Each year, several hundred workers are killed as a result of inadvertent contact with energized conductors. Surprisingly, over half of those killed are not in traditionally electrical fields (i.e., ...

The most significant safety issue in the electrical industry is the threat of electrical workers being injured or killed by arcs and blasts. The principal hazards associated with such arcs and blasts ...

I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of occupational fatalities resulting from exposure to electricity has ...

Boost job site safety and efficiency—join our essential webinar for electrical and low-voltage pros to master wire ...

Imagine a cockpit without the phalanxes of button-type circuit breakers. The breakers have been distributed to where they are needed throughout the aircraft. In fact, the breakers are of a new arc ...

WALNUT CREEK — A problem with an insulator on the electric third rail sparked the blaze that shut down the Walnut Creek BART station and caused major delays Saturday afternoon, transit officials said.

What to do with an extremely high voltage transformer and power supply… what to do… what to do… Short it out Jacob’s Ladder style of course! Fresh from ...

One of the most important electrical terms to know is AC. Ever since the Tesla-Westinghouse power plant at Niagara Falls came online in 1885, alternating current (AC) power has been the standard in ...

WALNUT CREEK — A problem with an insulator on the electric third rail sparked the blaze that shut down the Walnut Creek BART station and caused major delays Saturday afternoon, transit officials said.