| | | | | | One of the highlights from this year’s NECA event in Philadelphia for me was meeting EC&M’s longtime contributor Harold De Loach in person. In this quick video, I wanted to pick his brain on the latest trends as well as introduce him to all of you. |
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| | | In this quick video, meet Dion Jones, an electrical apprentice in training, to see what observations he took away from his very first NECA show. One of EC&M Contributor Harold De Loach’s students in The Academy of Industrial Arts (TAIA) program in Philadelphia, Dion shares tips for other apprentices looking to transition into the electrical industry... |
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| | | The best definition of project management is having the right material, the right labor, the right information, and the right tools in the right place at the right time. If a project manager can accomplish this, the project should be profitable. Project management needs to focus on material deliveries, adequate tools, and providing the workforce with... |
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| | | A question was recently asked by Willy Geezer, a member in the more than 46,000-member Electrical Code Discussion group of Facebook as to whether duct seal could be used to cover the supply-side terminals to comply with Sec. 230.62(C) barrier requirements. When I first read Willy’s question, I instinctively wanted to say, “No way!”, but when I read... |
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| | | Without question, electrical equipment that has not been maintained properly or is not functioning properly poses a significant additional risk to those who are working on that equipment and its associated systems. NFPA 70E states that we must address and consider conditions of maintenance for applications (e.g., estimating the likelihood of severity... |
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| | | Check out this short video filmed in front of Reading Terminal Market near the Pennsylvania Convention Center, which highlights what EW Editor-in-Chief Jim Lucy, EC&M/EW Associate Editor Michael Morris, and EC&M Managing Editor Ellie Coggins took away from their time at NECA. |
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| | | In the first example, Russ spotted an installation while walking through an alleyway on a recent visit to a big city. The air conditioning unit sitting on the brackets made of strut, below the windows, has no disconnecting means anywhere within sight. In the second example, Russ inspects NM cables that are installed in the unfinished basement of a ... |
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| | | Which makes more sense? Having an environment so dangerous that fall protection PPE does a “catch” 16 times per week or an environment so safe that fall PPE gets discarded due to age alone? |
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| | | In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc talk about the confusion surrounding Sec. 424.47 and whether or not labels should really be installed on the panelboard itself. |
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| | | In Episode 23 of “EC&M Asks,” a video series featuring subject matter experts (SMEs) answering reader-submitted questions regarding popular electrical topics, Randy Barnett, a journeyman electrician, inspector, author, trainer, and electrical safety expert covers reader questions about arc flash label requirements based on the 2024 NFPA 70E. He describes... |
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| | | Fill in the blank. Article 625 covers the electrical conductors and equipment connecting an electric vehicle to premises wiring for the purposes of _________________. |
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| | | Before NECA 2023 came to an end in the city of Philadelphia, attendees had a final opportunity to attend seminars right on the show floor. In the leadership booth, Angie Hart of Rosendin Electric and Matt Dole of Lighthouse Electric discussed best practices for internships in a presentation moderated by Joelle Salerno of the Western Pennsylvania NECA... |
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| | | In this episode of “EC&M Tech Talks,” Randy Barnett, a journeyman electrician, inspector, author, trainer, and electrical safety expert, discusses the requirements of the 2023 National Electrical Code for making electrical connections. Specifically, this information is found in Sec. 110.14 Electrical Connections. |
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| | | The five highest-paying states for electricians in 2022 have been revealed thanks to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its updated Occupational Employment and Wages Study from May 2022. This year's rankings feature some big changes from last year's top five. Most notably, Illinois lost its top spot and came in at number four... |
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| | | In Episode 31, Ellen Parson sat down with a few top executives whose engineering firms made our Top 40 Electrical Design Firms list in 2023: Jason Wollum of Henderson Engineers; Brian Leavitt of IMEG; and Darin Anderson of Salas O’Brien. |
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| | | Based on updated research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Occupational Employment and Wages Study from May 2022 report, these four states (and one U.S. territory) ranked the lowest in terms of compensation for electricians. Flip through these gallery slides to discover which states have the lowest electrician compensation (listed in descending... |
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