Featured Stories
Beliefs Drive Behaviors
The behavioral components of incidents, injuries, and fatalities must be studied and understood to change the safety culture. This element of study has been missing from the data available to ...
Energy Storage Systems: Hazards and Solutions
As energy storage systems (ESS) become more integrated into our society, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) provides resources to ensure they are installed safely and that our firefighters are ...
Arc Flash Maintenance: Not All Equipment Is Created Equal
Not all equipment is created equal when it comes to production objectives versus safety objectives in an electrical power system. Certain devices should be tested and maintained to ensure uptime; ...
Columnists
James R. White
Shermco Industries
Tech Quiz
NFPA 70E and NETA
Safety First, Last, and Always
The Key to Understanding NFPA 70E
Scott Blizard
President's Desk
American Electrical Testing Company LLC
NETA President
Safety Corner
Fight COVID-19 with PPE
Limiting Arc Flash Exposure on Low-Voltage Systems
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Industry Topics
Best Practices for Safe Return to Service Following Maintenance Outage
Returning electrical equipment to service after a planned maintenance outage creates a unique set of hazards. Facility managers are under stringent time constraints when taking a system out of service, performing necessary maintenance tasks (as well as making unanticipated repairs), ...
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Testing and Commissioning Digital Protective Relays
The proven advantages of digital technology for power system protective relays are now commonplace in the power producing and delivery ...
Specs & Standards
ANSI/NETA Standards Update
ANSI/NETA ATS–2017 Revision Underway ANSI/NETA ATS–2017, Standard for Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment & Systems continues an American National Standard revision process that is scheduled to be completed in fall 2020. A project intent notification published in ANSI’s ...
