A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the ...

According to the IEEE Buff Book, "A power cable must be protected from overheating due to excessive short-circuit current flowing in its conductor," which may damage or destroy the insulation. It also ...

Your OSP system is an investment you can't afford to lose, so keeping it safe should be a high priority. Life. Property. Money. Performance. Each one of these important design elements is vulnerable ...

The launch of RhinoGuardTM is a proud moment for Driver Industrial Safety. It reflects our commitment to providing solutions that not only meet but exceed the evolving needs of our customers.” — Pete ...

Personal protective grounds go by several names in the industry: "temporary protective grounds," "ground sets," "ground clusters," or just plain "grounds." Personal protective grounds are used ...

Special protectors dissipate potentially dangerous transient currents in coaxial cable. Any outdoor wire suffers the risk of lightning damage. Protectors reduce that risk by suppressing transient ...

Always test circuits for the absence of voltage before placing personal protective grounds. Just because you know it's de-energized doesn't mean that it really is. Personal protective grounds go by ...