ANSI C12.1-2024: Code for Electricity Metering
The total electricity installed capacity in the US hit around 1.19 billion kilowatts at the end of 2023, and the nation’s electrical power industry grows…
IEC 60335-2-104 Ed. 2.0 en:2021— Recycling Refrigerants
When refrigerants are mishandled, they can cause environmental contamination and disease. Regulations and standards govern technician training, where and how refrigerants are sold, equipment, and…
IEC 62382 Ed. 2.0 b:2012—Electrical Loop Check
Loop (impedance) testing assures that fuses and circuit breakers installed in an electrical system will still operate if a fault occurs. When a fault occurs,…
IEC 60335-2-14 Ed. 6.0 b:2016—Kitchen Machines
Potato peelers are wobbly, swiveling back and forth, so that you can glide this sharp prepping tool both up and down the potato without having…
NFPA 790/791 Field Evaluation Body Program
ANAB’s Field Evaluation Body (FEB) program for NFPA 790, Standard For Competency Of Third-Party Field Evaluation Bodies, and NFPA 791, Recommended Practice And Procedures For…
ISO 10605:2023—Road Vehicles ESD Test Methods
An average modern car has between 1,400 to 1,500 semiconductor chips: tiny electronic components that control everything from emissions systems to driver assist systems. Given…
IEC 62368-1 Ed. 4.0 b:2023—Electrical Equipment Safety
Almost three in five fatal work injuries (56%) in 2020 were caused by direct exposure to electricity. These injuries were specifically caused by direct contact…
CSA C22.2 No. 286-2023: Industrial Control Panels
Control panels are more than simply cabinets with stuff inside them. They guard the internal components from the environmental extremes of temperature, moisture, vibration, and…
IEC 60335-2-75 Ed. 3.0: Vending Machines And Dispensers
In 215 BC, the Greek mathematician and engineer Hero of Alexandria invented the first vending machine. The device accepted coins that would fall on an…