Center and the subsequent collapse of the two buildings are still vivid. The initial shock and the following realization of what had actually occurred in New York City, at the Pentagon in Washington, and in a rural area of Pennsylvania, had an immediate impact on the feelings of those attending the section meeting.
Canadian
Code: Connecting Heat-Producing Electrical Equipment
by Leslie
Stoch
The Canadian Electrical Code provides us with rules for connections to heat-producing electrical equipment such as lighting, motors and continuously loaded equipment. Here the code has some special requirements, including minimum wiring insulation temperature ratings, reduced conductor ampacities and minimum spacings to ensure that unwanted heat is dissipated and will cause no harm to associated electrical wiring and equipment.
Other
Code: What's Coming in 2002? Part II
by David
C. Young, PE
There are a lot of changes incorporated into the 2002 edition of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC). I will try to share with you what I see as the significant changes.
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.
Ask
CSA: Understanding the Canadian Electrical Safety Regulatory System. Where does the inspector fit in this structure? (pdf)
by CSA
Group
The first aspect of the Canadian Electrical Safety Regulatory System outlined in this series of articles will
focus on the legal or legislative arrangement. |
