The latest revision of IEEE 1584 was released in 2002, and since then there has been much work on preparing and releasing a new version which with the increase in renewable energies and the necessary DC

Laws vs. Standards: Who Cares? Last week I talked about how CSA Z462 may not be written law in Canada, but it is still the industry standard. So - if there is an incident at your workplace, it will be

There is a misconception that I hear every month or so when talking to clients and other engineers, it is that since CSA Z462 isn't written directly into the law of the land that it doesn't have to be

If you’re going to be doing any job involving electricity, it’s important to know how to keep yourself safe. If you’re looking for a standard and you live in Canada, then you have to look no farther than

Electrical safety in an office is very similar to electrical safety at home, except for there is larger equipment and more people around. A busy office The tips for electrical safety at home were: Watch

Incident Energy: The amount of energy impressed on a surface, a certain distance from the source, generated during an electrical arc event. One of the units used to measure incident energy is calories

Arc Flash Hazard is one of the three hazards that are directly associated with electricity, the other two being shock and arc blast.CSA Z462-15 defines Arc Flash as: a dangerous conditions associated with