Electical Contractor

If you have not purchased and read the 2007 edition of the National Fire Alarm Code, it is possible your next fire alarm system installation in a military or government facility will hold a surprise.

Do you know what’s in your extinguisher?   FIRE CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME. Electricians must be prepared to respond. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires an appropriate fire extinguisher be available on the job site.

Laundry GFCI receptacles Q: Are all 15- and 20-ampere, 125V receptacles installed within six feet of a laundry or utility sink in a dwelling occupancy required to be protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter even where the receptacle is not readily accessible such as behind a clothes washer o

For approximately 40 years, unprotected or improperly protected penetrations have presented a subject of much concern to the fire-protection community. In 1996, an electrical fire occurred at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.

Cincinnati has always been a baseball town. In recent years, the city has focused on redeveloping its riverfront, including the area where the Reds baseball team and the NFL Bengals shared the old Riverfront stadium.

The site is part of Chicago history. Former retail giant Montgomery Ward's rise to greatness and eventual demise all took place at the company's former location on the western edge of downtown Chicago.

Fire extinguishers are effective and simple Within 30 seconds a small flame can get totally out of control, causing a major fire. Dangerously high levels of black smoke usually fill a structure in minutes. In many cases, the fire will result in injury or death.

As a four-alarm fire raged through an old, vacant produce warehouse on Jan. 20, 2002, plumes of heavy black smoke filled the air in southeast Portland, Ore. Under spitting rain, 150 firefighters battled the blaze as it tossed large chunks of fiery debris onto streets as far as two blocks away.

CODE CITATIONS Article 90 Introduction; Article 110 Requirements for Electrical Installations; Article 210 Branch Circuits; Article 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder and Service Calculations; Article 250 Grounding; Article 300 Wiring Methods; Article 310 Conductors for General Wiring; Article 400 Flexible