Ask Mr. Sparky
Aug 1, 2005,
Need some help improving your electrical service business? Just ask Mister Sparky (AKA Patrick Kennedy). As the owner of Mister Sparky, Inc. in Atlanta...
Heat Stress Awareness and Prevention
Aug 1, 2005, By Sara Hornik, Summit Training Source
Working in high-temperature environments is not only uncomfortable, it can be harmful to your health. The combination of high temperatures and stresses...
Short Circuits
Aug 1, 2005,
Who Turned Out the Lights? One of my wet-behind-the-ears electricians recently got the scare of his young lifetime. He was trying to figure out why a...
The Case of the Poorly Maintained Battery
Aug 1, 2005, By Robert E. Nabours, Ph.D., P.E. RENCEE, Inc.
Operations at a remote cellular telephone relaying facility came to an abrupt halt one afternoon in 1992 when a 12V lead-acid automotive battery used...
Improving Money Management
Aug 1, 2005,
Contractors need a little help running things, and they're not afraid to admit it. In its 2005 U.S. Market Construction Overview Update, Raleigh, N.C.-based...
How to Keep a Good Staff in Place
Aug 1, 2005, By Matthew Halverson, Managing Editor
Every time Tad Chadwick sends one of his techs out on a service call, he's reminded of why he doesn't want to lose them. It takes a lot of time and training...
Short Circuits
Jul 1, 2005,
Some Assembly Required My dad ran the maintenance group at a large but steel fabrication shop that had a lot of overhead cranes and tall presses that...
Energy-Efficient Sales 101
Jul 1, 2005,
Building owners let profits leak from inefficient electrical systems all the time, but concern for this year's bottom line may scare them away from investing...
NECA updates guidebook of OSHA safety standards
Jun 24, 2005,
Electricians no longer have to memorize hundreds of pages of regulations...
Work Smarter, Not Harder
Jun 20, 2005, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
"No pain, no gain.” You’ve no doubt heard this body-building phrase many times before...
Post-Accident Process
Jun 1, 2005,
Accidents will happen. What happens next separates the responsible contractors from the not-so-responsible ones. Houston-based Fisk Electric takes its...
Short Circuits
Jun 1, 2005,
False Arrester I had just finished the electrical trim-out on a new Habitat for Humanity house and called for the final inspection when I noticed that...
The Case of the Missing Investigation
Jun 1, 2005, By James Ruggieri, P.E., General Machine Corp.
Poor documentation threw doubt on any logical explanation for a double drowning that involved electricity...
Ask Mister Sparky
Jun 1, 2005,
Adding 'em On and Locking 'em In...
Service Secrets
Jun 1, 2005, By Matthew Halverson, Managing Editor
Some of the best ideas Jude Raspino puts into practice at Metairie, La.-based Stuart Services come from his employees. Late last year his office and service...
