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), […]
Electrical Safety
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 […]
ANSI/NETA MTS-2019: Standard For Maintenance Testing Specifications For Electrical Power Equipment & Systems
It should come as no shock to hear that a plethora of equipment and systems exist to assure the delivery of safe, reliable electricity — […]
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 […]
Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, NEMA 250-2018
Electricity, while essential to the fabric of modern life and within feet of anyone indoors at any given time, can bring forth immense potential hazards. […]
IEEE 1584-2018: IEEE Guide For 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 […]
ANSI C119.6-2018: Non-Sealed, Multiport Electric Connector Systems Rated 600 Volts or Less for Aluminum and Copper Conductors
Copper has been recognized as an electricity conductor throughout industrial history. In fact, copper was the conductor in classic inventions like the telegraph, telephone, and […]
ANSI/ESD S541-2018: Packaging Materials for the Protection of Electrostatic Discharge 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 […]
ASTM F1506-18: Standard Specification for Flame Resistant and Electric Arc Rated Protective Clothing
In some workplaces, exposed skin can mean skin exposed to danger. In fact, under certain conditions, the damage can go beyond subcutaneous and even be […]
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 […]