1. Will you be sharing copies of the presentation?
Yes, we're sharing copies of the presentation. Um, we'll be sending that in the next few days.
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2. What does NFPA-70E stand for? And why is it important?
Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. Yeah. National Fire Protection Association - so this is their safety standard that's been adopted, the de facto standard that the insurance industry is now using in the commercial and industrial marketplace. The importance of that is they're making customers who are operating their own electrical connections and they're responsible for their own electrical distribution to be able to conform in a safe manner. So, there's quite a few rules and regulations around the use of not only test equipment, but PPE, and a variety of other things. And there's one of the - the metrics that customers are getting just by when their insurance company is setting their premiums where you have a large congregation of people - I use a hospital as an example - the insurance industry is concerned about fires running through the walls of the building. And how fast can you move people out of that building? So, they're - they're trying to limit their amount of liability and getting you, the end user, to operate in a much safer manner to eliminate the possibility of explosions and fires.
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3. Can I get a certificate - a CEC - for this webinar?
Yeah, um, CEUs or CED's or however you refer to them, are certified educational units or degrees. Unfortunately, no, we do have folks that are offering classes like this that are offering credits for those classes, but we at Fluke are not. So, I apologize, but the content is still more than worthy of knowing and understanding because if you were to go into a class, such as this, that you pay for, it's a lot of the same content. So, understanding it ahead of time before you take a class and get a CED or CEU, you're going to be ahead of the game.
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4. Is NFPA-70E the safety standard for the Canadian market?
Um, I'm not sure. I'm not sure if they have the same standard up there or not. I know it's for the U.S. Market, but they may have something equivalent to that. Nicole if you'd like I can get a hold of Eddie Tzonka who is my counterpart up in Montreal.
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5. What are the four category ratings for electrical meters and what do they mean?
Okay, so the four ratings, again, were CAT IV, CAT III, CAT II and then I verbally described CAT I as it's shown. So, these are the environments in which the meter is going to be used. The physical environment. Whether you used - they're used outside? Are they used inside? And what amplitude of voltage is the meter going to be exposed to? As a way of verifying that you've got the proper meter for the proper application.
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6. How's the level of PPE required to be worn by the person using the meter in a live circuit determined?
Okay, so that's determined, again, through NFPA-70E as categories 1, 2, 3 and 4. Which was on one of the slides I showed earlier. And calls out the level of PPE and the calorie rating. Calorie rating on the clothing and the level of number of layers of clothing that must be worn. So, it is called out [CROSSTALK]. It's called out in an NFPA-70E under PPE.
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7. What are the three actions a meter user needs to take every time they use the meter? Before going into a live circuit and determine it to be de-energized or safe to work in?
Okay, so the three actions are doing a continuity measurement resistance measurement in my test leads to make sure that they're not poking. That they're working. To be able to test my fuse as was illustrated in one of the slides to make sure that that is a test by the meter that the fuse is in fact working. And then you do three-point test method of live, dead, live. So again, we're going to a known live circuit or it's not available, using something on the lines of Fluke PRV-240 proving units, as testing against a known live circuit and then going on to the target circuit, which is at this point been de-energized, verifying that it's de-energized or dead. And then going back to the known live circuit again. So, we're testing leads. We're testing fuse, doing a live/dead/live test verification with the use of our meter.
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8. Where and what are the three margins on the meter to signify that the meter is properly rated for the environment where it's going to be used?
So, from the call we were talking about the category ratings, and the location of these would be next to the volts and common connections on the face of the meter. If it's something like a clamp meter, it might be in the bottom - the lead plug in on the bottom. You might see them there. But again, a minimum acceptable rating is CAT III 600 V. If you're going to be using it outside, it would be a CAT IV rating. There's two different rating levels - there's 600 V and 1000 V and on the back of the meter is the third-party safety agency rating. So, it will either have UL, CSA or TUV as a third-party safety agency that has listed the meter and proved the meter.
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Nicole: Okay. Um, there's one question that I'm going to just have you answer privately. So, that's about it for our questions. So, I'm going to vacate our time for today. If anyone has further questions, or would like to find out more about our product offerings, please contact 800-800-5001, or on the web at Transcat.com. Or you can email me directly. My information is on the last slide, but it's [email protected]. Thank you for joining us today. We hope you got something out of the presentation, and that you continue to join us for future Transcat e-learning webinars. Thank you, Curt.
All right. Thank you. Bye now.
Thanks, Everyone.