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Health and safety considerations are now an integral part of machine design operations; therefore, manufacturers, project managers, and inspectors need to be aware of critical functional safety (FS) design requirements.

This article will present an overview of some of the new PV systems that have evolving requirements in the NEC. They will include energy management systems (EMS), microgrid interface devices (MID), power control systems (PCS), DC microgrids (DCM), and energy storage systems (ESS).

Whether it’s a single strand of twinkling lights coiled around an apartment railing or a more complex programmed controller that syncs light displays to the season’s hottest songs, we still need to raise awareness about safety related to these temporary lighting displays.

UL does Certify (List ) pods in many different configurations from sleeping pods to office pods/meeting rooms. UL investigates pods for compliance with the UL 962, the Standard for Safety of Household and Commercial Furnishings.

A transformer is a part of a circuit or a feeder and that a continuous load connected to a transformer cannot exceed the rating of the circuit in which such a transformer is inserted.

AHJs are the acute eyes in the field to identify products that appear to be non-conforming or potentially dangerous to the community. They are a vital resource to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) in keeping our communities as safe as possible.

That’s an informal way of stating that the clearances set forth in the National Electrical Safety Code® (NESC®) provide a basis for ensuring worker and public safety, as well as serving as a basis for settling legal and other types of disputes.

Expanding the IAEI membership base is the best way to grow and sustain IAEI as an organization. With its rich history of keeping the public safe from electrical hazards, the IAEI can continue in that direction through recruiting non-electrical inspector members who work in the electrical field.