Month: April 2015

Electrical industry sales are complex and involve a wide range of actors: manufacturers, distributors, agents, dealers, engineers, electricians, contractors and owners. The latest generation of buyers will gravitate to web-based systems for sales and collaboration. Although classic social media, such as Facebook, will play a role, systemic changes in the electrical industry will be catalyzed by a new generation of web-based tools that foster collaboration and handle the unique needs of the industry. In this session, listen to a discussion, and see examples, of the latest web-based functionality, including: tools for specifying and validating full electrical systems, tools for collaboration, and online options for supporting electrical-system visualization.

Seniors in an electrical engineering lab at CU-Boulder get some help from a new product designer in industry.

Explore the innovation offered by the Canadian electrical industry — hear from leaders in the industry about how the market is transforming to provide Canadians with energy efficient, safe and sustainable products and services that meet their everyday needs.

Electrical product counterfeiting endangers your brand, your profitability, and the lives of your customers. Yet, a survey by the Gallup Consulting foudn that less than one-third of Americans realize that electrical products, like extension cords, are counterfeited. The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFi) has launched a multi-faceted, sustainable awareness program to combat electrical counterfeiting on behalf of all industry stakeholders. Operation: ACT – Stop Electrical Counterfeiting focuses on the health and safety concerns related to counterfeit products, drawing the correlation between genuine products and reliability. This presentation will provide an overview of Operation: ACT’s strategy and program objectives, as well as introduce opportunities for attendees to help drive this industry initiative.

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In today’s day and age, it’s very tough to get an accurate measurement on the training an individual craftsman or woman has received, if at all. For that reason, the NECA/IBEW team has taken training more seriously than ever before, by implementing a new Training Partner Program to ensure their customers that the projects they complete are the best quality available.

ElectricTV is a project in partnership with and in support of the efforts of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). In addition to providing readily accessible information on the future of electrical energy through its informational videos, ElectricTV.net also highlights the successes of NECA and the IBEW. For more information and to view our video archive, please visit http://www.electrictv.net/.

Every year, many unnecessary and preventable contacts are made with energized power lines. In an industry-wide attempt to reduce the number of electrical contacts, the Canadian Electricity Association’s Occupational Health and Safety Program has produced this video to be used as a tool to mitigate risk, serious injury, or even death.

This video consists of five scenarios that construction workers may encounter when working in the vicinity of high-voltage electrical equipment and demonstrates how to eliminate any potential fatal injuries that may occur:

Step 1: Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility.
– Know and follow your safe work plan.
– Know the safe distance from electrical equipment.

Step 2: Establish a Safe Work Plan With Your Local Electric Utility.
– Include safety distances to stay away from electrical equipment.
– Include controls and barriers for electrical equipment.

Step 3: A Change in Work Plan? Contact Your Local Utility.
– Stop the work and contact your local utility.
– Communicate the adjusted plan with all workers.

Step 4: Don’t Become a Casualty.
– Maintain the appropriate distance away as specified by your local utility.