ASTM F1236-25: Electrical Protective Rubber Products
5.6% of workplace fatalities were caused by contact with electricity—one of the leading causes of fatalities in the workplace. To keep workers safe, there are…
IEC 61851-23 Ed. 2.0 B: 2023—DC Electric Vehicle Equipment
Direct current (DC) chargers are bigger, faster, and overall, they are an technological breakthrough when it comes to electric vehicles (EVs). DC chargers are cost-effective…
ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201-2016(R2020): Facility Smart Grid Model
Nearly all electricity is consumed in a building of some kind: homes, retail establishments, offices, schools, factories, hospitals—the list goes on. ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201-2016(R2020): Facility…
IEC 60085 Ed. 4.0 b:2007—Electrical Insulation
The first electrical systems to use insulators were telegraph lines, such as the one strung between Washington, D.C, and Baltimore, Maryland in 1844. Now, insulators…
ANSI C136.11-2011 (S2021): Multiple Sockets
In 1878, the first electric street light poles were installed in Paris. Since then, they have become a common feature in almost all cities in…
IEC 60335-2-53 Ed. 4.1 b:2017—Sauna & Infrared Cabins
Sweating has long been used as a therapy and traditional medicine. The Mayans used sweat houses 3,000 years ago. In Finland, saunas have been used for thousands…
IPC/WHMA A-620E-2022: Cable And Wire Harness Assemblies
Both wire harness and cable assemblies provide electrical connectivity while keeping wires and cables organized and consolidated. These systems transmit signals or electrical power in…
ANSI C78.20-2022: Electric Incandescent Lamps
What did Thomas Edison design in 1879 that is still widely used around the world over one century later? The answer is the incandescent light…
ANSI O5.1-2022: Wood Poles – Specifications and Dimensions
The wood pole is a relatively basic, yet robust and useful, structural resource, dating back to antiquity in usage and maintaining significance today as it…