In January 2023, NFPA 70B transitioned from the Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance to the Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance. The change became effective on January 16, 2023, when it was approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). As NFPA 70B moves from a recommended practice to an enforceable standard, now is the time …
Transitioning from the year 2022 into 2023 not only turned the page on electrical equipment maintenance but also placed us into a whole new book altogether. Long-standing as a recommended practice, on January 16, 2023, NFPA 70B became the Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance. What does it mean, then, to change from a recommended practice to a standard? The NFPA …
Sigma C is proud to be a NETA Accredited Company. We are a family business offering acceptance and maintenance testing of all types of electrical power equipment, as well as troubleshooting and commissioning services. The company also offers engineering services: protection and control design/upgrade, system studies, owner’s engineer, NERC services, and upgrade and new substation design. The Sigma C team …
Field Service Specialists (FSS) is a small family-oriented company that believes in growth within the entire company. Located in Houston, the company provides cost-effective electrical engineering and electrical field services for its clients in the oil and gas, nuclear, and solar industries. FSS excels in engineering solutions and field testing of transmission and distribution systems, medium- and high-voltage substation electrical …
LND Technical Services (LNDTS) is a certified minority- and women-owned technical services firm providing a wide range of power services. They specialize in testing and commissioning as well as short- and long-term maintenance for low-, medium-, and high-voltage systems across a wide range of industry segments. LNDTS’s experienced technicians can perform acceptance testing and commissioning for power, SCADA, and protection …
NETA STRATEGY AND BOARD MEETING June 7–8, 2023Quebec City, Quebec, Canada NETA’s Board of Directors met on June 7–8, 2023, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Strategy discussions centered on membership, training initiatives, standards, and industry awareness. Additionally, committee chairs reported on year-to-date accomplishments and initiatives to complete by the end of fiscal 2023. The next meeting is scheduled for September …
Founded in 1998, BCS Switchgear is an industry leader in new and obsolete electrical control and distribution equipment. The company’s mission is to extend the electrical life of their customers’ electrical power equipment by providing high-quality remanufactured medium- and low-voltage switchgear, circuit breakers, motor control centers, and contactor/starters to the power generation and industrial manufacturing industries. As one of the …
ANSI REACCREDITATION NETA received formal reaccreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), on June 2, 2023. ANSI accreditation signifies that the procedures used by standards-developing organizations meet the institute’s requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process. NETA has met the rigorous standards revision process, which involves consensus by a group that is open to representatives from all interested …
It has been a while since there has been an ASTM F18 report, so let’s start off with a review of some background information. The ASTM F18 Committee on Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers was formed in 1974. It currently has jurisdiction over 38 standards and plays a critical role in the protection of the electrical worker. The F18 committee …
With the global pandemic mostly behind us, the IEEE Transformer Committee resumed meeting again this past year with meetings in Charlotte and Milwaukee. Attendance continues to increase as the collaborative spirit to help improve the transformer guides and standards is driving participation. Here are some highlights. INSULATING FLUIDS SUBCOMMITTEE C57.146 The working group for C57.146, IEEE Guide for Interpretation …