| | | | | | See the top safety-related articles that EC&M readers read online this year from popular experts, including Mark Lamendola, Tom Zind, Chuck Fox, Kevin Kolhonen, and Rick Pedley. |
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| | Sponsored | | SLPX stainless steel sloped-top enclosures are available in 3 sizes and are designed for multiple 30A and 60A switches. Units are modular and can also accommodate control devices. Choose from pre-configured combinations or contact us for a customized solution. |
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| | | | Understanding OSHA's specific requirements for labels and other forms of warning is key for avoiding HCS citations. |
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| | | | The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has concluded their final rule for personal protective equipment (PPE) will go into effect on January 13, 2025. This will affect employers’ responsibility to the sizing of PPE that is issued to the field. |
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| | | | Informative Annex J provides a flow chart for the energized electrical work permit. This chart contains five yes/no steps (triangles), five instruction sets (rectangles), and a long arrow containing three steps to follow. Satisfying those three steps moves you to the culmination, which is the “Proceed to work safely” final instruction box. |
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| | | | Is that installation for real? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Back by popular demand, we present the “best of the worst” What's Wrong Here photos from 2024. Read each hint, and then click the next slide to read the analysis from NEC Consultant Russ LeBlanc on each Code violation. |
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| | | The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced it is seeking nominations for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 2, 2025. |
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| | | Is that installation for real? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Back by popular demand, we present the “best of the worst” What's Wrong Here photos from 2024. Read each hint, and then click the next slide to read the analysis from NEC Consultant Russ LeBlanc on each Code violation. |
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| | | The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended the public comment period for its proposed rule to protect workers from extreme heat exposure in indoor and outdoor workplaces to remain open until Jan. 14, 2025. |
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| | | The most common and costly mistake electrical professionals make when installing busway is the failure to evaluate each busway section as it is installed. This article highlights best practices for testing electrical power distribution equipment safely. |
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| | | Section 215.15 was a new requirement for the 2023 Code meant to increase safety in certain power distribution equipment where feeder conductors terminate. The requirement is one long sentence, so Russ breaks it down piece by piece. |
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| | | Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and NEC Expert Russ LeBlanc discuss some of the most significant changes to the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code. This episode is about swimming pools and Sec. 680.22, and how changes to this Section will affect electrical professionals. |
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| | | See which videos from Trevor Ottmann were the most popular with followers of our Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube accounts. |
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| | | ICYMI, Episode 59 features an audio-only form of SME Randy Barnett's popular EC&M Asks video on reconditioned equipment requirements in the NEC. |
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