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5 | MRO InsiderPowering up your operations & maintenance efforts. | |  | | |
|  In a typical company, executives and upper managers see maintenance as a necessary evil. However, when conducted properly, maintenance is an investment that produces a positive return just as surely as raw materials and production equipment are. Think of maintenance as a way of empowering production rather than a drain on profits. |
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|  ABC hired a contract thermographer to conduct scans on panels and switchboards. The images and written report identified 62 potentially bad connections; all were addressed during the spring shutdown. ABC contacted your firm and one of your two Level II thermographers repeated those earlier scans and found 97 potentially bad connections, including 59 of the 62 identified in the previous scan. ABC has no confidence in the results and wants its money back. How should you proceed in resolving this? |
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|  To the uninitiated, this topic sounds like a simple one. But turn to Article 400, and you see Table 400.4 that, with its extensive table notes, takes up five full pages plus a nearly full sixth one. Then you have Tables 400.5(A)(1), 400.5(A)(2), and 400.5(A)(3) after that. Spend a few more minutes looking at Article 400, not only the tables, to ensure everything is right. |
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|  Do you know an up-and-coming young electrical professional who has shown extraordinary results on the job? If so, nominate him or her for consideration as an EC&M Under 30 All-Star. The deadline is April 29. |
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|  Fill in the blank. Where using multioutlet assemblies for kitchen countertops and work surfaces, each _____ of multioutlet assembly containing two or more receptacles installed in individual or continuous lengths shall be considered to be one receptacle outlet. |
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Members Only |  FREE PREMIUM CONTENT: In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc discuss why Sec. 406.4(D)(4) may undergo some additional changes in the 2023 NEC and why understanding the definitions in Art. 100 is of the utmost importance. |
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Members Only |  FREE PREMIUM CONTENT: In this episode, Ellen Parson speaks with Michelle Tinsley and Nathan Pentico. They discuss how YellowBird works with construction companies to ensure safe workplaces. Additionally, they also talk about how it matches certified EHS workers for on-demand work to fill in gaps, build and implement training programs, investigate incidents, and file OSHA reports. Most importantly, they go over the top safety concerns electrical professionals need to plan for in 2022. |
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Members Only |  Larger industrial and manufacturing facilities as well as campus-style facilities often distribute power at voltages up to 15,000V (15kV) within the facilities. No matter the voltage level, the basic electrical safety rules found in the NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, still apply. Depending on the voltage level, the changes include certain shock boundary distances and the tools necessary to verify an electrically safe work condition. |
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|  Emerging from the industrial model of “managers think, workers act” was the concept that a safety program consisted of rules employees were expected to follow. This model never worked particularly well. It often devolved into a game where the employees, viewing safety requirements as getting in the way of getting the job done, would see what they could get away with. The model used by NFPA 70E relies on the best safety resource available. |
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|  Greenlee is now accepting entries for its first-ever Greenlee Experience – a new contest for electrical and utility trade professionals that celebrates the vital role these individuals play in building and maintaining our country’s critical infrastructure. Five grand prize winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to one of Greenlee’s manufacturing facilities in Elyria, Ohio, Aug. 3-5, 2022. |
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| Test your basketball knowledge and enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Amazon, iTunes, or Cabela’s! |
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