What is ground-fault protection? The answer depends on whether you are talking about ground-fault protection of equipment or ground-fault protection of people. Just because ground-fault protection is ...

During the recent 2020 Code review process, panel members of the National Electrical Code (NEC) approved changes to ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protection. The changes are meant to reduce ...

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Federal safety regulators with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are investigating the death of Lubbock 14-year-old Madison Coe, whose family says she was electrocuted ...

Q: We’re selling our house, and the buyer had an inspection done on it. The bad news is that our bathroom needs a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) installed. It’s the only outlet in the ...

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced that it has achieved the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) exemption of all outdoor HVAC equipment from the 2020 and 2023 ...

Boulder City Council pushed Tuesday for more density in a proposed redevelopment of Shining Mountain Waldorf School property. The inspection done yesterday on a Boulder condominium reminded me that ...

Identifying GFCI use with extension cords is one of the best and easiest steps when inspecting a job site for safety. Any construction work site is full of potentially dangerous situations. OSHA ...

Many a homeowner has had the experience of losing power halfway through a morning shave or blow-dry. A quick run to the breaker panel to see what happened doesn’t help at all. None of the breakers ...

Q. My home inspector advised me to install GFCI outlets in my home for added electrical safety, but I'm wondering if this is required for an older home. What are the requirements for a house built in ...

Any construction work site is full of potentially dangerous situations. OSHA regulations have been put in place to make construction sites as safe as possible. "Out of 4,251 worker fatalities in ...