Newsletter

Fall 2008

Welcome!

Welcome to the Fall issue of JADE Learning's email newsletter. In this issue we have news from the North Carolina Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, important changes in the 2008 NEC, an article on safety from arc blasts, tips for managing your time, and a game.

As of July 1, 2008, the NC Board of Electrical Examiners requires that you obtain half of your 8 continuing education hours in the classroom. We currently have classroom courses scheduled through the end of this year. Thank you to everyone who has come to a classroom course. We hope that you have found them worthwhile and appreciate any feedback you have to offer.

Many of you have already taken advantage of taking the 8 hour classroom course in addition to taking 8 hours of homestudy or online credit. In doing so, you can bank that extra 8 hours for next year and avoid taking the time to go to a classroom course. Don't forget that when you take the 8 hour classroom course, you receive a $15 discount. And you receive a $25 discount when you take all three parts of the 2008 NEC Changes either online or in a homestudy. Sign up here for a classroom course.

Thanks again for selecting JADE Learning as your continuing education provider. Please don't hesitate to contact us at newsletter@jadelearning.com if you have an experience, story, or installation tip you would like to share with us and the North Carolina community of electrical professionals.

David Burtt, JADE Learning.

NFPA 70E - Arc Flash

The electrician in this video was racking a circuit breaker into a live bus in a 480 volt switchboard enclosure. According to the commentary below the screen he died of his injuries.

Click on the link below to watch the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX9ktjqcMvM

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Time Management: Taking Control of Your Day!

It is 6:45 AM and I arrive at the office. I had a restless night worrying about finishing a big project for the Williams family and preparing a promised proposal for an important customer. These are my top two priorities for the day.

As I sit down at my desk to grind out the proposal, I turn on the computer. I begin reading over my notes and estimating the material and labor costs for the proposal. I notice the computer is up and running so I check email. After deleting the spam, I see one email with a funny hunting video attached. I watch it several times and forward it to some friends.

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Pride In Workmanship Contest

In electrical continuing education, as in many other forms of learning, we often learn from our mistakes - or the mistakes of others. There are major consequences when mistakes are made in this trade - they can sometimes be life threatening. So even though it's important to talk about what not to do, it's also important to talk about what to do.