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National Apprenticeship Act

“Apprentice: Man and Boy Making Shoes” 1914 / Emile Adan

To address America’s skills gap and to rapidly increase the availability of high-quality apprenticeship programs in sectors where apprenticeship opportunities are not widespread, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this final rule under the authority of the National Apprenticeship Act (NAA). This final rule establishes a process for the DOL’s Office of Apprenticeship (OA) Administrator (Administrator), or any person designated by the Administrator, to recognize qualified third-party entities, known as Standards Recognition Entities (SREs), which will, in turn, evaluate and recognize Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). This final rule describes what entities may become recognized SREs; outlines the responsibilities and requirements for SREs, as well as the standards of the high-quality Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs the SREs will recognize; and sets forth how the Administrator will oversee SREs.

Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations

U.S. Labor Department: Occupational Requirements Survey

Western Nebraska Community College

International Energy Conservation Code / Electrical

Electrical Building World’s Columbian Exposition | Chicago (1892)

The current version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), available for public access, is linked below:

2018 International Energy Conservation Code

The IECC at is widely incorporated by reference into federal, state and local energy conservation legislation (which then finds its away into facility design guidelines in the education industry).  For most of last year were were tracking candidate changes for the 2021 revision; with special attention to electrical energy concepts; easy enough to do.  We find the word “electrical” appeared 163 times in the transcript of proposed changes; linked below (730 pages).

2019 GROUP B PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE I-CODES ALBUQUERQUE COMMITTEE ACTION HEARINGS

For example:

CE108-19 | Data Centers

CE111-19*, et al | Fault Detection

CE113-19 | HVAC equipment

CE136-19 | Fan Nameplate Electrical Power & Fan Efficiency

CE166-19, et. al* | Occupancy Sensors

CE174-119, et. al*  | Lighting and Controls

CE212-19 | Elevator regenerative power & voltage drop (ON THE AGENDA OF THE MONTHLY ELEVATOR & ESCALATOR MEETING)

CE213-19 | Escalator & moving walk regenerative power (ON THE AGENDA OF THE MONTHLY ELEVATOR & ESCALATOR MEETING)

CE214-19 | Include customer-owned service conductors in the 5 percent voltage drop limit identified in the National Electrical Code

CE215-19*, et al | More electrical power monitoring hardware

CE216-19*. et al | More automatic receptacle control hardware

CE217-19 | Include electric vehicle charging fixtures in new construction

CE219-19 | Expansion of required energy efficiency requirements

CE224-19 | HVAC system electrical power efficiency requirements

CE237-19*. et al | More electrical power monitoring hardware

CE238-19 | Electrical Energy Storage Systems

CE261-19 | Change of occupancy energy use intensity

CE262-19 | Electrical energy storage system-ready area

CE263-19 Part I&II&III* | Required PV systems for all commercial buildings larger than 5000 square feet/community solar facilities

CE265-19 | Energy Storage Systems

The Group B Cycle in ended in December.  Preliminary balloting results are linked below:

FINAL PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING RESULTS ON THE 2019 PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODES – GROUP B

Source: Engineering-News Record

Whatever ever proposals failed in the 2021 IECC revision cycle may find their way into the forthcoming Group C revision cycle that features the International Green Construction Code (IgCC).   When public proposals open for the IgCC we will pass that information along to our colleagues.  You may do so yourself by registering your interest in ICC consensus products by clicking here: ICC Code Development.

We scan action in the ICC suite of consensus products at least once per month.   See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting;open to everyone.

Issue: [16-169]

Category: Architectural, Facility Asset Management, Space Planning

Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Scott Gibbs, Jim Harvey, Jose Meijer,

* There are so many proposals for expansion of electrical control, monitoring and metering hardware that we identify only one of many conceptually related proposals here.   Refer to the standing agenda of the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee for additional technical specifics.

 

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Archive / International Energy Conservation Code / Electrical

 

 

National Electrical Code 2023

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Emergency Power Switchgear

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 [email protected]) to: Derrick Martin, (510) 319-4271, [email protected].   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

LEARN MORE:

GUIDE INFORMATION FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THE WHITE BOOK | 2015-16

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.  

 

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