In my March column, I posed three problems from actual cases. These concerned imperfect contract language that caused financial impacts to the electrical contractors. When these issues are presented in...

We are living in unprecedented times, in which much of the nation was locked down for the past several months. This is, of course, to curb the spread of COVID-19...

Firefighters discovered early in their response to high-rise fires that their radios would not work well, if at all, once they got inside the building. Since 1993, building and fire...

New research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) suggests that several different behaviors that contribute to higher health and safety risks for workers are more prevalent...

One person’s trash is another person’s location for a solar power station. A 5.8 megawatt ground-mounted solar array project located on the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site in Ashland...

On Monday, July 13, OSHA published its final rule revising the beryllium standard for general industry. Beryllium and its related compounds are strong, lightweight metals used in a number of...

Two issues always seem to cause the most headaches when installing fire alarm systems. One has to do with duct detectors. The other has to do with installing fire alarm...

The growth of renewable energy has enabled private homeowners to act as their own power providers independent of the grid. Virtual power plants are completing the role reversal by turning...

In late June, the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC) published its latest resource guide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the utility industry. The ESCC is a CEO-led council...

Wind power continues to gain momentum throughout the United States, with turbines springing up from coast to coast and even offshore. Even as the opportunities working with wind turbines become...