ANSI/NETA Standards Update

NETA World StaffSpring 2022 Specifications & Standards, Specifications & Standards

ANSI/NETA ETT–2022 REVISION COMPLETED ANSI/NETA ETT, Standard for Certification of Electrical Testing Technicians, has completed an American National Standard revision process. ANSI administrative approval was granted January 7, 2022. The new edition will be released in March 2022 and supersedes the 2018 edition. ANSI/NETA ETT establishes minimum requirements for qualifications, certification, training, and experience for the electrical testing technician. It …

IEEE Transformer Committee Report

Scott Reed, MVASpecifications & Standards, Spring 2022 Specifications & Standards

With the global pandemic continuing, the IEEE Transformer Committee was forced to conduct the fall meeting virtually. Despite the inability to meet together, the IEEE Transformer Committee remains very active and is committed to developing stronger guides to help the power industry.  INSULATING FLUIDS SUBCOMMITTEE C57.146 Within the Insulating Fluids Subcommittee, the working group for C57.146, IEEE Guide for Interpretation …

NFPA 70B Committee Report

David Huffman, Power Systems Testing CompanySpecifications & Standards, Spring 2022 Specifications & Standards

The second draft of the NFPA 70B document, which is being rewritten as a standard, closed on February 9, 2022.  The Second Draft report is scheduled to be posted on November 2, 2022. The Second Draft meeting is anticipated to take place in the spring of 2022. This will depend on many factors, as COVID continues to disrupt schedules to …