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
Remember: Distance Is Safety
Arc-flash safety is hot topic in trade and technical publications these days. While most of the articles address personal protective equipment (PPE) and other effective arc-flash reduction technologies, a great deal of them fail to highlight the applications of remote racking and remote switching equipment. To date, these are among the most-effective and affordable measures a company can take to enhance worker safety.Read More
RSA-152G Named Finalist in Plant Engineering’s 2019 Product of the Year Program
The CBS ArcSafe® RSA-152G remote switch actuator has been named a finalist in Plant Engineering magazine’s 2019 Product of the Year program in the Safety category. Voting will be held from November 14, 2019 until January 10, 2020; winners will be announced online April 2020.Read More
CBS ArcSafe Pays It Forward With Education Donation
Back in May, as part of the 2019 ExxonMobil and BBL Ventures Robotics Reverse Pitch Energy Challenge, a team from CBS ArcSafe traveled to Houston and pitched a winning solution to develop a remote switching and observation device for outdoor switchgear in use at the Baytown refinery.Read More
RSA-224 Named Finalist in Control Engineering’s 2020 Engineers’ Choice Awards
CBS ArcSafe’s RSA-224 is a finalist in the safety category for the 2020 Engineers’ Choice Awards. Voting will be held from October 10, 2019 until December 20, 2019.Read More
Group CBS is offering customers $2,000 in FREE safety training Nov 7-8, 2019
Promoting electrical safety among technicians is good. But teaching those personnel about the production, distribution, protection, and maintenance of electrical equipment is even better. To accomplish this goal, Group CBS hass opened a training center outside Chicago in Elgin, IL.Read More