Optimal worker safety is best accomplished when product, installation, operation and maintenance standards move together. In the electrical power world, this is not easy considering the constellation of regulatory product developers* who claim some part of the building premise power chain:
- International Electrotechnical Commission
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- National Electrical Manufacturers Association
- National Fire Protection Association
- National Electrical Contractors Association
- Underwriters Laboratory
There is subtle interdependency — and gaps — in technical documents developed by all of the foregoing list of organizations that claim some authority over the standard of care for the building premise power chain. This condition complicates the work of the facility manager in the emergent Smart Campus who requires support for application of an integrated skill set to manage risk.
Now comes Underwriters Laboratory (UL) with a proposal for changes to its product standard — UL 1558 Standard for Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear — on Page 32 of this week’s ANSI Standards Action. The proposed changes drill into the details regarding the manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of emergency power systems.
Comments are due November 18th.
You may obtain an electronic copy of UL 845 from: http://www.shopulstandards.com. You may send comments (with copy to psa@ansi.org) to: Derrick Martin, (510) 319-4271, Derrick.L.Martin@ul.com. We will refer this commenting opportunity to the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee which meets online 4 times per month to respond to candidate changes to all Underwriters Laboratory standards. The next meeting is today, October 23rd — 15:00 in Europe and 3:00 PM Eastern time in the Americas.
Issue: [18-240]
Category: Electrical, Telecommunications, Public Safety, Risk Management, Facility Asset Management
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Jim Harvey, Kane Howard, Daleep Mohla
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UL invites public participation in the development of all of its standards (CLICK HERE)
UL 1558 Emergency Switchgear STP Roster
*We use the term “regulatory product developer” to refer generically to ANSI-accredited and open source consensus document developers whose products — with substantial investment in administering intellectual property — are written to be incorporated by reference into public safety regulations.
