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Girl 18, dies after electrocution in river
Family sues PSE, saying daughter, 18, was electrocuted while tubing the Puyallup River Originally published in the Seattle Times, August 8, 2017 at 9:36 am Updated August 8, 2017 at 9:33 pm Madeline “Maddy” Roskie, 18, of Pierce County, died on Aug. 2, 2014 while...
UL in the News!
UL Provides 1500-Volt PV Module Certification Many stakeholders look to increase PV modules to 1,500 volts, reducing labor costs and improving financial returns. The continued drive to lower the cost of large photovoltaic (PV) systems has designers, developers and...
UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Marks on LED Driver
UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Marks on LED Driver (Release 17PN-09) (Version française) (Versión en español) NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 16, 2017 — The following is a notification from UL that the LED Driver identified below bears a counterfeit UL Mark. This LED Driver has...
UL Warns of Potentially Hazardous Electronic Ballest
UL Warns of Potentially Hazardous Electronic Ballast (Release No. 17PN-02) (Version française) (Versión en español) NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 31, 2017 — The following is a notification from UL that the Electronic Ballasts identified below may pose a shock or fire hazard....
UL Warns of Potentially Hazardous Direct Replacement LED Tube Lamps
UL Warns of Potentially Hazardous Direct Replacement LED Tube Lamps (Release No. 17PN-07) NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 5, 2017 — The following is a notification from UL that the Direct Replacement LED Tube lamp identified below bears an unauthorized UL Mark for the...
Don’t Let Voltage Drop Get Your System Down!
Another GREAT article by Mike Holt as published in Electrical Construction & Maintenance. Don't Let Voltage Drop Get Your System Down Do you know how and why to calculate voltage drop? Jun 1, 2004 by Mike Holt NEC Trainer / Consultant, Mike Holt Enterprises 969...
When electrical service equipment fails catastrophically!
EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance Feb 22 2017 When electrical service equipment fails catastrophically, chaos typically ensues. Production lines grind to a halt. Standby or portable generators are called into action. On-site...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 10-of-10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 10 Violation: General Electrical Requirements General Electrical Requirements stayed the same as last year, rounding out the top 10 listing. 1910.303 focuses on the proper...
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 8-of-10
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016 By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance No. 8 Violation: Machine Guarding As noted in 1910.212, one or more methods of Machine Guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area...