Electricity is a powerful force that can cause serious injury and death. When it comes to electrical job tasks, it only takes an instant to turn a momentary mistake into a life-altering event or even ...

Regarding alternate certification bodies, the article “Spin-Offs,” in the August 2007 issue, mentions the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) as the most common ...

Electrical safety testing has been around for almost a century, and safety agencies have been testing and certifying products for almost as long. Electrical and electronic products have changed ...

Essentially every electronic device or piece of equipment must undergo rigorous electrical safety testing and pass certification before it can be marketed, and the requirements for certification are ...

Absence of voltage testing is the most vital step in the process of verifying and establishing a deenergized state of any electrical system. According to the Article 120.5, NFPA 70E, it is a ...

Everywhere we look in our everyday lives, from our bench to our bedroom, there are the ubiquitous electrical cords of mains-powered appliances. We don’t give our electrical devices a second thought, ...

This article describes the Chroma Model 19032/19032-P, an Electrical Safety Analyzer developed for electrical product testing, including power cords, medical equipment, lab/testing equipment, and ...

To manage the challenges of today’s complex electrical power systems and tightening budgets, facility managers need to understand the critical connection between electrical commissioning and ...

Utility Testing and Geographic Information Systems has launched a Mobile Electrical Safety Testing program. The MEST program is designed for utilities and municipalities interested in identifying and ...

Look over your main electrical panel and the area surrounding it. You should have three feet of clear space around the panel, and an easy-to-find, battery-operated light source available for when the ...

The Model 4320 4-in-1 electrical safety tester from Slaughter now offers an RS-232 interface as an optional feature to allow direct connection to a PC. Not only does the serial interface allow you to ...

Since NFPA 70E was issued in 2000, employers began to put more emphasis on adhering to the requirements of the 70E standard. However, many are still wondering, “Where do we start?” The old theory of ...