Misunderstandings often occur in the field when people have different ideas of what words mean in the Code. The NEC contains Art. 100 (see SIDEBAR: What’s in 100? below) for this very reason. There, ...

Controlling the utilities at incident scenes should always be a priority. There’s a lot more to securing utilities than just going around the building turning off switches and closing valves. Just ...

As I prepare to attend the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) annual conference in Boston, I thought I would share some thoughts — and some Code references — with you regarding ground ...

Radio World Engineering Extra’s Aug. 9 issue featured an article on grounding by David Brender and was a good start for understanding the right approach to system grounding at a facility. Let me ...

House fires are the bread and butter of most structural firefighting organizations, and a common source of multiple hazards. Most departments have standard operating procedures (SOPs) that address ...