| | | | | | Focusing on practical safety and efficiency strategies, this article guides workers through effective job planning, thorough assessment of work areas, energy isolation, adherence to plans, and spatial organization. It stresses the importance of communication, flexibility, and final checks to ensure safe, efficient, and professional work completion.... |
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| | Sponsored | | MENNEKES SPEC Grade Series stainless-steel motor disconnects now include fusible models from 30A to 400A. Place fused disconnects closer to equipment for safer LO/TO power isolation and reliable machinery protection from overcurrent faults. |
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| | | | The piece advocates for adopting Level One thinking by challenging assumptions and seeking innovative hazard elimination methods. It showcases how this approach can surpass other control levels, ultimately creating safer workplaces by removing hazards at their source. |
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| | Sponsored | | Inaccurate lockout procedures aren’t just a safety risk — they’re productivity drains and compliance traps. Standardizing your lockout tagout program ensures that every worker, on every shift, knows exactly how to stay safe. Eliminate guesswork, streamline maintenance and build a more reliable safety culture with Brady’s easy guide. |
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| | | | The Beyond X compact XSC safety PLC and SXR relay family offer high‑integrity safety with quick configuration, flexible wiring, and retrofit options, ensuring reliable hazard detection and power cut-off in industrial environments. |
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| | | Welcome to this EC&M Tech Talk covering Art. 706 Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) found in the 2026 National Electrical Code. Randy Barnett takes us through an explanation of what constitutes an energy storage system and different types of energy storage systems. From this introduction a review is conducted of all six parts of Art. 706. |
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| | Sponsored | Workplace Safety Academy is an online resource hub built to help teams stay ahead of risk with guidance on prevention, readiness and safer day-to-day work. |
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| | | In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc discuss 2026 NEC changes related to an expanded requirement regarding arc flash hazard marking in other than dwelling units. Russ explains the major expansion to Sec. 110.16 and what changed with the arc-flash labeling requirements. He also explains... |
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| | | Fill in the blank. Where multiple services supply portable structures at carnivals, the equipment grounding conductors that serve structures separated by less than _____ shall be bonded together at the portable structures. |
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| | | Contractors who call for inspection too early can damage credibility, delay projects, and create avoidable issues. |
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| | | See the latest Code violations from NEC Consultant Russ LeBlanc. This month features an air conditioning unit with a "double whammy" of violations. Also, Russ looks at a seaside installation that need attention. |
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