I tried to call attention to this situation while visiting a well-known drug store in a major city on more than one occasion, and was told to mind my...More
Q How can women help alleviate the labor shortage? A There is a big opportunity out there for women in electrical and other fields, but especially the...More
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING CONSOLIDATORS STRUGGLE WITH DEBT AND MARKETS The electrical contracting consolidation corporations that rose up in the late 1990s...More
When 34-year-old Katie Miller decided to re-enter the workforce, she knew exactly what she was looking for in a job. I didn't want a desk job where I...More
John Astleford Jr., P.E., Astleford Inc., Stone Mountain, Ga., found this grounded conductor connection hanging outside an open junction box with no cover...More
Mike Connors, who worked as an electrician from 1972 to 1998, went into Web design after he retired. To test some software, he created an amusing Web...More
Master electrician Veronica Rose donned her hard hat, strapped on her tool belt and joined the wave of women entering the electrical industry in the late...More
Last summer my wife and I went to see Pearl Harbor. I'm not going to comment on the film, but rather on an event an hour before the end. Those of you...More
While we wallow in this annoyingly long recession, one of the few bright spots in the economic scene is the housing market. The most recent statistics...More
When we left off our last column in February, we were in the middle of the itemized estimating take-off. This time, we'll finish with the take-off process,...More
Equipment-bonding jumper Q In the 2002 NEC Section 350.60 Grounding and Bonding, the title of Section 351.9 of the 1999 Code has been changed by adding...More
WILMOM WINS MINORITY BUSINESS AWARD FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILMOM Telecommunications, Inc., Totowa, N.J., has been named an Outstanding Minority...More
Molded hand light features waterproof switch The HLS-760 solid rubber hand light, integrally molded to a heavy-duty cable, features a completely encapsulated...More
When installed under streets, highways, roads, alleys, driveways and parking lots, conduit is required to be buried below the surface of the finished...More
On a trip to San Jose, Calif., I was stalled in morning traffic. While passing an electrical contractor's truck, I read the sign on the side of the truck:...More
Rab Electric provides fixtures for Olympic Rings Rab Electric Manufacturing, Northvale, N.J., had a visible presence at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake...More
Give the specific 2002 NEC references related to any violations you find. Write Joe a Violation Notice rather than sending in a copy of the Code rule....More
The National Association for Women in Construction is working to recruit more young women into the construction industry by starting at the grade-school...More
CEE NEWS SCORES AS JESSE H. NEAL FINALIST FOR 9-11 COVERAGE CEE News magazine was recently honored as a finalist in the Jesse H. Neal Awards for its coverage...More
If you are shopping for a new estimating system, you have probably realized that the many bells and whistles available with today's estimating software...More
This article will conclude our coverage of video-system components and then begin our discussion of CCTV design considerations. Last month we left off...More
GFCI wall receptacles are side-and back-wiring compatible These hard-wired GFCI wall receptacles are rated at 125V, 15A at the receptacle and 20A feed-through....More
A single electrical industry Web site tops both “Link Popularity” lists of the most-often-linked resources on the National Electrical Code and electrical...More
Bethesda, Maryland - - The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) has just released an upgrade to its best-selling Safety Expert System software....More
LEDs have unique and compelling characteristics that make them ideal for industrial lighting applications. But there are a variety of misconceptions about LEDs, how well they work, how long they last, and more. Digital Lumens developed this whitepaper to dish up the facts around LEDs and address some common misunderstandings....More
An arc flash is associated with the explosive release of energy caused by an electrical arc, due to either a phase-to-ground or a phase-to-phase fault. This kind of fault can result from many factors – a dropped tool, accidental contact with electrical systems, buildup of conductive dust, corrosion or improper work conditions.....More
Abstract: In this webinar, Mike will not only explain the current NEC requirements for GFCIs and AFCIs, but he'll explain how they operate, what causes their premature failure, and when they won't provide the safety protection you might have thought they would.
Abstract: This webinar will teach attendees the difference between risk and hazard, and how the choice of system grounding has a direct impact on reliability and safety.
Arlington’s recessed combination power and low voltage boxes – TV BOX™ and Indoor IN BOX™ – offer secure, convenient & easy way to mount LCD or plasma TVs flush against a wall....More
