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The Dual Faces of Fatigue: Productive Accomplishment versus Burdensome Tasks
Sunday, August 04, 2024 Fatigue is a multifaceted experience that can manifest in distinct ways depending on the nature of one's work. On...
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Aug 8, 20242 min read
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Managing Vehicle & Equipment Inspections in Construction
Saturday, July 27, 2024 Managing vehicle and equipment inspections can be a complex and challenging task. The OSHA 1926 standard sets the...
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Aug 8, 20242 min read
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High Heat and Water
Sunday, June 09, 2024 Temperatures are rising across the country and a heat wave is coming. Several heat-related deaths have already...
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Jun 19, 20242 min read
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What is the meaning of Stop Work Authority
Sunday, May 26, 2024 How does Stop Work Authority work? It is not only responsible but also effective to use your Stop Work Authority to...
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May 28, 20241 min read
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Zig Zag GTransformer Basics
Saturday, June 22, 2019 The zigzag connection of transformer is also called the interconnected star connection. This connection has some...
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May 21, 20244 min read
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Why do we use zig zag grounding transformers and where do we use them?
Sunday, February 02, 2020 I have reposted an article below which may help you understand why we use zig zag transformers on my solar pv...
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May 21, 20243 min read
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Being Foolish or Being Proactive?
Saturday, January 20, 2024 We are faced with fall hazards on a regular basis in construction. It happens so frequently that sometimes...
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May 21, 20242 min read
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Why does OSHA have an Electrical Standard for Construction.
Wednesday, May 06, 2020 Why Does OSHA Have an Electrical Standard for Construction? With the wide use of portable tools on construction...
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May 21, 20244 min read
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What does the NEC mean by "Finger Safe"
Thursday, November 12, 2020 The NEC sometimes requires that certain things need to be "Finger Safe." Although there is no definition of...
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May 21, 20243 min read
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Twelve Bad Things Good People Tend to Do. Please don't continue the pattern. Our lives are at stake.
Sunday, January 17, 2021 Anyone who makes their living by working with electricity quickly develops a healthy respect for anything with...
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May 21, 20243 min read
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Understanding Proximity Testers, how they work and what they can be used for.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Understanding Capacitive Voltage Sensors How voltage detectors use your body's conductivity You have seen...
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May 21, 20245 min read
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IV curves and Solar Power
Sunday, January 31, 2021 Solar Cell I-V Characteristic and the Solar Cell I-V Curve Solar Cell I-V Characteristic Curves show the current...
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May 16, 20245 min read
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Motor Design Letter Codes
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 I am asked frequently what does "Design A" or "Design B" motor indicate about a motor? The NEC references these...
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May 16, 20243 min read
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Tips and Tricks
Friday, July 30, 2021 Tips and Tricks Ted "Smitty" Smith Be organized and be the best A really good foreman and superintendent will...
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May 16, 20246 min read
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IEEE Device Numbers
Tuesday, August 03, 2021 IEEE Device Numbers: In the design of electrical power systems, testing, commissioning, and writing reports, the...
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May 16, 20244 min read
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Battery-Powered Tool Safety
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Curt Elliott Some good reminders on battery-powered tool safety from Electrical Construction and...
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May 16, 20244 min read
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When is it acceptable to use a Tag instead of a Lock for Lock Out Tag Out? LOTO
Saturday, November 19, 2022 NFPA 70E requires us to attempt to not do energized work and if we are asked to do energized work to document...
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May 16, 20246 min read
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Appreciate Danger
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Curt Elliott Appreciate Danger, Limit Overconfidence: A lesson in risk conditioning Nov 15, 2022, by...
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May 16, 20245 min read
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Copper Clad Aluminum: What is It?
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 We have probably all read the term copper clad aluminum in the NEC but many of us have never seen this...
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May 16, 20243 min read
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