Category: Blog

Published: 05 July 2020

An electrical arc flash can occur when someone is verifying the presence of voltage, checking the balance of current, operating a switch, inspecting an energized cable or bus connections during routine maintenance, or simply standing in the vicinity of energized equipment. This is a reason to perform an arc flash hazard assessment study — to discern the degree of arc flash hazard present and the level of PPE required at a given location on the power distribution system. An article in ECM Magazine addresses this important subject.

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Category: Blog

Published: 04 July 2020

The IP video and video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) market will reach $57.3billion in 2020 as more organizations switch from analog systems to IP-basedsolutions, according to Allied Market Research (AMR).

The report titled “IP Video Surveillance and VSaaS Market (Technologies,Applications, Services, Geography) – Industry Analysis, Trends, Share, Opportunities and Forecast, 2012- 2020,” notes that increasing awareness regarding the benefits of IP-based surveillance systems, favorable regulatory impositions and rising security concerns are the key factors expected to catalyze the growth of IP surveillance market.

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Category: Blog

Published: 01 July 2020

As Rhode Island approached the 10-year anniversary of the tragic Station nightclub fire on June 20, 2012 Governor Lincoln Chafee signed into law 2012 – H 7959 Substitute A2 and 2012– S 2564 Substitute B, putting in motion the first significant changes to the state’s fire safety codes since the Comprehensive Fire Safety Act of 2003.4 These two bills mandated the State Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal & Review (Board) review, revise and update the current code to include the following National Fire Protection Association5 (NFPA) codes: NFPA 1, Fire Code, 2012 edition. NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2010 edition. NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 edition.

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