Update to National Electrical Safety Code (NESC-2012)

Date: Friday, November 30, 2012
Registration: 8::00am-8:30am
Seminar: 8:30am-1:00pm
Speakers: Thomas Blair, P.E. Senior Consulting Engineer, Tampa Electric
4 PDH’s will be credited for attendees Be sure to enter your name and PE number on the signup website as it appears on your license. IEEE Florida Provider Number 3849.
Location: FRCC, Towers of West Shore
1408 N. West Shore- Suite 1002,Tampa, FL 33607-4512
Cost:$100 Members, $200 Non-Members (Includes Breakfast & Lunch)
RSVP Online at: http://time2meet.com/fwcs-pes2/index.html
Make checks payable to: IEEE FWCS
Send checks to:John Stankowich, IEEE PES/IAS Treasurer
2593 Forest Run Court, Clearwater, FL33761-3716
Questions: Tom Blair at 813-228-1111, ext 48179 or tom_blair@ieee.org

PES West Coast Chapter invites you to the opportunity to attend a seminar on an update to National Electrical Safety Code (NESC-2012) on Friday, Nov 30, 2012. This standard became effective in January, 2012. This revision of the NESC provides updates to installation requirements for generation, transmission, and distribution installations and also provides updates to safe work practices at facilities covered by the NESC. While NESC is not law, it is one of the industry standards that OSHA may use to determine compliance with OSHA 1910.269 which is law, so it is critical that anyone who either designs or is involved in the maintenance of facilities covered by NESC learn about the updates provided by the NESC-2012 revision. The seminar is appropriate for degreed professionals, including engineers and engineering technicians, as well as non-degreed personnel with general knowledge of the NESC and experience in the electric utility industry. The standard is NOT included in the seminar but can be ordered online from IEEE. The website for more information on the code is at http://standards.ieee.org/about/nesc/2012.html.

The areas that received the most changes include the following;
Section 1 – Purpose and Scope, General Rules, and Application
Section 9 – Grounding
Part 1 – Generation Stations
Part 2 – Overhead T&D
Part 3 – Underground Lines
Part 4 – Work Rules

Attendance of a seminar on the latest code changes is a great way to ensure you comply with the latest technical advances in recommended electrical safe installation requirements and electrical safe work practices. Reserve a space for yourself today.

Speaker Biography

Thomas Blair is a Senior Consulting Engineer with Tampa Electric Company for over 10 years. Prior to his term at Tampa Electric, he was an engineer at Phasetronics/Motortronics for 10 years and prior to this served in the US Navy in the nuclear power area. Over his past 20 years’ experience, Tom has designed and performed startup services for motor and drive applications. Tom has instructed “Energy Production Systems Engineering” and “Electric Machines and Drives” courses as an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida, Polytechnic. Tom received his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. (Power Engineering) degrees from University of South Florida in 1991 and 2001 respectively and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida (PE# 53239).