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Ohio at the forefront of electrical safety

Ohio ’s recent adoption of the 2008 National Electrical Code ® (NEC ® ) is a prime example of the state’s Board of Building Standards continuing to make home safety a top priority in the Buckeye State. Unfortunately not everyone agrees. It appears that the Ohio Home Builders Association (OHBA) would...

Published Wed, Feb 06 2008 9:26 AM by Winstanley, Gerard

Filed under: Electrical Safety, AFCI

For Less than $2 You Can Protect Your Child from Shocks and Burns

Nearly 2,400 children each year – seven children a day – are treated in hospitals for shocks and burns from electrical outlets. Most of these injuries are the result of small children placing ordinary household items into the outlets with disastrous consequences. However, using tamper-resistant outlets...

Published Mon, Feb 25 2008 9:26 AM by Lindsay, Christopher

Filed under: Electrical Safety

Free Trade, Fair Trade, and the Fakes

For two decades, the United States and its trading partners have pursued free trade agreements aimed at reducing tariffs, opening borders to commerce, expanding trade, and addressing impediments or non-tariff barriers to trade. Critics of these agreements protest the failure to use these negotiated agreements...

Published Wed, Feb 20 2008 10:19 AM by Silcox, Clark

Filed under: Anti-Counterfeiting

IEC and ISO Join to Develop Standards for Non-Electrical Products Used in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres

Expectations are high for the newly minted IEC Subcommittee 31M, Non-Electrical Equipment and Protective Systems for Explosive Atmospheres . This is the first international committee established to develop ISO/IEC dual logo standards on “non-electrical” matters relating to explosive atmospheres. According...

Published Wed, Feb 06 2008 9:18 AM by solisj

Filed under: Conformity Assessment

Life and Property at Risk in Clash over Code Adoption

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) has learned that Ohio Governor Ted Strickland will be presented with an Emergency Order to annul the recent state adoption of the 2008 National Electrical Code by the Board of Building Standards. ESFI encourages residents of Ohio to call the governor's...

Published Sat, Feb 16 2008 11:28 PM by Lindsay, Christopher

Filed under: Electrical Safety, AFCI

Thanks to WFB, Jr.

A brief respite from our daily efforts on behalf of electrical manufacturers to pay tribute to William F. Buckley, Jr., who died yesterday at age 82. Wonderful tributes litter the World Wide Web, from the White House and the New York Times to the Economist and his own National Review . (The WSJ blog...

Published Thu, Feb 28 2008 2:26 PM by golds

Filed under: General

Does America Need a Hug?

If you saw the Oscars Sunday night, you’ll remember Jon Stewart’s psychological take on the dark, depressing slate of movies up for awards this year: “Does this town need a hug?” With more and more depressing economic and financial headlines these days, maybe the country needs a hug as well. Pounded...

Published Tue, Feb 26 2008 9:55 AM by golds

Filed under: Economy

A Glimpse Abroad

Have you noticed what's been going on in South Africa (SA)? Just a brief reminder that developing countries are also grappling with energy demand and efficiency issues. In a nutshell, the richest nation in Africa is experiencing an electric power crisis similar to what we saw in California at the...

Published Thu, Feb 21 2008 12:34 PM by updykec

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, General

Florida Power Outage

Yesterday’s blackout in Florida provides another reminder that our economy is dependent on its electricity supply. While described as a “ massive inconvenience ” rather than an emergency situation, the outages did shut businesses and snarl traffic. The NERC disturbance report should be quite interesting...

Published Wed, Feb 27 2008 8:33 AM by Hsieh, Eric

Big Talkers

It was a busy week for Fedspeak. Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke presented the FOMC’s forecast in his semiannual testimony to the House Financial Services Committee regarding the economy’s health and overview of monetary policy. He emphasized the downside risks to growth and made it implicitly clear...

Published Fri, Feb 29 2008 4:00 PM by Lego, Brian

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