Eaton Launches Educational Program Designed to Help Customers Better Understand Electrical Codes and Standards

• Respected industry veterans and Eaton experts provide perspective
  on electric code considerations, best practices and safety standards
• Aligned with 2018 National Electrical Safety Month theme,
  ÔÇ£Understanding the Code that Keeps Us Safe,ÔÇØ blog will run all year

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Power management company Eaton announced today an educational
program focused on electrical codes and standards to help
industrial, commercial and residential customers apply best practices to
enhance safety ÔÇô even beyond the code. In the series of educational
articles, EatonÔÇÖs industry experts aim to help customers reduce risk by
providing perspective on key aspects of the electrical codes that impact
safety and operational reliability. The educational program supplements
the theme of the 2018 National Electrical Safety Month, ÔÇ£Understanding
the Code that Keeps Us Safe,ÔÇØ with an in-depth look at critical National
Electrical Code (NEC®) updates.

ÔÇ£For more than two decades, IÔÇÖve worked closely with a variety of
national organizations in the development of electrical standards aimed
at enhancing safety, protecting people and supporting reliable
operations,ÔÇØ said Thomas Domitrovich, vice president of technical sales,
Eaton. ÔÇ£At Eaton, our experts recognize that a robust knowledge of
evolving codes and standards can help drive innovation to achieve new
levels of safety in homes and workplaces.ÔÇØ

The ÔÇ£For SafetyÔÇÖs SakeÔÇØ blog series is aimed at helping contractors,
homeowners and building owners better understand the underlying
electrical codes designed to reduce hazards. It includes discussions of
the codes and standards impacting:

• Overcurrent protection, NEC Article 240.87 for ground fault protection
  of equipment
• Panelboard safety requirements covered in NEC Article 408.3 and the
  importance of panelboard barriers to enhance safety
• Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) technology application in the
  home and how installing more residential GFCIs could help enhance
  safety; doing more to advance NEC Article 210.8
• Arc-rated personal protection equipment (PPE) requirements covered in
  NEC Article 110.16 and the importance of accurate PPE calculations
• Additional topics throughout 2018 will focus on better understanding
  Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and International Electrotechnical
  Commission (IEC) codes and standards

To view the educational blog series, click here.
In further support of National Electrical Safety Month, Eaton will host
a panel event on May 31 at 1:30 p.m. EDT from its Experience Center in
Warrendale, Pa. titled ÔÇ£A Holistic Approach to Electrical Safety:
Education, Compliance and Accountability.ÔÇØ The panel will be
livestreamed via Facebook Live. For more information, click here.

To learn more about how Eaton is helping enhance safety and reliability
in buildings, visit Eaton.com/buildings.

EatonÔÇÖs electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power
distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control
and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring
devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering
services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer
todayÔÇÖs most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is a power management company with 2017 sales of $20.4 billion. We
provide energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively
manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently,
safely and sustainably. Eaton is dedicated to improving the quality of
life and the environment through the use of power management
technologies and services. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and
sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more
information, visit Eaton.com.

Contacts

Eaton
Electrical Sector
Ann Marie Halal, +1 440-523-4418
[email protected]
or
Regina
Parundik, 412-559-1614