PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 10 January 2007 The IEEE has named Michael
J. Hyland to be the new chair and James R. Tomaseski the new vice chair of the
IEEE National Electric Safety Code (NESC) Committee. The code, which is used throughout
the U.S. and in over 100 countries, offers practical guidance on how to safeguard
employees and the public when electrical supply and communication lines are designed,
installed, operated and maintained.
Hyland is Vice President of Engineering
Services for the American Public Power Association (APPA), which serves more than
2,000 community-owned electric utilities in the U.S. He has represented APPA on
the NESC Main Committee and Executive Subcommittee for the past 8 years. At APPA,
he oversees its transmission and distribution, standards, safety, system planning,
security, environmental, generation, broadband and energy services activities.
Tomaseski is Director of the Safety and Health Department at the Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers (IBEW). He is a member of NESC Main Committee and of many
subcommittees, including those for grounding, electric supply, and overhead and
underground lines. He also chairs the Work Rules Subcommittee. In addition, he
has represented the IBEW in standards activities at such bodies as ANSI, ASTM
and IEEE and is its liaison with OSHA for regulation development, compliance and
enforcement.
The NESC is a performance code that addresses the safety of
overhead and underground electric supply lines, power-related telephone and cable
TV lines, and rail power and signal installations. It covers all relevant topics
from grounding, rotating equipment, storage batteries, transformers and conductors
to switchgear, clearances, cable terminations, safety signs and protective clothing.
As
the secretariat for the National Electrical Safety Code, the IEEE provides a home
for the NESC Committee and supports its activities with a full range of administrative,
logistical, publishing and other services. The IEEE also gives users comprehensive
support in obtaining, understanding and working with the code.
About
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process that brings diverse parts of an industry together. These standards set
specifications and procedures based on current scientific consensus. The IEEE-SA
has a portfolio of more than 870 completed standards and more than 400 standards
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