When Lightning Strikes
Jun 1, 2007, By Keith Lane, P.E., SASCO
Lightning protection can be a critical part of any building's infrastructure, providing protection to people and property. When assessing a particular...
Between Prevention & Compensation
Jun 1, 2007, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Employers are required to record certain injuries and illnesses under the OSHA recordkeeping regulation and to adhere to certain other requirements under...
Field Study Sheds Light on Photocontrol System Performance
Jun 1, 2007,
Daylight harvesting is a lighting control strategy that automatically adjusts electric lighting system usage based on available daylight, which can be...
Preventing On-the-Job Injuries
Jun 1, 2007, By Carolyn Whitaker, MS, CIH, and Tom Sjostrom, CPEA, Washington State Department of Labor and Indus
When asked about the strategies they use to address top safety and health concerns in the construction industry, electrical contractors, journeymen, and...
BICSI Spring Meeting Field Report
Jun 1, 2007, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
At the BICSI 2007 Spring Conference held at the Gaylord Resort and Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas, from April 15-18, the concern to learn more...
The Harder They Fall
Jun 1, 2007, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
On April 22, 1998, a 57-year-old electrical mechanic died after falling through an unguarded floor opening on the fourth floor of a building. The victim...
Health Care Construction Prognosis: Industry Appears to Be in Top Form
Jun 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Comprised of approximately 545,000 establishments, today's $41 billion health care industry is one of the country's fastest-expanding institutional sectors...
Plugging In
Jun 1, 2007, By Tom Zind, Freelance Writer
While they toil making electrical connections work for customers and clients, a growing number of electrical industry professionals are making connections...
Watch and Learn
Jun 1, 2007, By John Michael Shaver, Stanley Consultants
Although expensive at their inception, technological advances made in the video surveillance arena in the last five to 10 years are now priced competitively,...
Implementing an Arc Flash Compliance Program
Jun 1, 2007, By Gerald Wilhite, Weyerhaeuser and David Durocher, Eaton Corp.
Electric shock hazards, including electrocution, have been studied since the introduction of electricity. More recently, however, the dangers of arc flash...
The Basics of Large Dry-Type Transformers
Jun 1, 2007, By Keith Lane, P.E., SASCO
Like all of the electrical distribution equipment serving critical systems, transformers are a key component. That's why it's crucial to evaluate your...
Prepare Your Plant for an Arc Flash Hazard Study
Jun 1, 2007, By Daryn Lewellyn, Lewellyn Technology
An arc flash hazard study is a complicated engineering survey and analysis that typically is performed by an engineering consultant. Preparing for the...
Your Thoughts on Private Labeling
Jun 1, 2007, By David Gordon, Channel Marketing Group, and Allen Ray, Allen Ray Associates
Private labeling has emerged as a hot topic in the electrical wholesaling industry over the past few months. With several of the largest electrical distributors...
What's Wrong Here?
Jun 1, 2007, By Joe Tedesco, NEC Columnist
How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight...
Code Quandaries
Jun 1, 2007, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
All questions and answers are based on the 2005 NEC. Q. Since the neutral is bonded to the case at the meter enclosure, do I still need to bond the neutral...
Product News
Jun 1, 2007,
Crimping tool The HKL1232 12-ton crimping tool features a 2-speed hydraulic pump that advances rapidly until it contacts the connector before shifting...
Eyes Wide Open
Jun 1, 2007, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
I just returned home from a visit to the great city of Boston. Although I didn't get to walk down The Freedom Trail or stop in The Paul Revere House,...
Standard Motor Control Circuit Primer
Jun 1, 2007, By Steve Vidal, P.E., Joseph J. Vidal & Sons, Inc.
Single-phase and 3-phase AC squirrel cage induction motors need some type of control circuit to initiate a start or stop function. The two types of ladder...
Lamp Recycling 101
Jun 1, 2007,
These days, it seems everyone is jumping on the bandwagon including many companies in the electrical construction industry. Concern for the environment,...
Article 215: Feeders
Jun 1, 2007, By Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Last month, we looked at branch-circuit requirements in Art. 210. The next logical step up from the branch circuit is the feeder circuit. Thus, Art. 215,...
Area Lighting Panels Are a Bright Idea
Jun 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Currently overseeing a retrofit at Fay Herron Elementary School in Las Vegas, Clark County School District Project Manager Dennis Miller has two primary...
Oregon Utility Customers Soak Up the Sun
Jun 1, 2007,
Some home and business owners in Oregon are looking to the sky for their energy needs, turning sunlight directly into electricity under their utility's...
Mitigating Harmonics in Industrial Environments
Jun 1, 2007, By John Houdek, Allied Industrial Marketing
No harmonic mitigation solution is ideal for every application. So, once you or your client decides to reduce harmonic distortion on a facility electrical...
The Case of the Misguided Move
May 1, 2007, By Michael S. Morse, Ph.D., University of San Diego
Ask almost anyone, and you'll get the same answer. The distribution power lines with which we share our world carry a lethal dose of energy. Ironically,...
The Evolution of the LED
May 1, 2007, By Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
The lighting industry has been buzzing with news of solid-state light source advancements for several years. As one light-emitting diode (LED) lighting...
