News | October 30, 2008

Cooper Bussmann Announces Three High-Impact Electrical Seminars

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St Louis, MO - Cooper Bussmann, leader in downtime reduction, workplace safety and Code compliance, will hold a series of Electrical Training and Safety Seminars at the first-of-its-kind industrial technology and training facility in Houston, TX, which Cooper Industries will officially open later this month. These important and timely full-day seminars will take place November 12, November 17 and December 4.

The seminars will cover a wide range of industry-relevant topics, including Code compliance; industrial control panels and short-circuit current ratings (SCCR), electrical safety and much more. Attendees will earn up to 8 Professional Development Hours (PDH) for each seminar attended.

Session 1 – November 12, 2008; Code Requirements for Emergency and Standby Electrical Systems, Plus Basics of Fuses and Circuit Breaker Selective Coordination:

  • Provides explanation of NFPA 70 fundamentals.
  • Provides the necessary tools required to identify Code requirements associated with emergency or standby power distribution installations, or install compliant emergency or standby power distribution for commercial and institutional buildings.
  • Focuses on NEC selective coordination requirements for emergency and legally required standby power distribution.
  • Guest Presenter: Mark Hilbert, chief electrical inspector for the State of New Hampshire, Bureau of Electrical Safety and Licensing

Session 2 – November 17, 2008; Industrial Control Panels and Short-Circuit Current Ratings (SCCR):

  • Highlights overcurrent protection considerations for industrial control panels per the 2008 NEC, UL508A and NFPA 79 requirements including SCCR.
  • Provides detailed examples using the UL 508A SCCR analysis method.
  • Includes the use of OSCAR 2.0 SCCR Compliance Software.
  • Guest Presenter: Mark Hilbert, chief electrical inspector for the State of New Hampshire, Bureau of Electrical Safety and Licensing.

Session 3 – December 4, 2008; Electrical Safety with Emphasis on Arc-flash Hazard Assessment:

  • Provides overview on electrical safety including OSHA and NFPA 70E – 2009 Edition requirements.
  • Addresses the various options and concerns faced by facility engineers, managers and safety personnel when conducting an arc-flash hazard analysis.
  • Covers overall electrical safety, components of an electrical safety program, electrical hazards, flash hazard analysis and mitigation.
  • Guest Presenter: Drake A. Drobnick, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST).

All three seminars are full day sessions and run from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. with breaks, refreshments and lunch included for $350.00 each. The seminars will take place at the new Cooper Industrial Technology Center, 3413 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Suite 212A, Houston, TX 77086. For more information or to register for the seminars, email Dianne Mollet at Cooper Bussmann at Dianne.Mollet@cooperindustries.com.

SOURCE: Cooper Bussmann