Latest Electrical safety Stories
New I.I.I. Lightning Video Can Help Save Your Life NEW YORK, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Getting struck by lightning is no laughing matter, but a new animated video produced by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I) uses humor to bring home the important lesson: when thunder roars, go indoors. Entitled 'Beyond Thunder Dumb: When Lightning Strikes...', the video is available on both the I.I.I.'s website and its YouTube channel. It offers safety tips from the...
TAMPA, Fla., June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- City of Tampa Mayor, Bob Buckhorn is declaring June 24-30, 2012, Lightning Safety Awareness Week, noting that education is the key to understanding lightning's dangers. Lightning safety advocates from the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI), the Lightning Safety Alliance (LSA), the National Weather Service (NWS) and other partnering organizations joined Mayor, Bob Buckhorn and Tampa Fire and Rescue Chief, Thomas Forward for a...
Water restoration and repair leader advises caution when dealing with electrical problems during and after severe weather. Cleveland OH (PRWEB) June 15, 2012 Restoration Local, one of the leading providers of water restoration services in the country, is warning property owners against the dangers of electrical fires and other related hazards during severe weather events. Electrical problems can occur during severe weather and continue even after the storm has passed in the form of downed...
MEDINA, N.Y., June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TREK, INC., a designer and manufacturer of high-voltage amplifiers and electrostatic voltmeters, has one of its products onboard a satellite recently launched in Japan. TREK JAPAN KK, an affiliate of TREK, INC., has been working with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT) to find ways to protect orbiting satellites from damage. A major contributor to satellite damage is electrostatic discharge...
LITITZ, Pa., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Woodstream Corporation, a global manufacturer of animal control products including FiShock, Zareba and ElectroBraid brand of electronic containment systems that provide safe, economical alternatives to barbed wire fencing, now offers a Sectional Copper Ground Rod Kit that is easy to install and transport. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120530/PH15828 ) Conventional grounding rods are usually six to eight feet long, making...
AUSTIN, Texas, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Imperial Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: IPRC.OB, OTCQB: IPRC) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Imperial Oil & Gas, Inc. (together the "Company", "Imperial") is pleased to announce that the final plumbing and electrical wiring work at its largely rebuilt Green Tide Salt Water Disposal Facility ("SWDF") is underway . All pipe work has now been delivered to the site. The electrical work in progress will continue contemporaneously with the other...
New website connects facilities and patrons with educational materials TAMPA, Fla., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) and the Lightning Safety Alliance (LSA) are joining forces to launch a lightning safety initiative to provide educational resources for outdoor recreational facilities. The "Safer Design for Safer Play" campaign features a new website, www.lightning-risk.org, that provides best practices for lightning safety and...
MIDDLESBROUGH, England, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineers at SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited have improved equipment monitoring in hazardous areas with the help of the next generation of ATEX explosion proof digital cameras. CorDEX Instruments' [http://www.cordexinstruments.com ] ToughPIX 2303XP has been adopted by SABIC UK's site engineering team at the company's Teesside petrochemicals plant, which has resulted in significant time savings across a number of...
RICHMOND, Va., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- May is a perfect time for outdoor activities such as sprucing up yards, cleaning out gutters, painting houses and building patios and decks. It's also national electrical safety month, and Dominion Virginia Power is encouraging customers to remember how to stay safe around electricity. "Electric wires, transformers and poles are an important part of our lives, working silently and dependably day after day, but it is important to...
AURORA, Colo., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to electric power transmission, many still consider the West untamed territory. TransmissionHub's TransForum West will bring together transmission professionals from the 13 western states and provinces to network, strategize and discuss the numerous geographic, policy, technology, planning and financial issues facing the region. "In terms of transmission interconnectivity, the West is not as controlled as the Eastern...
Latest Electrical safety Reference Libraries
A lightning rod is a metal conductor mounted on the top of a building and connected through a wire to the ground to protect the building from lightning. The rod should conduct the electricity from a lightning strike down through the wire instead of passing through the building. The rod is just a single component in the lightning protections system along with rooftop conductors and multiple conductive paths. Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1749. The taller the building the...
The Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, is a species of fish. It is capable of generating powerful electric shocks, which it uses for both hunting and self-defense. It is a top predator in its South American range. Despite its name it is not an eel at all but rather a knifefish. Taxonomy The species is so unusual that it has been reclassified several times. Originally it was given its own family Electrophoridae, and then placed to a genus of Gymnotidae alongside Gymnotus....
