CBS ArcSafe Continues Delivering Online Demonstrations
As businesses around the country and those of us here at CBS ArcSafe get ready to re-enter the economy, CBS ArcSafe continues to provide live online product demonstrations via YouTube Live and one-to-one demos via GoToMeeting and Zoom.Read More
Breaker Buzz April 2020: Bill Schofield Named GCBS Senior Vice President, Powertech Services Looks to the Southeast, and More
Group CBS, Inc. is pleased to announce that Bill Schofield has been named senior vice president of Group CBS.Read More
Don’t Leave Your Electrical Safety Behind
The CBS ArcSafe® PD Alert safety vest is a newly developed personal safety tool for detecting dangerous levels of partial discharge (PD) in power switchgear and warning the wearer of potential arc-flash danger.Read More
CBS ArcSafe Offers Live Virtual Events
CBS ArcSafe has been hosting live online review sessions on various remote racking and switching equipment. We started the first week of April with a review of the RRS-1, a universal remote racking system.Read More
Applying the Hierarchy of Hazard Controls to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Response
The hierarchy of hazard controls is a long-standing system that involves methodically taking steps to eliminate and reduce personal risk from a known hazard. In 2018 the hierarchy was added to NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace training manual.
Can we use this approach to respond to a new known hazard such as the novel coronavirus? Let’s look at the methods, from the most effective to the least effective, and review how they may apply:Read More
Breaker Buzz February 2020: PowerTest 2020, Vacuum Interrupters Looks to Manufacturing, and More
Expansion continues for Group CBS, again in the Midwest. A private investment group, including individuals affiliated with GCBS, has acquired Swartz Creek, MI–based Powertech Services, Inc.Read More
RSA-152G Named Winner in Plant Engineering’s Product of the Year Awards
CBS ArcSafe’s RSA-152G has been named a winner in the safety category for Plant Engineering’s 2019 Product of the Year awards. The specific award (gold, silver, or bronze) will be announced on April 27, 2020.Read More
Breaker Buzz December 2019: New Affiliate, Safety Tips, and More
Expansion continues for Group CBS, again in the Midwest. A private investment group, including individuals affiliated with GCBS, has acquired Swartz Creek, MI–based Powertech Services, Inc.Read More
CBS ArcSafe’s Brad Morrell Marks 20th Year With Group CBS
When the call came in mid-October for a routine production meeting at CBS ArcSafe’s headquarters in Denton, TX, Brad Morrell dutifully filed into the assembly area with the rest of the team. Then he discovered that this wasn’t just another production meeting.Read More