In 2023, the NFPA promoted the NFPA 70B publication from a status of “recommended practices” to a Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance. Since then, we’ve seen many articles and posts ...

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 ...

Two NFPA consensus standards are used to ensure workplace safety following electrical equipment installation. Many are familiar with the NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.

This change raises the stakes. Facilities can no longer treat electrical maintenance as a “check-the-box” exercise. Instead, they must adopt proactive strategies that go beyond the letter of the code, ...

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 ...

In this pv magazine Webinar, together with our webinar partner Fluke, we will provide insight into the requirements of the standard and what solutions can be used to conduct the necessary tests to ...

ELECTRICITY powers the wheels of industry and commerce, but the dangers and the hazards associated with the use of damaged electrical equipment and the use of faulty electrical tools and appliances in ...

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, ...

Acceptance testing and qualification testing are engineering processes that products undergo before they are deemed safe and ready to use. Cables, electrical wiring and software templates that run ...

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 ...

ELECTRICITY powers the wheels of industry and commerce, but the dangers and the hazards associated with the use of damaged electrical equipment and the use of faulty electrical tools and appliances in ...