Volume 3 • Issue 8
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
All about cabling and the CE Code
You know our commitment to best practices and safety. Our articles and contributors on the CE Code are always among the most popular. This is why we remind you here that networks play an essential role in electrical installations. See in this issue an article on the current state of the cabling industry and emerging challenges. Knowing the CE Code and sharing best practices is certainly part of our industry and EIN's mission, but EFC's Swati Patel has assigned herself an additional goal of attracting and inspiring other young people to join our industry. Learn more about Swati. Good reading!
Line Goyette, Managing Editor
linegoyette@kerrwil.com
CHANGING SCENE
- Schneider Employees Ski, Walk and Run for Children at Tremblant 24
Schneider Electric Canada employees recently raised $80,450 for children's charities at a fundraising event held at Mont Tremblant in Quebec's Laurentian mountains…
- OEL 2016 Electrical Inspector Recognition Award
Submit your nomination for Ontario Electrical League (OEL)'s Electrical Inspector Recognition Award…
- CaGBC Report Shows Green Buildings Are Engines of Economic Growth
Over the past decade, Canada's green building industry has generated $23.45 billion in GDP and represents 297,890 full-time jobs as of 2014, more than Canada's oil and gas extraction, mining and forestry industries combined…
- Hydro One Announces 2016 William Peyton Hubbard Memorial Award Winners
This year's recipients, recognized for their dedication in pursuing studies in disciplines related to the power industry, are Alexandra Lincoln and Abraham Omorogbe…
- CSA Group Assigns New Roles for 3 Executives
Among the appointments, Gianluca Arcari, Executive Director, Standards and Vice President, CSA Group becomes Vice President, Special Advisor to the CEO…
- Maritime Electric Appoints New President and CEO
John D. Gaudet has been appointed President & Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2016…
- IDEA Declares 2016-2017 Board of Directors and Officers
Christopher Curtis, Senior Advisor, Schneider Electric, has ascended to the role of Chairman; David Rosenstein, President & CEO, Connexion, to Vice Chair of the Industry Data Exchange Association, Inc…
- Schneider Electric Reports Record 2015 Results
"In a challenging environment, we deliver record high revenues and profit, a stable margin in organic terms, and a strong growth in cash flow," said Chairman and CEO Jean-Pascal Tricoire in an announcement…
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Codes & Standards
Electrical Inspectors Association of Alberta Annual Conference: Notes on CE Code Changes
By Pierre McDonald
On February 12 and 13, the Electrical Inspectors Association of Alberta hosted its 20th Annual Technical Conference in Edmonton, AB. Almost 100 delegates attended the event, which saw presentations on the Canadian Electrical Code (CE Code) Sections 10 and 24, as well as several on new 2015 CE Code requirements in force in Alberta as of January 1. This conference allowed participants to discuss and compare notes on various changes to the code...
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Cabling
Cabling Certification: Multi-Everything Is the New Normal — Part 1
At the end of the day, all network technologies lead back to the critical, foundational physical layer and the cabling infrastructure that supports it. Like the technologies around it, it is changing. This white paper explores the state of the cabling industry — where it has been and where it is going. Here in Part 1: the evolution of datacom cabling and emerging challenges...
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Peers & Profiles: Young Professionals
Swati Patel: the Art of Success Outside Your Comfort Zone
By Laurence Rocher-Brassard
Swati Patel is proud of the successes she has achieved so far. Her success is due, in large part, to her courage to take chances, even when outside of her comfort zone. This mother of two was born in Toronto to parents who emigrated from Mumbai, India. Her father is an electrical engineer by training, but writing had always been her passion. "I quickly realized that my strength was the ability to take complex ideas and make them meaningful and relevant to a diverse audience. I knew that I could apply this skill to any industry." In 2005, she took her love for language and brought it to the electrical sector after an industry friend introduced her to EFC...
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Energy Storage
Electrical Energy Storage: IEC Report on Present and Future Needs, Part 2
In the near future, electrical energy storage will become indispensable in emerging markets for smart grids and in renewable energy for reducing CO2, says the International Electrotechnical Commission. In a just-published document, the commission summarizes present and future market needs for electrical energy storage technologies, reviews their technological features, and makes recommendations for all electrical energy storage stakeholders. Part 1 reported on the document's conclusions. Here in Part 2, the recommendations...
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Survey Says
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Prices for the most recent year available remain significantly below the highs of 2011…
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NEW PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS
Legrand's new Pass & Seymour watertight ground continuity monitoring products include an integral indication of ground continuity and power status that also delivers continuous upstream monitoring…
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From Our Last Issue
- How Welcoming Is Your Workplace for Those with Disabilities?
Did you know that both provincial and federal governments have enacted legislation that requires organization to remove barriers for persons with disabilities (PWD) to participate fully in Canadian society, be that in employment or access to services?While this has been a stimulus for some organizations to develop employment equity strategies, employers should, as a best practice, attempt to foster a culture of equal respect, adaptation and understanding to recognize the strengths that all cohorts bring to the workplace...
- Arc Flash Incident Involving A Maintenance Switch
The setting: a chemical processing facility with a robust electrical workplace safety process. The facility was planning energized work for an existing 480 V low voltage switchgear assembly that was an existing piece of equipment in the plant. An arc flash occurred while energized work was being performed, causing the entire plant to shut down. Post event analysis proved that…
- A Conversation with EHRC Award Winner Don MacKinnon
On December 9, 2015, Don MacKinnon, President of the Power Workers Union, was presented with Electricity Human Resources Canada's prestigious 2015 Leader of the Year award. The award recognized efforts by MacKinnon and the PWU to develop the available talent pool of workers for the power industry and make the industry a more desirable career destination. Electrical Industry Newsweek had an opportunity to speak with MacKinnon and discuss his thoughts on the state of the industry, current opportunities and challenges, and measures being taken to ensure power needs are met now and in the future....
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