This newsletter focuses exclusively on electrical systems.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: ELECTRICAL SAFETY AND RELIABILITY | ELECTRICAL ENERGY AUDITS

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This Edition Sponsored by Grace Engineered Products

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White paper detailing safety advances in electrical lock-out tag-out with permanent electrical safety devices released

A new white paper by Grace Engineered Products addresses questions and common concerns related to compliance with OSHA and the NFPA 70E. When the original standards were developed, a voltage detector was a portable device that belonged to the electrician. However, when the voltage detector becomes a permanent part of an electrical enclosure, the understanding and application of OSHA and NFPA 70E standard must be addressed in this new context. Very simply, the NFPA 70E regulations were written before the concept of PESDs.

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Take the first step on the path to electrical safety and reliability

Improve your maintenance program to increase arc flash safety.

Electrical accidents have been occurring for more than 100 years, and the accident statistics have been fairly consistent until recently. The electrification of facilities that began during the early industrial revolution has continued with facility growth and process demands constantly requiring more and more electrical power density to sustain operations.

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Keeping maintenance strategic with SMRP

Nowhere does the old saying about draining the swamp when you have alligators nipping at your tail apply more intensely than it does in maintenance. Moreover, most of us in maintenance value that intensity and try to bring it to our work. We just have to channel the energy, not let it channel us. If maintenance is ever going to quit being a swamp, all of us who live there must find the tools we need to channel our energy into strategies that will put us in control.

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Effective electrical energy audits track the right variables and provide actionable results

The pulse of the plant: An electrical energy survey provides guidance for reducing utility bills and greening of industry.

Facility professionals are finding savings opportunities by better understanding when, where and how energy is being used. It’s the necessary first step in managing utility bills. Powerful handheld instruments are ideal for facility energy studies and carbon footprint calculations, taking forward/reverse energy measurements for grid-tied alternative energy systems, and for complying with public and private-sector energy initiatives.

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