ANSI/ESD S541-2019: Standard for Packaging ESD Susceptible Items
Imagine taking the time to carefully package a product and then realizing later that all that work that was painstakingly put into that task was…
ANSI O5.2-2020: Structural Glued Laminated Timber Poles
Wood utility poles line even the road less traveled. Ubiquitous as they may be, these structures that support electric power and telecommunications lines can vary….
ANSI/ESD S6.1-2019: Electrostatic Discharge Grounding
When you shuffle across a carpeted floor and tap a doorknob, you feel a startling shock. This is the simplest form of electrostatic discharge (ESD),…
ASME A15.5-2019: Elevator Electrical Equipment
ASME A17.5-2019, or CSA B44.1-2019, covers the electrical equipment found in elevators and escalators. Elevators and Electricity Once upon a time, elevators (or lifts, if…
IEEE Recommended Practice for Seismic Design of Substations
IEEE 693-2018 is the IEEE Recommended Practice For Seismic Design Of Substations. In ancient Greece, an earthquake was said to occur when Poseidon was in…
IEEE 1584-2018: Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations
What is Arc Flash? According to the basics of Arc Flash, an electric arc is a bridge between two electrodes. An Arc Flash passes through…
Parts of the Canadian Electrical Code
The Canadian Electrical Code has helped provide safe electrical installations in Canada for nearly a century. You can read more about the latest revision of…
NFPA 79-2018 – Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery
Promoting safety to life and property while working with industrial machinery is critical. NFPA 79-2018 – Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery—a document purposed with providing…
NFPA 70E: What the 2018 Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace Provides
47 states have adopted one of the four most recent editions of NFPA 70, otherwise known as the National Electrical Code (NEC). The provisions set forth within…