Safety Matters - Feb 2nd, 2024
 
 
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Safety Matters

Educating the market on the electrical safety front.
 
29CFR 1926 Subpart M provides the requirements for fall protection. Subpart 1926.502 is the meat of Subpart M. It runs for several pages and covers 11 topics. Now we’ll give three of them a closer look: (a) General, (b) Guardrail systems, and (c) Safety net systems.
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Why pursuing a career as an electrical inspector may make sense for you
This is another X/Code because plumbers (and other trades) often place their equipment inside the electrical equipment’s dedicated space, which might not be a code violation for them, but it is a violation of the NEC, and in this case also the plumbing code.
Fill in the blank. Article _____ covers the use and application, arrangement, and enforcement of the National Electrical Code.
Fill in the blank. For a one-family dwelling, the service disconnecting means shall have a rating of not less than _____, 3-wire.
In Episode 38, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson talks with a panel of experts to deconstruct trends in the electrical construction industry surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). We cover how this technology is already being used in the industry, what areas are in development that may maximize productivity, big things to watching going forward, and ...
In Episode 35 of EC&M Tech Talk, Electrical Trainer Randy Barnett covers seven topics to help understand some of the more confusing terms we often run into in the NEC.
Photo galleries continue to be one of the most popular features for EC&M readers. In 2023, we published many new galleries, so the editors of EC&M decided to compile the 10 most popular ones into this single gallery (listed in descending order). Click through the slides to see which galleries garnered the most website views in 2023 — your favorite ...
In Episode 21 of “EC&M Asks,” our subject matter expert Tommy Northcott, P.E., a senior power engineer and branch manager for Jacobs Technology, Inc., answers some of his most-asked questions about the safe selection and use of digital multimeters (DMMs). He covers how to choose properly rated gloves/personal protective equipment, inspect DMMs prior...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2024.
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In this photo gallery, the editors of EC&M bring you five of the most memorable NEC articles from 2023. The articles collected here cover a variety of topics from violations to basics.
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