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ON DEMAND: All You Ever Wanted to Know About GFCIs & AFCIs Webinar

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:48:00 +0000

Learn what you need to know through this lively presentation with NEC expert Mike Holt. Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) are designed to disconnect power to a branch circuit whenever the unit detects an imbalance of current between the energized conductor and the neutral conductor. Since the 1970s, GFCIs have saved thousands of lives and helped cut the number of home electrocutions in half. In recent years, the NEC has expanded the requirements for these devices to many other areas outside the home.

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Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) are designed to disconnect power to a branch circuit whenever the unit detects an imbalance of current between the energized conductor and the neutral conductor. Since the 1970s, GFCIs have saved thousands of lives and helped cut the number of home electrocutions in half. In recent years, the NEC has expanded the requirements for these devices to many other areas outside the home.

Introduced in the 1999 edition of the NEC, arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) provide enhanced protection against fire hazards in the home known as arc faults. An arc fault is a dangerous electrical problem caused by damaged, overheated, or stressed electrical wiring or devices. Without AFCIs, arc faults can create dangerous fire situations within the hidden spaces of dwelling units.

In this webinar, Mike explains the current NEC requirements for GFCIs and AFCIs. He also explains how they operate, what causes their premature failure, and when they won't provide the safety protection you might have thought they would.

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ON DEMAND: Workplace Electrical Safety - Prevention Before Protection

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:33:00 +0000

Workplace safety is a MUST DO for every business and electrical safety is no different, especially given the devastating impact of the arc flash hazard. The 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. It will also describe how to use the systemic approach outlined in ANSI Z10 to drive an effective workplace electrical safety program

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Workplace safety is a "Must Do" for every business and electrical safety is no different, especially given the devastating impact of the arc flash hazard. The 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. It will also describe how to use the systemic approach outlined in ANSI Z10 to drive an effective workplace electrical safety program.

The webinar will discuss the application of ANSI Z10 as a framework for Workplace Electrical Safety and the clear and stark difference between prevention and protection and which should be the first choice every time.

Attendees will learn:

how to deploy proven and available technology to eliminate hazards (prevention),
how to substitute the hazard for a lower level of hazard (protection)
how to use engineering controls (protection) to ensure a safer working environment.

Technologies that will be discussed in the presentation will include High Resistance Grounding and its benefits with respect to electrical reliability and safety and the easy steps that can be taken to convert ungrounded systems to the safer HRG system; a system that reduces the arc flash hazard by limiting the fault current to a sufficiently low level that the arc cannot re-strike and self-extinguishes. The presentation will highlight and discuss advances in HRG technology that shortens the time required to locate a ground fault, that provides fail-safe protection from ground faults, that allows for process continuity of critical processes even under second fault conditions and finally the option to manage individual feeder protection. Other technologies highlighted will be arc mitigation as well as engineering controls such as arc resistant switchgear, infra-red windows and remote actuators for circuit breakers.

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ON DEMAND: A Better Understanding of Arc Flash Hazards Webinar

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:26:00 +0000

Although working in a safe manner ultimately falls on an individual’s shoulders, employers also bear responsibility for providing you with proper training and creating a safe work environment. The key issue for both of these groups is to never stop trying to better understand the meaning and intent behind the rules and regulations associated with energized work practices and procedures.

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Part I - Arc Flash Myths and Misconceptions

Scott Margolin, International Technical Director, Westex

Past experience does not always predict future events. This is especially true surrounding the topic of arc flash. Sometimes these myths originate in the minds of technical people who try to apply their past experience and education to the behavior of arc flash. Other times it comes from people selling products to protect against electrical hazards. Whatever the source, it is imperative to debunk these myths.

Part II - Recent Changes to NFPA 70E – A Focus on PPE

Daryn Lewellyn, President and Founder, Lewellyn Technology

Revisions in the 2012 edition of NFPA 70E help spell out employer responsibilities for making work environments as safe as possible. These changes include an emphasis on the need for up-front establishment of full justification for working energized, moving text from table notes to major equipment categories, clarification on what information is to be shown on arc flash warning labels, and clarifying the differences between flame resistant and arc rated PPE.

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ON DEMAND: What's New in Residential Cabling? Webinar

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:34:00 +0000

In this Home Depot sponsored low-voltage webinar, Ron Kipper, RCDD / NTS, Corporate Trainer, Ideal Industries, discusses the need for compression style coaxial connectors and the migration of the entire CATV, Satellite, and Audio / Video industry to them. Plus, he covers the changes in UTP cables and why we are switching over to Cat. 6 cables versus Cat. 5e for data networking cabling in the home.

ON DEMAND: Grounding Versus Bonding Webinar

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:48:00 +0000

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Grounding Versus Bonding of electrical systems, sensitive electronic, and communications equipment is the most important and least understood activity in the electrical, data process, and communications industry. In this 60-minute FREE webinar, Mike Holt of Mike Holt Enterprises, Inc. explains the purpose of grounding and bonding as related to the most current requirements set forth in the 2011 NEC. Full color graphics and practical examples of typical electrical installations help attendees learn the concepts necessary to safely design, install, and inspect electrical systems rated 600V or less.

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