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An engineer wearing rubber gloves that adhere to ASTM F1236-25 fixes electrical equipment.
ANSI | Electrical Safety

ASTM F1236-25: Electrical Protective Rubber Products

ByAlexandra Schirn March 27, 2025June 4, 2025

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…

Electric vehicle (EV) plugged in with EV direct current (DC) charger device that adheres to IEC 61851-23 Ed. 2.0 B: 2023.
ANSI | Electric Vehicles

IEC 61851-23 Ed. 2.0 B: 2023—DC Electric Vehicle Equipment

ByAlexandra Schirn September 5, 2024June 4, 2025

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…

Various architectures, facilities, and applications about smart energy that adhere to the facility smart grid model in ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201-2016(R2020).
ANSI | Clean and Renewable Energy | Sustainability

ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201-2016(R2020): Facility Smart Grid Model

ByAlexandra Schirn September 4, 2024June 10, 2025

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…

Close-up of copper cable wire used in electrical installation that adheres to IEC 60085 Ed. 4.0.
ANSI | Electrical Safety

IEC 60085 Ed. 4.0 b:2007—Electrical Insulation

ByAlexandra Schirn May 16, 2024June 4, 2025

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…

Roadway lighting on a dark night with bright street lights adhering to ANSI C136.11-2011 (S2021).
ANSI | Lighting

ANSI C136.11-2011 (S2021): Multiple Sockets

ByAlexandra Schirn November 10, 2023June 4, 2025

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…

Sauna with a mountain and lake view that adheres to electrical safety requirements in IEC 60335-2-53 Ed. 4.1 b:2017.
ANSI | Electrical Safety

IEC 60335-2-53 Ed. 4.1 b:2017—Sauna & Infrared Cabins

ByAlexandra Schirn July 31, 2023June 4, 2025

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…

Wire and cable harness assemblies adhering to IPC/WHMA A-620E-2022.
ANSI | Electrical Safety

IPC/WHMA A-620E-2022: Cable And Wire Harness Assemblies

ByAlexandra Schirn May 31, 2023June 10, 2025

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…

Electric incandescent light bulb adhering to ANSI C78.20-2022.
ANSI | Lighting

ANSI C78.20-2022: Electric Incandescent Lamps

ByAlexandra Schirn April 6, 2023June 4, 2025

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…

Wood utility pole, under ANSI O5.1-2022, beneath blue sky
ANSI | Electrical Safety

ANSI O5.1-2022: Wood Poles – Specifications and Dimensions

ByBrad Kelechava December 2, 2022June 4, 2025

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…

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