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
Breaker Buzz September 2019: New Training Center, Expansions, Promotions, and More
Group CBS, Inc. opens a training center in the Chicago area, and AEMAC expands outside of Texas. Plus: Circuit Breaker Sales & Repair – Louisiana and CBS Crown Point announce personnel advancements.Read More
New CBS ArcSafe Catalog Now Available for Download
CBS ArcSafe is proud to announce that its new product catalog is now available for download! Our free catalog showcases more than 180 new and award-winning remote racking and switching devices for low- and medium-voltage switchgear.Read More
Breaker Buzz July 2019: Awards, Promotions, Expansions, and More
CBS ArcSafe wins ExxonMobil Technology Challenge, and we a share cost-saving success story. Plus: CBS Northeast enters the Boston market and CBS’s Crown Point service center announces new operations manager.Read More
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Illinois Metal Treating Facility
PHOENIX, AZ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ASARCO – a metal smelting company – for electrical hazards after an arc flash caused three workers to suffer severe burns at its facility in Hayden, Arizona. The company faces $278,456 in penalties for two willful violations and one serious violation.Read More
