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What are Power Surges
What are Power Surges 09.28.2020 Workplace Safety,
  • Surge, Surge Protection

Surges, or transients, are brief overvoltage spikes or disturbances of a power waveform that can damage, degrade, or destroy electronic equipment within any home, commercial building, or industrial...Read More

Surge Protective Devices: Critical Infrastructure
Surge Protective Devices: Critical Infrastructure 09.28.2020 Workplace Safety,
  • Surge, Surge Protection

Critical Infrastructure depends on the reliability of electrical and electronic equipment. Ranging from medical services to IT and our nation's transportation system, it is imperative these systems...Read More

What are Surge Protective Devices
What are Surge Protective Devices 09.28.2020 Workplace Safety,
  • Surge, Surge Protection

Surge protective devices protect against downtime, improve system and data reliability, and reduce electrical failures. Electrical surge damage can be experienced in a single event or as the results...Read More

Home Surge Protective Devices
Home Surge Protective Devices 04.28.2020 Home Safety,
  • National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Month, National Electrical Safety Month 2020, NESM, Surge, Surge Protection

Surge Protection is required by the 2020 National Electrical Code. Surge Protective Devices protect your electronics from power surges, ensure power quality and keep your home safe.Read More

Home Safety Devices - Renovate Your Home to Code
Home Safety Devices - Renovate Your Home to Code 03.13.2020 Home Safety,
  • 2020NEC, AFCI, GFCI, National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Month, NEC, NEMAFR, NESM, Surge, Surge Protection, TRR

The National Electrical Code is revised every three years and outlines the minimum requirements for safe electrical installation. Many older homes may not have an adequate electrical system to meet...Read More

Surge Protective Devices
Surge Protective Devices 05.30.2019 Home Safety,
  • 2020NEC, NEC, NEMAFR, Surge, Surge Protection

The 2020 National Electrical Code now requires all new and renovated homes to be protected by Listed and Approved Type 1 or Type 2 Surge Protective Devices.Read More

Commercial and Industrial Surge Protective Devices
Commercial and Industrial Surge Protective Devices 05.30.2019 Workplace Safety,
  • NEMAFR, SPD, Surge, Surge Protection, Workplace Safety

Surges can occur in any facility and according to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, 80% of all surges originate inside facilities.Read More

Surge Protection - More than an Accessory
Surge Protection - More than an Accessory 12.04.2017 Workplace Safety,
  • NEMAFR, SPD, Surge, Surge Protection

In a 2017 survey of electrical designers, electrical planners, and electrical engineers who worked in designing / renovating electrical systems in industrial facilities, healthcare facilities, and IT...Read More

Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment
Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment 09.26.2017 Home Safety,
  • AFCI, Disaster Safety, GFCI, Home Safety, NEMAFR, Rebuilding, Rebuilding Safely, SPD, Surge, Surge Protection, TRR

Water and electricity do not mix. Follow this guide to quickly see what equipment must be replaced and which electronics may be reconditioned.Read More

Lightning Protection: Preventing a Direct Strike
Lightning Protection: Preventing a Direct Strike 09.08.2017 Home Safety,
  • Disaster Safety, SPD, Surge, Surge Protection

Lightning Protection: Preventing a Direct Strike. In the first quarter of 2017 alone, thunderstorms caused a record $5.7 billion in losses, and lightning kills and average of 30 people a year. Learn...Read More

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