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Monday, November 17, 2008
Cutting Costs With Energy Auditing
This articles comes from Reliable Plant magazine. Paul Twite of 24-7 Power, an electrical consulting and engineering service company, describes how he helps companies become more energy efficient."Twite uses a three-step approach to help a company lower its energy bills. With the right tools and knowledge, your company can follow the same process using your own personnel. Here’s how it works:"
Step 1: Energy accounting
Step 2: Analysis and identifying problems
Step 3: Proposing and prioritizing solutions
This is how Twite describes step 1: "This step consists of three parts: 1) reviewing utility bills, 2) using thermal imagers to scan the electrical, mechanical, process and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) systems as well as the building envelope (everything that separates the interior of a building from the outdoor environment) and 3) monitoring for power consumption, power quality, power factor and other relevant aspects of energy use."
You can read the complete article online in Reliable Plant Magazine.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
OSHA To Issue Workplace Electrical Product Safety Request for Information
OSHA announced that a proposed Request for Information (RFI) related to its Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) program will be published in the Federal Register on Oct. 20, 2008. A copy of the proposed RFI currently is available on OSHA's Web site. The public comment period on the RFI will begin only after it has been formally published and will close on Jan. 20, 2009.The RFI requests comment on a proposal submitted to the United States by the European Commission (EC) to permit the use of a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) as an alternative to OSHA's NRTL product-approval process for certain electrical and other products used in the workplace. The EC made its proposal through the Transatlantic Economic Council, which was established by an agreement between the U.S. and the EU signed in April 2007.
"This RFI will allow all stakeholders the opportunity to provide evidence to help OSHA better evaluate the EU's SDoC system and determine whether or not an SDoC system meets the safety requirements for the Occupational Safety and Health Act," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke Jr.
NRTLs are independent laboratories that have met OSHA's requirements for performing safety testing and certification of electrical and other products used in the workplace. NRTLs test and certify these products to determine whether they conform to appropriate U.S. product-safety testing standards. In contrast, an SDoC is a written statement, produced by an equipment manufacturer or supplier, that a product meets or conforms to a specified test standard or a set of requirements.
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Monday, June 04, 2007
Electric TV Provides Electrical News
Easy-to-watch online video clips have quickly become the fast way to share updated information across the Internet. NECA and IBEW have jointly launched a new video web site www.ElectricTV.net. It provides people searching for data on electrical construction a source of electrical information using the latest streaming video technology.Jointly funded through our National Labor-Management Cooperation Committee, ElectricTV presents streaming videos formatted as segments of a televised news magazine. These segments show online viewers how NECA contractors work with IBEW electricians to consistently surpass owners’ and end-users expectations. The site also provides articles in PDF format about the electrical and information systems industries and construction in general.
The current videos include a "Spotlight on Skill" that covers arc flash hazards; a segement on the electric grid in North America discussing its viability for the future; and a feature story on the new Portland, Oregon tram.Plans are to update the site at least six times per year.
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