Five Best Practices for National Electrical Safety Month
May is National Electrical Safety Month, and it’s a timely reminder for Group CBS and its customers that the safety mind-set we maintain on the job every day is vital.Read More
CBS ArcSafe Expands Safety Portfolio With Chicken Switch Remote Switching Kits
Last summer, following the acquisition of Martek Limited, CBS ArcSafe® began carrying the popular Chicken Switch® brand of remote switching devices, along with more than 40 additional arc-flash safety solutions.Read More
RSA-242 Wins Silver in Product of the Year
CBS ArcSafe has won Product of the Year Silver from Plant Engineering magazine for the RSA-242! The remote switch actuator allows technicians to remotely close or trip an ABB/SACE Novomax air circuit breaker from a safe distance of up to 300 feet, well outside the arc-flash boundary. Justin Gaull was on hand at the 2019 Engineering Awards in Manufacturing in Chicago earlier this month to accept the award, which emphasizes our commitment to keeping your operators and technicians safe.Read More
ArcSafe Products: More to Offer and Easier to Find!
The Chicken Switch brand of remote switching equipment was introduced in late 2018 following the CBS ArcSafe acquisition of Martek Limited. The integration of the Chicken Switch product line enhances the total ArcSafe offering by…Read More
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Mississippi Paper Manufacturer For Workplace Safety Violations, Proposes $303,657 in Penalties.
SODDY DAISY, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Day & Zimmerman NPS Inc. for exposing employees to electric shock hazards at the Tennessee Valley Authority Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. The company faces $71,599 in proposed penalties.Read More
The 2018 Q4 issue of Breaker Buzz has arrived!
Group CBS is on track for its best year yet, and this issue of Breaker Buzz shows exactly why. We’re going big in the Midwest with new service centers, acquisitions, and expansions.Read More
RSA-242 Wins Electrical Safety Product of the Year Award
Another day, another award! The CBS ArcSafe RSA-242 remote switch actuator has won Occupational Health & Safety magazine’s 2018 New Product of the Year Award in the Electrical Safety category. This marks the ninth time CBS ArcSafe has received the award for innovative safety products that protect electricians and maintenance personnel from arc-flash danger.Read More
The 2018 Q3 issue of Breaker Buzz has arrived!
Group CBS is on track for its best year yet, and this issue of Breaker Buzz shows exactly why. We’re going big in the Midwest with new service centers, acquisitions, and expansions.Read More
Electrical Safety: From Texas to the Tundra
When electrical safety calls, CBS ArcSafe answers — anytime and anywhere. In June, that “anywhere” was Alaska, where I traveled to the northernmost regions of our country to offer training and evaluation services to three clients.Read More
CBS ArcSafe Celebrates 10 Years of Enhancing Arc-Flash Safety
WHEN FINLEY LEDBETTER founded CBS ArcSafe in 2008, he’d already spent a few decades saving the world from arc-flash dangers. Ledbetter, CEO and chief scientist of Group CBS, began designing his first remote racking solution in the 1980s at the request of a longtime customer. As part of his research and development, Ledbetter looked at arc-flash incident reports from around the U.S. He saw the need for remote racking across all industrial segments, not just at electrical field service companies and utilities.Read More