Electric Shock and the Human Body A little while ago, I talked about two important components of electricity: voltage and current. Understanding both is key to …
Executing a Power System Study at a pulp and paper mill There are a lot of different ways to successfully complete any power system study, but the best for any pulp …
Getting a Cement Plant Power System Report Completed Cement plants have a cyclical profile where they are producing product before the building cycle, and full out throughout the …
What is Arc Flash? (and Why You Need to Label) Arc Flash Hazard is one of the three hazards that are directly associated with electricity, the other two being shock …
What is CSA Z462? (Plus: 2 Huge Assumptions You Might Be Wrong About) Laws vs. Standards: Who Cares? Last week I talked about how CSA Z462 may not be written law in Canada …
6 Reasons to Have an Electrical Safety Program When I first started researching and writing about electrical safety, I didn't really know what an electrical safety program was …
Electrical Safety Program: Planning Risk Assessment - What Makes an Electrically Safe Working Condition? In our previous article, we got started with the Planning section of your electrical safety program, which included legal standards …
Incident Energy Studies Incident Energy: The amount of energy impressed on a surface, a certain distance from the source, generated during an electrical …