Electrical safety, test equipment, 100 best products

Recent items of interest from other Reed Business Information publications, such as Plant Engineering, Design News, and EDN, include a Webcast on electrical safety, tips for getting more mileage out of test equipment, and the best electronics products of 2004.&/& body>

By Control Engineering Staff January 6, 2005

Recent items of interest from other Reed Business Information publications, such as Plant Engineering , Design News , and EDN , include a Webcast on electrical safety, tips for getting more mileage out of test equipment, and the best electronics products of 2004.

New Directions in Electrical Safety , Jan. 27, 2005, Webcast: Is your plant in the cross-hairs for large fines? Is your plant a prime target for seven or eight-figure litigation? Are your workers safe? Maintaining an electrical safety program is not an outcome; it’s a process. A Webcast from Plant Engineering will discuss what NFPA 70E really says about electrical safety programs; the new electrical codes that affect short-circuit current rating in industrial control panels; setting up an electrical safety program, where to start, and defining PPE requirements. Click here for more .

9 ways to plan for test equipment re-use : Design News magazine explains how to better manage test equipment hardware and software through their lifecycle. Click here for more .

100 of the best products of 2004 chosen by editors at EDN , with a short description, include links for more information. Click here for more .

Industry shows signs of strength , according to Electronic News , also a Reed Business Information publication. Click here for more .

—Mark T. Hoske, editor-in-chief, Control Engineering, MHoske@cfemedia.com