Europe's Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the U.S.
from The New York Times
 This month Gainesville, Fla., became the first city in the United States to introduce higher payments for solar power, which is otherwise too expensive for many families or businesses to install. City leaders, who control their electric utility, unanimously approved the policy after studying Germany’s solar-power expansion. More
Industrial Control Panels for Roof Top Units
from IAEI Magazine
The electrical inspector has to verify the adequacy of SCCR of heating and cooling equipment at the location where it is installed; the electrical engineer designing the electrical distribution system has to assure that the engineer specifying heating and cooling equipment specifies equipment (integral industrial control panel) with an adequate SCCR; and the manufacturer needs to provide heating and cooling equipment that meets the requirements of today’s electrical distribution systems, which may have high available fault currents at the location of the heating and cooling equipment. More
Mandatory Safety Switch to Save Lives
from PerthNow
Since 2000 in Australia, at least two mandatory safety switches have been required in new houses. These switches remove the risk of electrocution. But older housing has no protection, even though it would be of greatest benefit for houses with ageing wiring.
In fact, four out of five houses built before 1990 do not have a safety switch. Thirty-three out of the 38 electrocutions in Western Austalia homes in the past 16 years could have been prevented if a safety switch had been installed.
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British Columbia Revising National Electrical Safety Code before Adopting It
from the Journal of Commerce
Revisions to Canada’s electrical safety code are expected to reach B.C.’s provincial government soon. Stephen Hinde, electrical safety manager for the British Columbia Safety Authority, which has been responsible for the province’s electrical safety code since 2004, said its Electrical Technology Committee has been reviewing and refining the 118 revisions from the Canadian Standards Association.
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Connecticut School Fire Inspection Bill Gains Ground
from the Connecticut Post
Fire marshals would be required to submit inspections of school buildings to local boards of education under a bill approved in the Connecticut Legislature's Public Safety and Security Committee. A Dec. 30 fire at Shelton High School prompted state Rep. Jason Perillo, R-Shelton, to introduce the bill, which next goes to the Legislature's Education Committee. More
New Whitepaper Provides Roadmap for Reducing Electrical Risks
from Occupational Health and Safety
The Risk Control Hierarchy (RCH) in the ANSI-Z10 standard is designed to provide electrical safety professionals with a roadmap for setting the right safety objectives that result in the reduction of electrical risks. Focusing on this roadmap, a new whitepaper details how applying the RCH to any electrical safety program will increase both safety and employee productivity. More
Home Safety the Root of Most Codes
from the Bangor Daily News
A lot of people lament the fact that the state of Maine is over-regulated. The author has dealt with many code enforcement officials over the years. He says code people want to help you do the right thing. And the right thing is mostly related to safety. More
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