Using Technology to Minimize the Arc-Flash Hazard
from IAEI Magazine
High resistance grounding systems do not protect against the less frequent but still dangerous phase-to-phase or three-phase arcing faults. However, the combined use of high resistance grounding for protection from ground faults and its ability to prohibit the escalation of the fault and current-limiting fuses or current-limiting circuit breakers for phase-to-phase and three-phase arcing faults is an effective engineering approach to minimizing the arc-flash hazard. More

Iowa City Eyes Effects of New State Electrical Licensing Law
from the Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Local builders and developers in Le Mars, Iowa, will soon find themselves impacted by the state’s new electrical licensing laws. Jason Vacura, city code enforcement officer, told Le Mars City Council members that under the new provisions, also requiring electrical inspections as of March 1, there are a number of concerns facing the city as well. More

Video: Some Bargain Electrical Goods Dangerous?
from KABC-TV
Unsafe electrical goods can be a serious hazard to your safety. In fact, Electrical Safety Foundation International says cheap, fake or counterfeit electrical products could cost you your life. The organization says faulty wiring, or overloaded circuits not equipped to handle the appliance power load, can lead to electrical fires. More

Can You Afford to Cut the Cost of PCB Electrical Safety Testing?
from Electronics World
All manufacturers and designers of electrically operated products have an obligation to ensure that their equipment functions in a correct and safe fashion, meeting quality and performance standards and, ultimately, living up to the expectations of customers. This applies to PCBs, where the need for testing by manufacturers who use populated boards in their products is clearly paramount. More

Electrical Fire Closes Landmark Pennsylvania Hotel
from the Pocono Record
A fire that chased about 20 people from the Minisink Hotel in Minisink Hills, Pa.,Sunday night started in two electrical boxes in the basement, firefighters said. "There is severe damage to the electrical system and we're working to get that back up and running so they can have heat in there," said Bill Edmondson, Shawnee Fire Company lieutenant, as crews worked to repair the area Monday afternoon. More

America’s Wind Corridor
from the Christian Science Monitor
Before the nation’s financial crisis hit, wind manufacturing was on a roll. Riding a wave of wind-farm development, some 55 new or expanded facilities popped up nationwide just last year – from blade manufacturers to bearing makers – in what some describe as a new north-south wind manufacturing corridor running roughly from Minnesota to Texas. More

Indiana Residents Reminded to Use Caution with Generators
from Tri-State Media
In light of hazardous conditions due to snow and ice occurring in southern and central Indiana, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is urging caution with the use of generators. The most common dangers involving generators are carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, electrical shock or electrocution and fire hazards. More