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Electrician using an extended version (EXV) IEC standard to check an electric power system.
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IEC Extended Version (EXV)

ByAlexandra Schirn November 10, 2022May 22, 2025

Extended versions (EXVs) of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards provide comprehensive content and the reference document of an IEC standard into one easy-to-use document, making…

Laboratory worker filling out an IEC test report form (TRF), adhering to electrical safety.
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IEC Test Report Forms (TRFs)

ByAlexandra Schirn November 10, 2022May 22, 2025

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) test reports forms (TRFs) help laboratories save time and money. This is because IEC TRFs contain all the required specifications on…

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) destroying PCB in the dark in need of ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 electronic protection.
ANSI | Electrical Safety

ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021: Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts

ByBrad Kelechava March 9, 2022May 28, 2025

There’s electricity within you. The human body, at rest, contains around 100 volts. Our bodies are not alone in generating a charge. In manufacturing and…

A blue ANSI/ESD S1.1-2021 wrist strap ready to ground a worker to prevent static and electrostatic discharge.
ANSI | Electrical Safety

ANSI/ESD S1.1-2021: Standard for Wrist Straps

ByBrad Kelechava February 10, 2022May 28, 2025

The power of lightning is in your hands. Not the hands of Thor or Zeus or whatever lightning-casting being—but yours! The average human body, at…

An electrical equipment enclosure marked with caution symbol with NEMA rating via ANSI/NEMA 250-2020.
ANSI | Electrical Safety

Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, ANSI/NEMA 250-2020

ByBrad Kelechava April 5, 2021June 4, 2025

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….

Colored electric wires defined by CSA C22.1
ANSI | Electrical Safety

2021 Canadian Electrical Code Released

ByBrad Kelechava January 26, 2021May 29, 2025

The 2021 Canadian Electrical Code, otherwise known as the CE Code or CSA C22.1-2021, has been released. National Electrical Codes Electricity powers the world, but…

Grotagja fault in Iceland
ANSI | Electrical Safety

IEEE Recommended Practice for Seismic Design of Substations

ByBrad Kelechava May 16, 2019June 5, 2025

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…

An electrical utility pole in Quebec under a blue sky that needs to follow parts of the Canadian Electrical Code
ANSI | Electrical Safety

Parts of the Canadian Electrical Code

ByBrad Kelechava January 31, 2018May 29, 2025

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…

Worker repairing motor machinery and following NFPA 79-2018
ANSI | Electrical Safety

NFPA 79-2018 – Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery

ByBrad Kelechava January 23, 2018May 29, 2025

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…

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