| | | | | | While tracking power outages over the past decade, Eaton has exposed some of the wildest and most unique initiators of blackouts. Each year, the company shares a collection of the most bizarre electricity-cutting instigators throughout the U.S. and Canada. This gallery looks at the 15 most unusual worldwide power outages of 2024, according to Eaton... |
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| | | | Without fail, the most popular type of content for online readers of EC&M magazine is photo galleries. In 2024, we published dozens of thes galleries covering a wide range of topics, including the National Electrical Code, safety, training, construction trends, and more. We wanted to highlight some of the most popular ones from last year, so the editors... |
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| | | | Electrical safety awareness is ongoing at the facility and on the jobsite. This Tech Talk is an excellent refresher for the safety tasks we must perform prior to the start of an electrical job. |
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| | Sponsored | | Discover how the latest electrification trends and smart energy technologies are transforming homes and shaping the future of energy management—join experts from EC&M, Schneider Electric, and Qmerit on January 21st to explore the 2025 home electrification landscape and business growth opportunities. |
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| | | We're in need of 12 expert electrical professionals to review and rate entries for our annual Product of the Year Competition, helping to identify the winners in each of many categories. Read more details here. |
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| Unsafe conditions can be created by other trades/departments, recent hires (or transfers), contractors, vendors, and many others who do not report directly to you. It’s not your job to train or supervise these people. Even if it were, you can’t do that and complete you assigned work. The solution is to maintain safety control. Here are some tips to... |
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| | | Fill in the blank. Where the equipment is listed for charging electric vehicles that require ventilation for _____ charging, mechanical ventilation, such as a fan, shall be provided. |
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| If you’re doing routine electrical work, it can be easy to assume you’re safe rather than know you’re safe. Your first defense is to avoid thinking of any electrical work as routine. Always start by viewing it as something dangerous, even lethal, until you prove otherwise. You have many aids at your disposal. Let’s review some of them. |
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| | | It's time to test your knowledge on electrical safety concepts. |
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| | | Using the 2023 NEC, test your Code knowledge to determine what’s wrong with these electrical installations. After submitting your answers, you can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Amazon! Note: You don’t have to get all the answers correct to win. |
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| | | In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc break down the Code requirements surrounding sizing conductors and overcurrent protection for electric water heaters. |
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| | | In Episode 60, EC&M Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson discusses major topics around the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure market with three industry experts. This episode is Part 2, which covers vertical market demand and the surge in certain markets; how the election results may impact EV charging infrastructure projects on the federal level... |
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| | | New municipal standard, years in the making and tailored to the city, breaks its bond with 2008 NEC. |
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| | | As another year comes to a close, we reflect on the most memorable articles that hit home with our audience. Flip through the slides for a snapshot of some of the most pieces of content we ran in the construction category in 2024, listed in no particular order. Wishing you all a happy holiday season and healthy new year! Check out five of our most ... |
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